Ultimus, the U.S.-based administrator, is expanding its ETF service offering in its sponsored series trusts to include active licensing for semi-transparent ETFs. Ultimus has licensing agreements with NYSE and Blue Tractor in place.
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BNP Paribas and Allfunds complete agreement
A year after announcing the deal, BNP Paribas and Allfunds have finally completed their strategic agreement. As part of this partnership, BNP Paribas Securities Services will give its fund-buyer clients access to more than 2,000 fund houses and 100,000 funds and a range of fund analytics services from its new Fund@ccess platform, which is powered…
Clearstream completes majority purchase of Fondcenter from UBS
Clearstream has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in UBS’s fund distribution platform, Fondcenter AG. Clearstream and UBS signed an agreement under which Clearstream has now acquired a 51.2pct stake in Fondcenter for CHF389m. Clearstream will combine the Fondcenter business with its existing Fund Desk, forming Clearstream Fund Centre, a global fund distribution support…
Finomial launches e-subscription service for alt funds
Finomial, a client lifecycle management platform, has launched Finomial Electronic Subscriptions to digitise the manual subscription process. With this product, Finomial claims to offer a complete solution for alternative investment managers and their fund administrators, including investor compliance, on-boarding, capital activity, collaboration, and regulatory reporting to global authorities. The service provides investors with an easy-to-use,…
Northern Trust launches portal for Canadian benefit plan participants
Northern Trust Canada has launched an online portal, Benefit Payment Participant Passport, enabling advanced automation for participants of Canadian benefit plans. The portal allows pension and benefit plan participants to access their program information in real time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in French or English. The self-service option supplements mailings, call…
HSBC chooses Ultumus as ETF PCF provider
HSBC has chosen ETF and index data provider Ultumus to be its portfolio composition file (PCF) solution provider. Ultumus will be responsible for performing PCF creation and distribution for HSBC’s ETF clients globally. The first clients will be switched to the Ultumus platform in Q4 with the rest being completed in early 2021.
Citi adds client reporting functionality to Clarity
Citi has launched a new client reporting solution as the latest enhancement to its middle office services. The new reporting service is built on the Vermilion Reporting Suite, a global client reporting platform, coupled with Citi’s own Clarity data and analytics platform. The new reporting service offers asset manager clients a low-touch, automated solution for…
Ultimus launches second phase of uSUITE platform
Ultimus, the U.S.-based independent fund services provider, has completed the second phase of the company’s proprietary uSUITE technology platform. uSUITE uses robotic process automation to streamline massive amounts of back-end data processing, eliminating the need for manual intervention. Ultimus expects to launch the third phase before year-end.
Northern Trust adds reporting functionality to Front Office Solutions
Northern Trust has released two new reporting capabilities – valuation status and advanced client reporting – for its Front Office Solutions clients. The new FOS valuation status tool enables institutional investors to more accurately measure current portfolio values and issues alerts when prices are updated. The advanced client reporting tool allows users to customise report…
U.S. Bank supports new multiple series trust from Harborside
Harborside Group, an independent investment sales and marketing firm dedicated to serving the distribution needs of the asset management industry, has launched a multiple series trust that includes comprehensive proactive distribution services. The MST, Total Fund Solution, has been formed in collaboration with U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.