Deutsche Bank (China) Co., Ltd. has received a domestic fund custody licence from the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Upon completing the relevant administrative process, Deutsche Bank China will be able to provide custody-related solutions to funds established in China.
Month: December 2020
Missouri Farm Bureau migrates insurance accounting to SS&C
Missouri Farm Bureau, a U.S.-based insurance provider, plans to migrate its insurance investment accounting to SS&C SmartSource, powered by Singularity. Singularity leverages artificial intelligence to manage core investment accounting activities by combining robotic process automation, machine learning, natural language processing and predictive analytics in one unified, cloud-based, web and mobile-accessible system.
Charles River hires Peter Adams as head of business development
Charles River Development, the OMS provider that is owned by State Street, has appointed Peter Adams as head of business development. He joins from Finomial, before which he worked for 13 years at Eze Software, a competing OMS provider that is now owned by SS&C.
Mainstream hires John Collins from Euronext for Ireland bus dev role
Mainstream, the Australia-based administrator, has hired John Collins as business development and relationship manager for its Dublin office. He joins from Euronext, where he worked in funds business development.
Cordovan Capital Management selects IQ-EQ for first institutional PE fund
Cordovan Capital Management, a Northern Ireland-based private equity house, has appointed IQ-EQ to support its first institutional fund. The new fund aims for a total AuM of GBP50m. IQ-EQ is providing fund administration and depositary services, as well as appointed representative and UK AIFM services.
DBS and SGX launch Digital Exchange
DBS, the Singapore-based bank, is to establish a digital exchange, enabling institutional and accredited investors to tap into a fully integrated tokenisation, trading and custody ecosystem for digital assets. Singapore Exchange (SGX) will take a 10pct stake in the DBS Digital Exchange. The exchange will include: Security Token Offerings – A regulated platform for the…
Northern Trust selected by SGA for MO and FX outsourcing
Northern Trust has been selected by Strategic Global Advisors, LLC, a woman- and employee-owned institutional asset management firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California, to provide middle office outsourcing and outsourced foreign exchange dealing through its Complete FX service.
Citi to support SPAC ETF for Tuttle Tactical Management
Citi has expanded its ETF franchise with its support of the first actively managed Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) ETF from Tuttle Tactical Management, which launched the fund on December 16. Citi is providing fund accounting and administration, custody, fund compliance support services, transfer agency and ETF services for the new fund. This mandate expands…
HSBC facilitates first onshore private fund investment in China
HSBC has facilitated the first onshore private fund investment via the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors and RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII/RQFII) scheme in mainland China. HSBC is the custodian, providing services including investment scope update filing, payments, and custody for this market-first transaction completed by Baring Asset Management Limited. The fund is the first…
Axxion transfers nine AIFs to CACEIS in Germany
Axxion S.A., a Luxembourg-based management company, has transferred nine of its funds to CACEIS in Germany. These funds are open-ended special AIFs, regulated under German law. CACEIS will provide depository and custody services as well as FX trading, fund execution, and execution & clearing for exchange traded derivatives. Total AuA is c. EUR1bn (USD1.2bn). Axxion…