Northern Trust has been appointed to provide global custody and valuation reporting services for Generation Life, an Australian life insurance company. Northern Trust will provide support to AUD1.5bn (USD950m) of Generation Life’s portfolio assets, including domestic and international equities, bonds, FX, and SICAVs.
Month: February 2025
IFDS to be restructured in Europe
State Street and SS&C Technologies plan to restructure the European component of their International Financial Data Services (IFDS) LP joint venture arrangement in Luxembourg and Ireland, following an almost 20-year collaboration. Under this plan, transfer agency services delivered by IFDS in Ireland and IFDS in Luxembourg will transition into each organisation’s respective operations. State Street…
SS&C wins in Singapore
Arrowpoint Investment Partners, Singapore’s new multi-strategy hedge fund investment firm, has selected to administer its multi-strategy fund. The fund currently leverages 18 portfolio managers in Hong Kong and Singapore across various strategies.
Zedra appoints Cayman MD
Zedra, the European administrator, has appointed David Mungall as managing director of the Cayman Islands. Based in Grand Cayman, he was most recently head of fund administration, Cayman at Trident Trust.
Euroclear connects with BBH
BBH has partnered with Euroclear to provide SWIFT message transformation and network connectivity for its new bilateral repo service. To effectively communicate with custodians across inter-dealer markets, Euroclear is deploying BBH Infomediary Data Solutions, a set of data management capabilities that help financial institutions overcome their operating model challenges across their network of providers. The…
BNPP partners with Broadridge
BNP Paribas’ securities services business has partnered with Broadridge to expand its global custody services, appointing Broadridge as service provider for its global securities class action services.
PACT selects LemonEdge
PACT Capital, an independent GP stakes firm for middle-market fund managers, has selected LemonEdge, the fund accounting solution for private markets funds, to anchor its back-office operations. Headquartered in New York, PACT leverages advanced technology, including its proprietary imPACT platform, to assist fund managers in improving internal operations as well as outcomes for underlying portfolio…
NPS goes live on Aladdin
NPS, the Korean pension system, has gone live on BlackRock‘s Aladdin platform, integrating State Street‘s and BNY’s middle office and investment operations services for equity and fixed income assets respectively.
Alchemy expands with NTRS
Alchemy Partners is expanding its relationship with Northern Trust to deliver asset servicing solutions for its latest special opportunities fund, Alchemy Special Opportunities Fund V L.P. (ASOF V). ASOF V surpassed Alchemy’s fundraising target, securing total commitments of c. EUR1bn (c. USD1.03bn). Based in London, Alchemy is a private equity firm specialising in investing in…
Vistra links to 1776ing
Vistra, the Asia-based administrator, has partnered with 1776ing, a fintech platform for alternative investments, to streamline investor data transfer through direct digital connectivity. The integration with 1776ing will enable Vistra to deliver a fully digitised subscription process for alternative investments. The result will be an instant, complete and active investment record in Vistra’s transfer agent…