Two new mandates for U.S. Bank in Ireland: Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC has appointed U.S. Bank to provide fund administration and UCITS depositary services. The Carne Group will serve as the management company. New York-based Catalyst is an existing U.S. client, with USD14bn AuM. Iguana Investments has appointed U.S. Bank to provide fund administration and…
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Intertrust supports new PIF for Bansk Group
Intertrust, the Netherlands-based provider of corporate and fund solutions, has assisted Bansk Group with the launch and ongoing servicing of its new private fund structure. The fund has been established as a Guernsey private investment fund. The sole purpose of the fund is to act as a private investment vehicle for the assets of a…
NES to service OZ fund for Arctaris Impact Investors
NES Financial, the Silicon Valley-based administrator, has been appointed by Arctaris Impact Investors, a Boston-based investment firm, to provide Opportunity Zone fund administration services.
SGSS in France to provide local agency services for SLAM’s Lux funds
Swiss Life Asset Managers Luxembourg has mandated Société Générale Securities Services to take over its local representative agent (LRA) and local transfer agent (LTA) activities in France. This new mandate strengthens the partnership between the Swiss Life Group and SGSS. The LRA/LTA activity for Luxembourg funds distributed in France was previously carried out by Swiss…
Northern Trust to provide integrated trading solutions for Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
18FEB20: Northern Trust has been appointed by the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund to provide its Integrated Trading Solutions package, including outsourced trading and middle office functionality, for a domestic equity portfolio managed internally by IMRF, the state’s second-largest public retirement plan. Northern Trust and IMRF have a more than 30-year relationship. Northern Trust provides global…
Aztec to administer UK RE fund for BMO Real Estate Partners
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has been selected to provide administration services for the investments held in the BMO UK Housing Fund, managed by BMO Real Estate Partners, the real estate arm of BMO Global Asset Management.
HSS appointed as global custodian for China’s Tianhong AM
HSBC Securities Services has been appointed as global custodian for the qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII) fund launched by Tianhong Asset Management Company, one of the largest asset management companies in China. The QDII fund is China’s first dedicated mutual fund providing access for Chinese domestic investors to the Vietnamese capital market.
Aztec to service Luxgrove’s Jersey real estate fund
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, been selected to provide administration services to Luxgrove Capital Partners, a UK-based real estate investment manager. Aztec will provide a range of administration, accounting and governance services to Luxgrove’s Residential Value Add Fund, which is incorporated as a Jersey private fund.
CANDRIAM to move from RBC to CACEIS
CACEIS has finally confirmed that CANDRIAM, the French asset manager, will migrate asset servicing activities (custody, fund administration, transfer agency) for its Luxembourg and French funds from RBC I&TS to CACEIS. The migration will start at the end of March 2020, following approval by the competent regulatory authorities. It will take place in three waves…
U.S. Bank to administer USD1.9bn mutual fund family for Wilshire
Wilshire Associates has appointed U.S. Bank to provide custody, fund administration and transfer agency services for its family of nine mutual funds with USD1.9bn in assets. U.S.-based Wilshire will continue its relationship with U.S. Bank to service alternative investments, as well as U.S. Bancorp Asset Management for securities lending and overnight investment of cash balances.