BNP Paribas Securities Services has been appointed as custodian and administrator for Nikko Asset Management’s first passive ETF, domiciled in Hong Kong. As part of the mandate, BNP Paribas will provide middle office, custody services, trustee, transfer agent and fund administration. This expands an existing relationship between Nikko Asset Management and BNP Paribas.
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U.S. Bank joins CREST with BNP Paribas as sponsoring member
U.S. Bank has been authorised by CREST, the UK-based central securities depository, to operate as a direct participant in the UK and Irish markets, with BNP Paribas serving as sponsoring member. Earlier this year U.S. Bank appointed BNP Paribas as its European regional custodian for 11 markets, in addition to the UK and Ireland.
BNP Paribas takes stake in Allfunds
BNP Paribas and Allfunds have entered into an agreement to create a global fund distribution and wealth technology platform. The transaction, which will see BNP Paribas Securities Services and BNP Paribas Asset Management receive together a stake of 22.5pct in Allfunds, is subject to regulatory approvals and required consultations. It is expected to close before…
U.S. Bank appoints BNP Paribas as European custodian
U.S. Bank, one of the world’s top 10 custodians with USD6.8trn AuC/A, has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services as its custodian in 11 European markets (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland), as well as local custody services in the UK and Ireland. The relationship covers over USD10bn in…
BNP Paribas releases 17 APIs for fund admin business
BNP Paribas Securities Services has released a set of APIs for its fund administration business. The bank has opted to standardise these APIs to ISO 20022 for greater interoperability across platforms. This new catalogue of 17 fund accounting APIs automatically updates clients’ systems with information specific to their business held by BP2S. This information includes…
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…
BNP Paribas wins EUR8.6bn Pensioenfonds PostNL mandate
BNP Paribas Securities Services has been selected by Pensioenfonds PostNL to provide custody and value-added services. Pensioenfonds PostNL is the company pension fund of PostNL, and has a total asset base of EUR8.6bn. The mandate, effective from 1 January 2020, covers custody, investment accounting, investment compliance, regulatory reporting, and performance and risk analytics services.
BP2S links to Broadridge for hedge fund front-to-back solution
22JUL19: BNP Paribas Securities Services has extended its front-to-back outsourcing model for hedge funds with a connection to front office provider Broadridge. With the deployment of Broadridge’s Portfolio Master (formerly Paladyne), a full asset class portfolio management platform with integrated risk and portfolio rebalancing capabilities, BP2S can now offer clients a fully integrated end-to-end outsourcing…
BNP Paribas to clear derivatives for Arca Fondi
16JUL19: BNP Paribas Securities Services has been selected to provide derivative clearing services to Arca Fondi SGR. BNP Paribas will clear all derivatives transactions relating to Arca Fondi’s Italian-domiciled funds and Luxembourg SICAVs, as well as transactions relating to its pension fund and asset management mandates, representing a total of EUR32bn AuM.