Brooks Macdonald, a UK wealth manager, has partnered with SS&C for technology and operational services. As part of the arrangement, Brooks Macdonald will consolidate its operations on SS&C technology. By 2021, SS&C will transition Brooks Macdonald’s operations to its technology and deploy its end-to-end wealth technology stack. Solutions include the SS&C Investrack digital service layer…
Category: Outsourcing
CACEIS takes over fund accounting for KGAL in Germany
CACEIS Fonds Service GmbH has taken over fund accounting for 16 closed-end special funds for KGAL Group. The funds’ assets are EUR3.6bn. Both parties have completed the transfer of the associated team from KGAL, based in Gruenwald near Munich, to CACEIS. CACEIS provides bookkeeping, including the calculation of NAVs, financial balancing, regulatory reporting, and production…
France’s Sunny AM takes SGSS’s CrossWise solution
Sunny AM, a French asset management firm, has chosen SGSS’s CrossWise front-to-back service for its middle office and for the provision of the front office portfolio management system SimCorp Dimension. SGSS is already the custodian, trustee and fund administrator of all Sunny AM funds.
Apex to provide front-to-back solutions for UK’s Ardent Financial
Apex Group has been appointed to provide front to back office solutions to Ardent Financial Limited, a UK-based global securities dealer, using Calypso’s management and reporting platform. These services will complement Apex’s existing provision of custody services to Ardent. Apex will provide decision support, analytics and back office services to Ardent via the Calypso platform…
Citi wins USD630bn white-label custody mandate for MUFJ in Lux
In a strategically important mandate for its Luxembourg business, Citi has been appointed as the global custody solutions provider for Mitsubishi UFJ Investor Services & Banking (Luxembourg) (MIBL). The deal will result in the transfer of approximately USD630bn of assets to Citi’s platform. As part of the deal, MIBL will white label Citi’s custody platform…
AGF adds to CIBC Mellon’s mandate
AGF, the Canadian asset manager with c. CAD36bn AuM, has expanded its relationship with CIBC Mellon, which has been appointed to provide fund accounting, custody, fund administration and recordkeeping for Highstreet Asset Management, AGF’s private client subsidiary. The mandate also includes performance, valuation and reconciliation accounting services for AGF’s institutional business, and the transition of…
Citi forges alliance with BlackRock’s Aladdin
Citi has become the latest custodian to forge an alliance with BlackRock, through its Aladdin Provider network, to enhance the delivery of securities services to Citi’s clients who utilize the Aladdin end-to-end investment management platform. Connecting to Aladdin Provider, Citi will provide outsourced middle office services directly through a client’s Aladdin platform for integration with…
INKA appoints HSBC for first German MO mandate
Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH (INKA) has appointed HSBC Securities Services as its middle-office provider, supporting trade management and settlement for its non-discretionary asset management business. This is the first middle-office mandate for HSBC in Germany.
U.S. Bank to provide MO services for Carlyle Group’s CLO portfolio
The Carlyle Group has appointed U.S. Bank to provide middle office and financial reporting services for its CLO portfolio, comprised of more than 50 U.S. and European CLOs. This dual mandate expands U.S. Bank’s current service offering with Carlyle. The Carlyle Group manages more than USD25bn in CLOs in the U.S. and in Europe.
TIH appoints HSBC for middle office, custody and fund admin services
TIH Investment Management Pte. Ltd, a private equity firm based in Singapore, has appointed HSBC Securities Services to provide administration services, including middle office, global custody and fund administration. TIH recently launched a new Asian active engagement fund, which will be equity long-only with a pan-Asian focus on small to mid-cap companies. HSS will be…