J.R. Lowry is leaving State Street to join Janus Henderson Investors as COO. At State Street he was COO of its Alpha business.
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Water Island Capital converts mutual fund to ETF
Water Island Capital has converted the Water Island Long/Short Fund (Nasdaq: ATQIX), a mutual fund within The Arbitrage Funds series trust, to the AltShares Event-Driven ETF (NYSE Arca: EVNT). State Street facilitated the conversion.
State Street goes live with Acadia
State Street’s Collateral+ business is now operational with Acadia’s Initial Margin Exposure Manager (IMEM) and Margin Manager (MM) service. This integration provides automated dispute management for initial margin agreements and electronic margin call messaging across multiple products.
Duncan Christie joins Gen II in Luxembourg
Gen II Fund Services, the specialist private assets administrator which has USD600bn AuA, has appointed Duncan Christie as head of operations and client services and a member of the executive committee in Luxembourg. He joins from IFDS in Luxembourg, where he was COO, responsible for operations, client service, business transformation, and research & development.
Archer adds John Lehner to board
Archer, a service provider to the investment management industry, has appointed John Lehner as a member of its board of directors. Lehner has previously worked at State Street, BNY Mellon and Eagle Investment Systems.
State Street launches GIPS solution
State Street has struck a partnership with The Spaulding Group, a provider of investment performance measurement services, to launch its Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) asset owner solution. The combination of State Street’s core performance services and operational support with The Spaulding Group’s educational, consulting, and verification capabilities aims to provide asset owners with the…
State Street to buy BBH’s investor services business for USD3.5bn
State Street and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. have entered into a definitive agreement for State Street to acquire BBH’s Investor Services business, including its custody, accounting, fund administration, global markets and technology services, for USD3.5bn in cash. Following the transaction, BBH will continue to independently own and operate its separate private banking and investment…
my529 appoints State Street for investment servicing solutions
State Street has been appointed by my529 to provide investment servicing solutions, covering accounting, daily NAV calculations, performance reporting, and daily cash settlements, as well as dynamic cash allocations, trading, and rebalancing services. my529, Utah’s official nonprofit 529 educational savings plan, is available to residents of any state and currently has over USD20bn AuM.
Eric Chng joins State Street in APAC
State Street has appointed Eric Chng as an SVP within its client segments group, focused on the alternatives and insurance sectors in Asia Pacific. He is based in Singapore, and joins from Citco, where he was head of business development and sales across APAC.
State Street to add 400 tech jobs in Ireland
State Street is to establish a new 400-strong team in Ireland to provide technology infrastructure and cybersecurity services to support group operations globally. State Street currently employs approximately 2,000 staff in Ireland across Dublin, Drogheda, Naas and Kilkenny. The new unit will be located at IDA Ireland Business and Technology Park in Kilkenny, where State…