Alchelyst, the Ireland-based fund administrator for alternative asset managers, and Lyra Client Solutions, a client servicing organisation spun out from Apollo, have announced a merger to form a private markets servicing platform purpose-built to transform the investor experience across the institutional and global wealth channels. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter…
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HSBC wins in Australia
Allianz Australia has appointed HSBC as global custodian and fund administrator.
BNY wins OpenEden mandates
OpenEden, a platform for the tokenisation of real-world assets, has appointed certain affiliates of BNY as investment manager and primary custodian for the underlying assets of its flagship Tokenized U.S. Treasury Bills ($TBILL) Fund. Launched in 2023, OpenEden’s $TBILL provides investors with direct exposure to a pool of short-dated U.S. Treasury Bills and overnight reverse…
NDRIO adds ITS to the front office
Northern Trust has expanded its long-standing relationship with the North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office (NDRIO) to include outsourced trading services, supporting the agency’s strategy to bring more of its State Investment Board’s (SIB) asset management in-house. Building on a partnership that began with custody services in 1990, NDRIO will deploy Northern Trust’s Integrated Trading…
NTRS wins UK OEIC mandate
Northern Trust has been appointed to provide asset servicing solutions to Gravis Advisory Limited for its UK OEIC fund range. Gravis is an independently managed UK-based asset manager specialising in infrastructure, real estate, and private credit investments. It has GBP2.3bn (USD3.1bn) AuM.
NTRS wins major MO mandate
Northern Trust has been appointed by Aristotle Capital Management, LLC to provide middle office outsourcing services for institutional portfolios managed by its equity affiliates. The partnership, which has already been implemented, covers portfolios representing approximately $40bn AuM. Under the mandate, Northern Trust will provide investment operations outsourcing via its middle office platform. Headquartered in Los…
AB expands with State Street
AllianceBernstein has appointed State Street as transfer agent for Taiwan’s first active bond ETF.State Street already services AB’s ETFs in U.S. and Australia.
CACEIS takes stake in Kriptown
CACEIS has acquired a minority stake in Kriptown, the French fintech specialising in asset tokenisation. This investment coincides with the upcoming launch of Lise (Lightning Stock Exchange), its subsidiary, which will be the first European tokenised exchange dedicated to SMEs and mid-cap companies. Lise is developing a market infrastructure designed to simplify equity financing and…
NTMA appoints NTRS
Northern Trust has been awarded the contract for the provision of custody and related services to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), Ireland’s state body responsible for managing public assets and liabilities. Northern Trust will act as an asset servicing partner for two long term savings funds recently established by the Irish Government: the Future…
Turner joins BNY
Ed Turner has joined BNY as global product head for registered funds, ETFs, and insurance accounting, based in the UK. He was previously at HSBC.