La Mutuelle Générale, a provider of health and retirement insurance in France, has selected Manaos, a BNP Paribas data management platform, for its ESG data collection and reporting needs. As part of the mandate, La Mutuelle Générale will use Manaos for the production of financial reports on climate and biodiversity. These reports will serve as…
Category: Bank Providers
SGSS to support Schroders’ ELTIF 2.0
Schroder Investment Management (Europe) S.A. has launched Schroders Capital – Private Equity ELTIF 2023, its first Luxembourg-domiciled ELTIF 2.0 private equity fund distributed in France and internationally. Schroders is one of the first asset managers to market an ELTIF 2.0 to French retail clients. SGSS has been selected by Schroders as centralising agent in France…
IQ-EQ hires industry veteran
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has hired industry veteran John Gout as Continental Europe sales director for funds & institutional asset owners. He joins from BNP Paribas where he was a senior business development manager, responsible for sales management, client relationship development and project management. He has also worked at J.P. Morgan, Northern Trust and Citi.…
ZILO raises GBP25m
ZILO, the UK-based fintech specialising in the global asset and wealth management sector, has completed a GBP25m (USD32m) Series A funding round. The fundraising, which was oversubscribed, was co-led by Fidelity International Strategic Ventures and Portage, with participation from State Street and Citi. In 2023 ZILO onboarded the first client to its global digital transfer…
State Street appoints Ireland country head
State Street has appointed Terri Dempsey as country head of Ireland. Dempsey will oversee the delivery of services and strategy for all of State Street’s operations in Ireland and reports to Cuan Coulter, UK country head. Dempsey moves into the role formerly held by Tadhg Young, who recently assumed the position as head of State…
FundBank appoints CEO for Europe
Steve David has been appointed CEO of FundBank (Europe), an independent provider of banking and fund services for the alternatives sector. David spent nearly 20 years with Northern Trust, most recently as CEO of its global services business in Europe. Northern Trust has yet to announce a replacement for David.
SGSS appoints CMS head for Lux
SGSS has appointed France Colas as head of coverage, marketing and solutions in Luxembourg. She joins from Degroof Petercam, and previously spent 14 years at CACEIS. Bryan Fage remains head of coverage for Luxembourg.
BBH names UK CEO
BBH has appointed Sarah O’Donnell, a principal of the firm, as London office head and CEO for BBH in the UK. She will be responsible for the management and oversight of Brown Brothers Harriman Investor Services Ltd (BBH ISL), whilst retaining her responsibilities as head of client service in Europe, as well as director of…
MUFG bids for Link
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, a subsidiary of MUFG, has agreed to acquire 100pct of the issued shares of Link Administration Holdings Limited, the troubled Australian administrator, for AUD1.2bn (USD800m). Link Group is the largest Australian pension administration company, servicing approximately 41pct (10 million accounts) of Australian private pension members. Earlier this year Link…
Citi supports DFA ETF launch in Oz
Citi has launched its service in Australia to support dual-access, fully transparent ETFs. It has recently supported the launch of three dual-access ETFs on the ASX by Dimensional Fund Advisors, a U.S. manager that has been a Citi client since 2012.