VanEck, the U.S.-based manager with USD82.2bn AuM, has announced the imminent launch of its VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF (XBTF), an actively managed ETF that seeks capital appreciation by investing in standardised, cash-settled bitcoin futures contracts. XBTF is expected to list on Cboe on November 16, 2021. XBTF is the first ETF in VanEck’s suite of…
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KB AM in Singapore selects SS&C’s front-to-back solution
KB Asset Management Singapore, the asset management arm of Korea’s KB Financial Group, has selected SS&C’s front-to-back-office solution for its operations. The solution leverages SS&C’s fund administration and middle-office services and Eze Investment Suite for order and portfolio management, compliance, and client reporting. The platform covers operations across KB Asset Management Singapore’s portfolio, including equities,…
Indea appoints BP2S for VCC servicing
Indea Capital Partners has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide services to its sub-fund set-up under Singapore’s Variable Capital Company (VCC) structure. Indea is a Singapore-registered fund manager focused on advising clients on alternative investments. As part of the mandate, BP2S will provide Indea with global custody, hedge fund administration, investor services and financial…
Revelstoke appoints Apex for PE fund services
Apex has been appointed to provide fund administration services to Revelstoke Capital, a private equity firm specialising in the healthcare and health and wellness sectors. Based in Denver, Colorado, Revelstoke reports USD3.8bn AuM.
American Equity migrates USD5.4bn loan portfolio to SS&C
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company plans to migrate its USD5.4bn commercial, agricultural and residential mortgage loan portfolio to Precision LM, SS&C’s loan management platform, which will automate loan servicing, operations and regulatory reporting for the Des Moines, Iowa, insurer. Precision LM will support multiple loan types for American Equity, including 800 commercial mortgages and…
BetaShares hires Citi for custody & fund admin
Citi has been appointed by BetaShares, an Australian fund manager, as provider of custody and fund administration services. BetaShares is said to manage the broadest range of ETFs in the Australian market, with AUSD21bn (USD15.5bn) AuM. In Australia, Citi has added 24 new clients in the past 18 months, primarily as a result of a…
Baillie Gifford selects FINBOURNE’s LUSID for IBOR
Baillie Gifford, a UK-based investment partnership with GBP352bn (USD486.8bn) AuM, has selected FINBOURNE Technology’s investment data management platform, LUSID, as the IBOR solution for its global investment operations. The platform will deliver a consolidated source of real-time investment data across Baillie Gifford’s equity, fixed income and multi-asset portfolios. FINBOURNE’s SaaS solution will provide a virtual…
JTC to service new OZ fund
JTC Americas has been appointed to provide fund administration services for RevOZ Fund III, LP, a fund facilitated by RevOZ Capital, a U.S.-based opportunity zone platform focused on high-impact real estate developments in OZ communities across the country.
June REIM appoints EFA for new fund
EFA, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has been selected by June REIM, a French real estate investor, for administration and accounting for its new fund, June Opportunity S.L.P.
SeaFort appoints SS&C for new PE fund
SeaFort Capital, a Canadian private equity firm, has selected SS&C to support its SeaFort Capital Fund II. The new fund will invest in Canadian lower-mid-market core industrial and business services sectors. SS&C will provide front-to-back support, including fund administration, reporting, investor and tax services.