CIBC Mellon has been appointed to provide Mackenzie Investments (Mackenzie), part of the IGM Financial Inc. (IGM) family of companies, with enhanced asset management capabilities through OnCore, the middle office platform offered by BNY Mellon. OnCore will be integrated with Mackenzie’s existing business applications and will have the capacity to enable enterprise growth. As part…
Month: November 2023
SDX links to DLT Finance
SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), the crypto service and infrastructure provider owned by SIX Group, has formed an alliance with DLT Finance, a BaFin-licenced trading and brokerage firm, to expand their institutional crypto services. SDX will assume the roles of custodian and staking provider, while DLT Finance’s subsidiary, DLT Securities GmbH, will serve as a fully…
SmartStop selects SS&C for TA
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, a self-storage company, has selected SS&C to provide transfer agency services for all of its sponsored REITs. SS&C will handle account owner recordkeeping, transactional activity, new investor onboarding and distribution. SmartStop is the largest public non-traded self-storage REIT in the U.S., with >USD2.9bn in assets.
BBH launches InfuseDX
BBH has launched InfuseDX, a new way for its clients to view, customise and package their data, enabling faster and more informed decision making. Accessed via BBH’s Infuse client portal, InfuseDX provides clients with on-demand transparency into BBH’s data reporting. Key features of InfuseDX include: Real-time: 24/7 access to the most up-to-date information available about…
BNPP strengthens U.S. agency lending team
BNP Paribas has announced three new hires to its agency lending business in the U.S., including the appointment of John Fox as head of U.S. agency lending. Fox was most recently head of client management and sales – North America for BNY Mellon. Based in New York, he will report to Andrew Geggus, global head…
BBH appoints global head of FI
BBH has appointed Alan O’Sullivan, a principal of the firm, as global head of its financial institutions business. He will be responsible for BBH’s financial institutions clients globally, overseeing the delivery of custody, technology, and data solutions. Since joining BBH in 1996, O’Sullivan has served as European head of business development for investor services, head…
HSBC wins CSOP ETF mandate
HSBC has been appointed by CSOP Asset Management, the Chinese asset manager, as service provider for the CSOP Saudi Arabia ETF, Asia’s first ETF tracking the performance of Saudi Arabian equities.
RBSI hires new Lux chief
Daniela Klasen-Martin has been named head of RBS International Luxembourg. She will join in February 2024, subject to regulatory approval. She replaces Ian Harcourt, who became RBS International’s country head Luxembourg in 2018. Klasen-Martin was previously CEO of Credit Suisse Fund Management and head of fund platform services. Before that, she worked at private equity…
USask expands with CIBCM
CIBC Mellon has been chosen to provide asset servicing solutions to the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) endowment fund, including custody, institutional accounting, foreign exchange processing and settlement services, and digital solutions including automated tools. This mandate builds on CIBC Mellon’s existing asset servicing relationship with USask.
Ultimus expands mandate with Fuller & Thaler
Ultimus Fund Solutions, the U.S.based independent provider of fund administration services, has supported the launch of the Fuller & Thaler Behavioral Mid-Cap Equity mutual fund with longtime partner, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management. This will be Fuller & Thaler’s seventh mutual fund administered by Ultimus during their 10-year partnership.