State Street has closed the first transaction within its peer-to-peer repo program following its launch earlier this year. The trade was executed between a large asset owner and a non-traditional investment manager. The program seeks to facilitate overnight and term repo trading between buy-side counterparties, including traditional and non-traditional asset managers, asset owners, insurers, corporates,…
Month: October 2021
MNK PARTNERS chooses EFA for new RE fund
EFA has been chosen by MNK PARTNERS. a European real estate investor, for administration and accounting services for its new real estate fund, FPS Polska by MNK. The fund will initially invest directly or indirectly in assets in Poland.
HSBC hires Matt Bowen to head Americas securities financing
HSBC has hired Matt Bowen as head of securities financing, Americas. He is based in New York and reports to Loic Lebrun, global head of prime finance, and Jean-Michel Meyer, global head of repo. He joins from BNP Paribas where he was head of US prime finance platforms. HSBC’s securities financing business includes prime finance,…
CACEIS implements Cardabel for MO
CACEIS has implemented Cardabel‘s machine learning technology for its middle office. Cardabel is a French fintech company specialising in financial data analytics.
BP2S signs EUR16bn deal with Van Lanschot Kempen
BNP Paribas Securities Services has signed a strategic partnership with Van Lanschot Kempen (VLK) which includes two new mandates covering EUR16bn in assets (USD18.5bn). VLK is a Netherlands-based specialist independent wealth manager. As part of this partnership, BP2S will provide Kempen Capital Management, the asset management arm of VLK, with global custody, depositary bank, fund…
Chris Cox heads for senior TTS role with Citi
Chris Cox has been appointed as global head of trade and working capital solutions in Citi’s treasury & trade solutions group (TTS). He will report to Shahmir Khaliq, global head, treasury and trade solutions, based in London. Cox is currently the global head of data, digital & strategic programs for securities services, EMEA head of…
State Street wins digital custody mandate
State Street has been appointed to provide custody services to the Digital Securities Depository Corporation (DSDC). DSDC operates a cross-border securities settlement infrastructure with third-party regulated financial institutions to create, issue and service digital depositary receipts (DDRs) in the US public market. The securities underlying the DDRs will include the non-US listed equity securities DSDC…
JTC Americas wins OZ mandate for mining fund
JTC Americas (formerly NES Financial) has entered into an agreement with the Darwin Metals Mining Opportunity Zone (OZ) Fund to provide fund administration services related to the reopening of a Californian mining district. Javelin Securities, LLC, a registered broker/dealer focused on vetting and raising capital OZs, has been retained to raise capital for the Darwin…
Conor O’Brien joins Crestbridge
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Conor O’Brien as head of accounting and transfer agency for Ireland. He joins from SGSS.
CIBC Mellon establishes Indigenous Asset Servicing unit
CIBC Mellon has established an Indigenous Asset Servicing Unit to serve its growing client base of First Nations and Indigenous Institutional Investors. The new unit will deploy asset servicing and digital solutions developed to service Indigenous Governments, First Nations, Indigenous Asset Managers and Indigenous Asset Owner organisations. CIBC Mellon has appointed Trish Roberts as assistant…