Apex has been appointed to provide fund administration and transfer agency services for the NEOR Crypto Volatility Fund. NEOR is a long/short quantitative algo crypto vol trading fund with strategies based on artificial intelligence combined with deep-learning models aimed at identifying trading opportunities by digesting real-time data from multiple sources. Eagle Eye Finance Sàrl is…
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BP2S wins India mandate for AIMCo
BNP Paribas Securities Services has been appointed by Canada’s Alberta Investment Management Corporation to provide custody, clearing and settlement services for its recent investment into India. AIMCo is among a number of international investors to commit to India’s first renewable energy infrastructure investment trust, Virescent Renewable Energy Trust. AIMCo is one of Canada’s largest institutional…
Ultimus reports major ETF growth
Ultimus Fund Solutions, a U.S.-based independent provider of fund administration, accounting and investor solutions, has reported a nearly 150pct increase in the number of ETFs serviced since 2020. Ultimus now claims to be the third largest named ETF administrator in the U.S., based on the number of ETF sponsors it supports.
BNY Mellon selects ALTO* for control & compliance
BNY Mellon has chosen Amundi Technology and its ALTO* platform to deliver trustee controls and compliance monitoring for depositary and fund administration functions. The solution will be deployed across BNY Mellon global operations. ALTO* Investment Compliance is a component of the ALTO* Asset Servicing, part of Amundi’s ALTO* (Amundi Leading Technology and Operations) portfolio management…
SS&C to provide risk analytics for new bitcoin fund
ProFunds, a mutual fund provider with c. USD60bn AuM, has appointed SS&C to provide 18f-4 risk analytics for its BitCoin Strategy ProFund. ProFunds claims that this is the first publicly available U.S. mutual fund whose investment results generally correspond to the performance of bitcoin, before fees and expenses.
London CIV appoints CACEIS for cost analysis
LGPS CIV LTD (London CIV), which manages London’s Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) assets, has appointed CACEIS to provide cost transparency and benchmarking services.
Universal-Investment wins EUR4.5bn ManCo mandate
Universal-Investment has been appointed as the new ManCo for the Luxembourg fund portfolio of Switzerland’s Fisch Asset Management. The Fisch Umbrella Fund, with AuC of c. EUR4.5bn (USD5.1bn), covers 13 UCITS sub-funds which include corporate bond, convertible bond and absolute return funds. RBC Investor Services Bank remains responsible for fund administration, custody and transfer agency.…
RBS expands TA deal with SS&C
RBS Collective Investment Funds Limited (RBSCIFL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the UK bank, NatWest, has renewed and expanded its transfer agency contract with SS&C. RBSCIFL migrated more than 700,000 child trust funds, 36,000 individual savings accounts, and 20,000 Junior Investor Savings Accounts to SS&C’s global investor and distribution solutions operation as part of the expansion.…
Leith Wheeler expands CIBC Mellon relationship
CIBC Mellon has been selected to provide custody services to Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. for several investment funds. This mandate builds on a 25-year asset servicing relationship between CIBC Mellon and Leith Wheeler. Leith Wheeler manages >CAD23bn (USD18bn) for clients across Canada.
FundRock to support new RAIF for NRP MAM
FundRock, the Luxembourg-based third-party ManCo and AIFM owned by Apex Group, has supported the launch of NRP Maritime Asset Management’s (NRP MAM) Premium Maritime Credit Fund. FundRock will act as AIFM and deliver FX services via Apex Group subsidiary EDB. Premium Maritime Credit Fund, a Luxembourg-domiciled RAIF, reached first close in January 2022, raising USD110m,…