BNP Paribas has been appointed by Insignia Financial, an Australian wealth manager, to provide custody and administration services. Insignia Financial holds AUD319.6bn (USD203bn) under management and administration The service offer will cover Insignia Financial’s MLC and OnePath businesses, with transitions finalised in 2025.
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State Street makes senior appointment in ME
State Street has appointed Majed Al Hassoun as country head for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Reporting to Oliver Berger, head of emerging growth markets, and Emmanuel Laurina, head of Middle East, Africa and official institutions, for State Street Global Advisors, he is based in Riyadh, and will also act as CEO of State Street Saudi…
NTRS appoints MEA head
Northern Trust has named Kashif Khalid as head of MEA. He joins from SimCorp, where he was managing director of MEA.
NTRS partners with NUS
Northern Trust has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with the National University of Singapore to drive innovation in green finance and promote the adoption of green finance frameworks and blockchain technology. A centerpiece of the partnership is a tokenisation initiative leveraging Northern Trust’s Matrix Zenith platform, aimed at bringing the green credentials of bonds…
U.S. Bank expands APAC network
U.S. Bank has appointed Citi and HSBC as sub-custodians for its Asia-Pacific network. The initial markets included in this move are Hong Kong, India, South Korea and Taiwan. U.S. Bank is using Citi for India, whilst HSBC will be sub-custodian for Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan. Additional Asia-Pacific markets will be added in the…
First Sentier expands with NTRS
Northern Trust has expanded its relationship with First Sentier Investors, an Australia-based asset manager with more than USD157bn AuM. Under the terms of the new mandate, Northern Trust will integrate a range of front-to-back solutions for the manager’s public market fund business in Australia, Ireland, Singapore and the United Kingdom. Services provided include custody, depositary/trustee…
Another new investor for Zodia
Emirates NBD has invested in Zodia Custody, the UK-based digital asset custodian. Earlier this year, NAB Ventures also became an investor for the first time.
NTRS hires senior sales manager
Northern Trust has hired Faisal Butt as a senior sales manager for EMEA, based in London. He joined from MSCI.
Another win for State Street Alpha
Harris | Oakmark has gone live with State Street Alpha, State Street’s front-to-back asset servicing platform for institutional investment managers. Harris | Oakmark, a Chicago-based investment management firm with approximately USD104bn AuM, serves as the adviser to the Oakmark Funds, a mutual fund family. The first phase of the migration focused on transaction lifecycle management…
DigitalBridge deploys HUB NAV solution
DigitalBridge has selected HUB NAV Oversight, a SaaS solution designed to optimise and automate NAV processes. DigitalBridge, a global alternative asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure, is using HUB NAV Oversight to enhance and scale its NAV oversight process. UK-based HUB is backed by a consortium that includes State Street.