Estera, the funds and trust services provider that is in the process of merging with Ocorian, has appointed Sonal Patel as managing director, head of sales – Americas, Bermuda and Caribbean. She joins Estera after over 20 years at BNY Mellon in business development, sales and relationship management. Most recently Patel was managing director –…
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Oak hires Gavin Wilkins as head of corporate & fund services
Gavin Wilkins has been appointed as head of corporate and fund services for Oak, based in Jersey. He joins from JTC Group.
Citi launches multi-slot IBOR solution
Citi has upgraded its Investment Book of Record (IBOR) data delivery service to support middle office clients operating across multiple trading cycles. The ‘multi-slot’ IBOR solution can be customised to meet the operational needs of individual clients across their front office locations in various regions, particularly informing start-of-day trading positions and cash forecasts globally. The…
BNY Mellon forms strategic alliance with Bloomberg
Following its alliance deal with BlackRock Solutions earlier this year, BNY Mellon has formed a strategic alliance with Bloomberg that further integrates BNY Mellon’s data, analytics, and servicing capabilities with AIM, Bloomberg’s portfolio management, trading and compliance platform. The new connectivity streamlines data delivery between the two firms and enables clients to access BNY Mellon’s…
Deutsche Bank launches digital market entry solution for India
Deutsche Bank has launched AccessIndia, an interactive web-based solution for clients that offers automated digital market entry to expedite licensing for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs). AccessIndia is a comprehensive solution designed to support foreign investors, such as asset managers and insurance companies, who need to set up new investment vehicles in India. Key intermediaries such…
Northern Trust launches new client dashboards for Omnium
Northern Trust has launched a range of new client dashboards for Omnium, its technology platform for alternative fund administration. Omnium client dashboards feature a streamlined interface to enhance the user experience and are optimised for mobile devices to provide real-time, on-demand access to portfolio information. Additional features include interactive data visualisation capabilities, readily accessible static…
Arcis appoints NES Financial for OZ admin
Silicon Valley-based NES Financial has been contracted to provide its purpose-built Opportunity Zone fund administration suite to Arcis Real Estate Capital LLC, a U.S.-based investment management and advisory firm that sponsors and invests in real estate asset classes such as student housing, multifamily, senior living, and hospitality.
CTIM selects Northern Trust’s Integrated Trade Solutions service
Northern Trust has been appointed to provide its Integrated Trading Solutions service and MiFID II transaction reporting to Charles Taylor Investment Management (CTIM), the fund management business of Charles Taylor plc, a professional services and technology solutions provider to the global insurance market. CTIM has USD2bn AuM. The mandate expands CTIM’s existing relationship with Northern…
1618 Investment Funds selects SGSS’s CrossWise solution
1618 Investment Funds, the Luxembourg-based asset management company, has selected CrossWise, the front-to-back outsourcing solution offered by Société Générale, for its Luxembourg SICAV.
BNP Paribas wins USD7.5bn mandate from Colombia’s Protección
BNP Paribas has been appointed as global custodian by Protección S.A. and has onboarded Protección’s foreign portfolio of over USD7.5bn in assets. Protección S.A. is one of the largest pension funds in Colombia with over USD31bn in assets. One of its main shareholders is SURA Asset Management, which is a subsidiary of SURA Group, one…