HSBC has launched new custody and fund administration technology and an operating model for tax transparent funds (TTFs), where ‘look-through’ is applied at the share class level for securities lending, in what it claims to be a market first. This approach improves the tax transparency of securities lending opportunities in TTFs for institutional investors, while…
Year: 2020
BNY Mellon opens branch in Denmark
BNY Mellon’s European bank, The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, has opened a new branch in Copenhagen, Denmark. Søren Eberhard, who established the Copenhagen representative office in 2008, will become branch manager.
Reitway selects Prescient as Maltese funds administrator
Reitway Global (Pty) Ltd, the South Africa-based real estate investment manager and advisor, has selected Prescient Fund Services (Ireland) Limited as the fund administrator for its Maltese fund range, consisting of the Reitway Global Property Fund (MLT) SICAV p.l.c. and the Reitway Enhanced Global Property Fund (MLT) SICAV p.l.c. Both funds are regulated by the…
Apex launches CFO & COO Solutions via Throgmorton
Apex Group has launched CFO & COO Solutions through its subsidiary, Throgmorton. This follows the recent launch of Throgmorton Compliance Solutions, which delivers tailored services including licence applications, regulatory audits, compliance monitoring and technology-enabled management services.
UMB Bank hires Tom Fuller as RM for institutional custody
UMB Bank, a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation, has hired Tom Fuller as vice president and relationship manager in its institutional custody division. Fuller previously spent nearly 20 years at U.S. Bank, most recently as the head of global fund custody services.
Sands Capital consolidates Irish UCITS admin with Northern Trust
Sands Capital Management, a U.S.-based manager with USD58bn AuM, has selected Northern Trust to provide fund administration, transfer agency, depositary and global custody services for its USD6bn Ireland-domiciled UCITS umbrella fund. The appointment consolidates provision of all asset servicing functions for Sands Capital Funds Plc to Northern Trust. The mandate builds on Northern Trust’s existing…
Carne appoints Marty Dobbins as non-executive director in Luxembourg
Carne Group, the Ireland-based provider of fund management solutions, has appointed Marty Dobbins as a non-executive director of its Luxembourg fund management company. Dobbins, who is the CEO of Sage Advisory, s.a.r.l, was formerly CEO & country head for State Street in Luxembourg. Earlier this year Dobbins was appointed as a director of Gen II…
JTC appointed to administer USD282m Round Hill Music Royalty Fund
JTC, the C.I.-based administrator, has been appointed as administrator and registrar for the Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Limited following its listing on the specialist fund segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange, for which JTC acted as receiving agent. The fund raised USD282m on launch and will be managed by Round…
Apex to service new Irish RE fund for Valpre Capital
Apex has been appointed to provide fund administration services, corporate and depositary solutions to Valpre Capital UK Limited, a UK-based investment firm focused on sourcing, structuring and seeding real estate and private equity investments. Apex will administer the Valpre Capital Dublin Real Estate Fund LP, which has a target portfolio size of c. EUR150m and…
SGSS launches Fund Alerts to support fund liquidity management
Société Générale Securities Services has launched Fund Alerts, a real-time liability fund management and liquidity risk prevention solution for asset managers. The service provides an instantaneous view of fund liability movements via various customised alerts across the following times: In real-time on subscription orders or redemptions received At closure of the fund on the inflow/outflow…