The Illinois Firefighters’ Pension Investment Fund (FPIF) has selected Northern Trust to provide custody services for the combined pension assets of approximately 300 firefighter pension funds across suburban Chicago and downstate Illinois. Created by the Illinois Pension Code in 2019, the FPIF is responsible for consolidating, managing and investing the assets of municipal and fire…
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SNB Capital taps Broadridge for sec finance
SNB Capital, the largest broker and asset manager by market share in Saudi Arabia, has chosen Broadridge to help build its local securities lending and borrowing business. SNB Capital will deploy Broadridge’s securities finance and collateral management (SFCM) service, a front-to-back SaaS solution. SNB Capital has a significant global custody and data management alliance with…
BlackRock adopts TradeWeb’s ETF iNAV
Tradeweb Markets Inc., the Nasdaq-listed operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, has launched a market data service to calculate real-time iNAVs for ETFs. BlackRock has become the first ETF issuer to use Tradeweb iNAVs for its iShares ETF suite in Europe, which are publicly available via Bloomberg and Refinitiv. The…
State Street confirms ART deal
State Street has confirmed the news that first broke last year that it has been appointed to provide custody, investment administration and data management services to Australian Retirement Trust (ART), one of Australia’s largest super funds. ART was formed by the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper and manages >AUD230bn (USD160bn) in retirement savings for its…
Ocorian hires head of global funds for Lux
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Peter Corry as head of global funds, Luxembourg. He joins from IQ-EQ where he spent the last three years as country delivery director for its Luxembourg operations. Prior to this, he was managing director of State Street’s private equity and real estate fund administration business in Luxembourg.
SafeGuard appoints Apex
SafeGuard Asset Management, an SEC-registered investment adviser, has appointed Apex to provide fund services to the SafeGuard CORE ONE Fund. Apex will provide fund administration & accounting, transfer agency and compliance services.
Yealand to service Sterling’s flagship fund
Sterling Investment Management has selected Yealand Fund Services, a UK-based administrator, to provide ACD and fund administration services. Sterling Investment Management manages the YFS Sterling Select Companies Fund, established in 1963.
New chair at CIBC Mellon
Roman Dubczak, deputy chair of CIBC Capital Markets, has been named chair of the board of directors for both CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company and CIBC Mellon Trust Company. He replaces Dan Smith, who steps down as chair of both boards. Dubczak is responsible for senior client relationships and strategy at CIBC Capital Markets.…
State Street adds FIX API to ETF platform
State Street has launched a FIX API for its Fund Connect ETF platform, its global online portal for the creation and redemption of ETFs within the firm’s GlobalLink product suite. The FIX enhancement, now available to all participants on the platform, offers connectivity and electronic communication through an industry protocol widely used in electronic trading.…
Pirum appoints new chair
Pirum, the UK-based fintech, has appointed Neal Anderson as chair. He was most recently CEO at Wood Mackenzie, the research and data & analytics provider to the global energy and commodities industries. After eight years as chair, Donal Smith will continue to work with the business in an NED/board advisory capacity. Founded in 2000 to…