NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services (NWTDS) has expanded its partnership with Alpha Real Capital after being mandated to provide depositary services for its Long Income Funds range, which includes a GBP2.1bn Index Linked Income Fund which invests in portfolios of UK ground rent assets to provide a long-term secure and predictable inflation-linked income stream with associated capital growth. Under the terms of its partnership with Alpha Real Capital, NWTDS will act as the depositary for over GBP3bn in asset value across its fund range. Alpha Real Capital LLP is a specialist real assets investment manager focused on secure income strategies, investing in UK and European assets with predictable secure long term cash flows.