CIBC Mellon has been selected to provide asset servicing, investment operations and plan member services for the University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP), including custody, institutional accounting, performance and analytics, risk, compliance and pension benefit payment services. UPP is a jointly sponsored pension plan (JSPP) designed to help bring enhanced retirement security to current and future…
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Integral appoints Apex for new PE fund
Integral Group, a Japanese private equity manager, has appointed Apex to provide fund administration and regulatory services to its Fund IV Cayman LP, which held its final closing at its hard cap of JPY123.8bn (USD1.1bn).
AXA IM consolidates UK UCITS fund range with HSBC
AXA Investment Managers has appointed HSBC as sole global custodian and depositary for its UK UCITS fund range, covering 36 funds and GBP12.6bn (USD17.1bn) AuM. The AXA IM UK UCITS range consists of AXA IM Framlington Equities active funds, AXA IM Rosenberg Equities quantitative investment funds, as well as funds from AXA IM’s fixed income,…
L&G expands relationship with State Street
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) is extending its existing partnership with State Street by expanding its usage of Charles River technology and to deliver middle office servicing. LGIM says that the appointment of State Street, as well as the expansion of its use of Charles River technology across a number of its investment management…
Eurizon appoints SS&C for TA for new UK-based funds
Eurizon SLJ Capital, the UK-based asset manager of Italy’s Eurizon, has chosen SS&C to provide transfer agency and shareholder services for two new funds. With EUR61m at launch, Eurizon SLJ Bond Aggregate RMB Fund and the Eurizon SLJ Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund offer U.K. investors access to opportunities in China in both GBP and…
Grayscale adds BNY Mellon as key servicing provider
Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager with >USD30bn AuM, has selected BNY Mellon as an asset servicing provider for Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, its flagship product. BNY Mellon will provide Grayscale Bitcoin Trust with fund accounting and administration effective October 1, 2021. Additionally, it is anticipated that BNY Mellon will provide transfer agency…
NPS renews agreement with State Street
The National Pension Service of Korea, the world’s third largest pension fund, has renewed its service agreement with State Street, which will continue to provide back-office and middle-office services for the NPS’ global equity and alternatives portfolios which have KRW222trn (USD195bn) and KRW49trn (USD43bn) AuM respectively. State Street has been providing custody, fund accounting, performance…
Covario to deploy METACO Harmonize
Covario, an independent prime broker for digital asset managers based in Switzerland, has selected METACO Harmonize as its digital asset orchestration engine. Harmonize acts as the overarching policy layer to ensure oversight and management of Covario’s operations, coupled with a single point of integration for its various internal systems. Covario offers trade execution services including…
InvestX appoints Great Lakes for investor services
Great Lakes Fund Solutions, a U.S.-based administrator for alternative investment fund sponsors, has been appointed to provide investor services for InvestX, a North American marketplace delivering access and liquidity to the private equity asset class through investments in pre-IPO companies on its trading platform, lnvestX GEM.
Aztec supports Nordic Capital’s new EUR1.2bn fund
Aztec, the C.I.-based administrator, has supported Nordic Capital, a private equity firm and longstanding client, on the first and final close of its Evolution Fund at >EUR1.2bn (USD1.4bn). Aztec has been appointed to provide ongoing administration, financial reporting, depositary and investor services to the fund.