NES Financial, the Silicon Valley administrator that was recently acquired by JTC, has contracted to provide its purpose-built opportunity zone fund administration solution to Four Points Funding LLC, an OZ fund manager and fund sponsor with real estate and operating business investment offerings throughout rural Colorado.
Month: June 2020
Ardian appoints Aztec to administer EUR19bn secondaries platform
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has been selected by Ardian, the French private investment firm, to administer its eighth-generation secondaries platform, ASF VIII, said to be the world’s largest secondaries platform. ASF VIII attracted commitments totalling USD19bn from 275 investors in nearly 40 countries. Ardian, an Aztec client since 2013, has USD96bn AuM.
Alter Domus to administer Corten Capital’s EUR392m PE fund
Alter Domus in Guernsey has supported UK-based Corten Capital in reaching final closing of Corten Capital I, its first private equity fund, at EUR392m. Alter Domus will provide ongoing administration, reporting and regulatory services to the Corten Capital I structure.
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.
Northern Trust appointed by Carpenters Trusts for USD2.2bn mandate
Northern Trust has been appointed by Carpenters Trusts of Western Washington, a Seattle-based self-administered Taft-Hartley trust, to provide global custody, securities lending, foreign exchange and related services for USD2.2bn in trust assets.
BP2S names Franck Dubois regional head of APAC
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Franck Dubois, currently head of France and Belgium, as regional head of APAC. He replaces Mostapha Tahiri, who is leaving the bank. Pierre Jond replaces Dubois as head of France and Belgium. He is currently chief of staff for Patrick Colle, the global head of BP2S.
UMBFS named distributor for Smead Value Fund
UMB Fund Services has been named distributor for Smead Value Fund, a registered mutual fund advised by Smead Capital Management. Via UMB Distribution Services, it will provide broker/dealer compliance solutions including supervision of registered representatives, advertising review and approval, and dealer agreement and distribution payments support. Smead Capital Management manages around USD1.58bn for advisors, family…
AJ Bell appoints Clearstream as funds custodian
AJ Bell, a UK-based investment platform provider, has appointed Clearstream as its primary custodian for its fund processing activities. Clearstream will be AJ Bell’s primary custodian for funds custody, settlement and order routing for its Youinvest, Investcentre and Custody Solutions products through Vestima, its global fund processing platform.
CIBC Mellon to service CI WisdomTree ETFs in Canada
CIBC Mellon has been appointed to provide custody, fund accounting and ETF servicing for CI Financial’s 14 Toronto Stock Exchange-listed CI WisdomTree ETFs, which the company recently acquired. CIBC Mellon already services all of CI Financial’s ETFs. CI Financial is one of Canada’s largest investment companies and, with its acquisition of WisdomTree’s Canadian operations, the…
UAE’s Sancta Capital Advisors picks Northern Trust for custody & brokerage
Northern Trust has been selected by Dubai-based asset manager Sancta Capital Advisors to provide brokerage and global custody services. Sancta Capital is part of Sancta Capital Group, an alternative investment manager founded in 2013. Sancta Capital will use Northern Trust’s agency-only brokerage service, in addition to global custody for local and global mandates.