Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, been appointed to administer Deutsche Private Equity’s EUR1bn Fund IV. Aztec will provide administration, reporting and investor services to the fund from its offices in Jersey, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Aztec also administers DPE’s Fund II and Fund III Established in 2007 and with >EUR2bn AuM, DPE is an independent…
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HSBC to administer first ETF launched under Singapore’s VCC structure
HSBC has been appointed as the custodian and fund administrator for CSOP INVESTMENTS VCC – ICBC CSOP FTSE Chinese Government Bond Index ETF. This is the first ETF launched under the authorised Variable Capital Company (VCC) structure in Singapore. CSOP will officially launch the ETF this month.
Citi rolls out enhancements to Clarity data platform
Citi has enhanced its securities services data services platform, Citi Velocity Clarity. The enhancements to Clarity include a new integrated reporting tool that enables clients to overlay their own data, including graphical elements, with Citi held data to publish tailored reports. Data from middle-office trade processing, ETFs, and custody billing has been integrated into Citi’s…
Saphyre adopted by J.P. Morgan and BlackRock
J.P. Morgan Securities Services and BlackRock have adopted Saphyre’s platform to digitise the account opening workflow, eliminating manual processes, improving scalability and enabling buy-side clients to be ready to trade more quickly. Saphyre’s technology provides BlackRock and other buy-side firms with an efficient process for opening accounts with custodians and broker-dealers. Saphyre is a U.S.-based…
European Depositary Bank receives regulatory approval in UK
European Depositary Bank, London branch, a subsidiary of Apex, has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority to provide full depositary activities in the UK. The authorisation supplements the Apex’s existing depositary and custody services delivered in Luxembourg and the Channel Islands, and follows approvals from the regulators of Malta and Ireland, in 2019.
CACEIS takes over fund accounting for KGAL in Germany
CACEIS Fonds Service GmbH has taken over fund accounting for 16 closed-end special funds for KGAL Group. The funds’ assets are EUR3.6bn. Both parties have completed the transfer of the associated team from KGAL, based in Gruenwald near Munich, to CACEIS. CACEIS provides bookkeeping, including the calculation of NAVs, financial balancing, regulatory reporting, and production…
BP2S appoints Akshay Thakurdesai as head of India
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Akshay Thakurdesai as head of India. BP2S in India offers asset servicing as well as third-party clearing and settlement services for local financial institutions. The bank also acts as a local custodian to foreign investors investing in the country. Thakurdesai, who joined the bank in 2006, was previously COO…
Northern Trust launches cloud-based insurance reporting service
Northern Trust has launched a cloud-based reporting application for its insurance investment accounting and analytics services solution for U.S. insurance companies. The platform incorporates Northern Trust’s interactive digital interface with the SAP Financial Asset Management (FAM) system to provide an end-to-end solution covering all asset classes. The solution allows insurance companies to: Identify trends, risks…
BNY Mellon hires Robin Vince from Goldman Sachs as CEO of global market infrastructure
BNY Mellon has appointed Robin Vince as a vice chair and CEO of global market infrastructure. Vince will report to Todd Gibbons, CEO of BNY Mellon, and will join BNY Mellon’s ExCo. He will have oversight of BNY Mellon’s clearance and collateral management, treasury services, markets and Pershing businesses. He joins from Goldman Sachs, where…
BP2S partners with Digital Asset in Asia Pacific
BNP Paribas Securities Services has established a partnership with Digital Asset to design a number of real-time trade and settlement apps using DAML smart contracts. The new apps will provide market participants in Asia Pacific with real-time access to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX)’s anticipated DLT-based trading and settlement platforms.…