Martin Currie Investment Management has completed the migration of outsourced investment operations functions to Northern Trust for its book of assets managed from UK offices in Edinburgh and London. These include performance measurement and client reporting activities that were previously managed inhouse. Owned by Franklin Resources, Martin Currie is a long-term global equity growth investor…
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BNY Mellon to provide European TA services for Invesco
BNY Mellon has been appointed by Invesco Fund Management Limited and Invesco Management S.A. to provide transfer agency services to USD100bn of their respective ICVC and SICAV fund ranges. BNY Mellon already provides custody and fund administration services for the two fund ranges, which are domiciled in the UK and Luxembourg respectively. In addition, BNY…
Link to provide unit registry to Vanguard in Australia
Link Fund Solutions, the Australia-based administrator, has been appointed by Vanguard’s Australia business to provide a unit registry service.
Aberdeen Standard Investments moves two ETFs to State Street
Aberdeen Standard Investments has appointed State Street as service provider for two of the firm’s ETFs. These ETFs have transitioned from another provider. State Street will now provide a range of ETF services, including custody, fund accounting, basket creation/settlement, order-taking, transfer agency and regulatory reporting. State Street currently provides global custody, accounting and fund administration…
Peru to service new EUR1bn PE fund for Latour
Peru & Partners, an IQ-EQ subsidiary specialising in the French private equity market, has extended its mandate with Latour Capital, a longstanding client, after the private equity firm achieved EUR1bn in its latest fundraising. Peru will provide CFO advisory, accounting and AIFM valuation services, to include SPVs, for Latour Capital III.
Fubon appoints Citi to service ETP range
Fubon Fund Management (Hong Kong) Limited, a Taiwan-based manager, has appointed Citi as service provider for its first ETPs launched in Hong Kong. Citi will act as trustee and will also provide fund accounting and custody services.
Star Mountain selects PEF for SBIC fund admin
PEF Services, a U.S.-based administrator for alternative investment funds, has been selected to provide SBIC (small business investment company) fund administration services to Star Mountain Capital, LLC. With nearly USD2bn AuM, Star Mountain is a 100pct employee-owned investment firm focused exclusively on the U.S. lower middle-market by investing debt and equity directly into established operating…
Diversified Trust appoints SS&C for PE admin
Diversified Trust, a U.S.-based wealth management firm with USD7.5bn AuM, has selected SS&C as fund administrator for its private equity fund of funds platform. SS&C will provide private equity administration, portfolio look-through reporting, tax services, treasury support services and investor AML/KYC compliance. Diversified Trust also uses SS&C Black Diamond within its wealth management business and…
Northern Trust wins USD26bn UK Coal mandate
Northern Trust has been appointed to provide a range of asset servicing solutions to the UK’s Coal Pension Trustees Services Limited (CPT). CPT is the in-house executive company owned by the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme and the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme – two closed defined benefit schemes representing members who previously worked in the UK…
State Street to service dual access ETF for AllianceBernstein in Australia
State Street has been appointed as servicing agent for an AllianceBernstein ETF in Australia that now offers the dual access option. Originally developed seven years ago, AB’s Managed Volatility Equities Fund was listed on the Chi-X exchange in April, leveraging the innovative dual access model, which enables active managers to run a single register for…