State Street has been appointed as the ETF servicing agent for Water Island Capital’s first ETF, the AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF, tracking the Water Island Merger Arbitrage USD Hedged Index. State Street will provide services including basket creation, settlement, custody, fund accounting, electronic order-taking, financial reporting, and transfer agency. State Street has worked with WIC…
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Ultimus upgrades distribution platform to include ETF data
Ultimus Fund Solutions, the U.S.-based fund servicing provider, has expanded its Ultimus Distribution Advantage (UDA) program to include platform information for ETFs. Ultimus is introducing the addition of intermediary fee structures and requirements for ETFs by incorporating the details to the intermediary pricing pages already established for ‘40 Act funds on the UDA website. The…
Cambria IM appoints SS&C ALPS as ETF service provider
Cambria Investment Management, a U.S.-based independent manager, has selected SS&C ALPS to provide full fund administration, accounting and distribution services for its range of 11 ETFs.
BNY Mellon launches end-to-end solution for ActiveShares ETFs
BNY Mellon has launched an end-to-end technology solution to support ActiveShares non-transparent actively managed exchange-traded funds. This solution delivers a digital workflow from order placement through execution of underlying securities associated with creation and redemption activity. It incorporates the authorized participant representative (APR) and verified intraday indicative value agent (VIIV Agent) in daily ETF workflows…
State Street to service ACI’s new semi-transparent ETFs
State Street has been appointed ETF servicing agent and Authorized Participant Representative (APR) for American Century Investments’ new range of semi-transparent, actively managed ETFs. American Century Investments is the first asset manager to receive regulatory approval for two investment strategies, Focused Large Cap Value and Focused Dynamic Growth, both of which will be available through…
USCF moves from BBH to BNY Mellon
United States Commodity Funds (USCF), which runs a family of commodity-based ETFs, has appointed BNY Mellon as custodian, fund accountant and transfer agent across all ETFs. The incumbent, BBH, will provide financial statements for Q1, after which BNY Mellon will assume this function.
HSS appointed as trustee for first iron ore futures ETF in HK
HSBC has been appointed trustee and designated margin depository bank for the SSIF DCE Iron Ore Futures Exchange Traded Fund, the first iron ore futures ETF in Hong Kong. It is launched by Shanxi Securities International Asset Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shanxi Securities International Financial Holdings Limited, one of the first securities…
State Street confirms expansion of relationship with VanEck to include ETFs
State Street has confirmed that it has expanded its servicing arrangement with VanEck, the New York-based manager, to provide ETF services for nearly USD40bn of assets. As part of this arrangement State Street will provide a variety of back office services, including accounting and certain administration functions, for more than 60 VanEck funds. BNY Mellon…
BNP Paribas to service Nikko Asset Management’s first passive ETF
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.
GSAM appoints BNY Mellon for European ETF admin
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has appointed BNY Mellon to provide asset services for its newly launched European UCITS ETF fund range. In addition to BNY Mellon’s ETF solutions supporting order management, PCF production and AP servicing, it will also provide fund accounting, transfer agency, depository, custody, paying agent and common depository. GSAM launched its first…