SGSS has been appointed by Clessidra Private Equity SGR, an Italian private equity fund manager, to provide depositary bank services for its new reserved closed-end alternative investment fund, Clessidra Capital Partners 4.
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Banque de France completes digital currency test
In partnership with the European Investment Bank and Société Générale – FORGE, Banque de France has completed an experiment on the use of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for settling digital bonds issued by the EIB through blockchain. The experiment consisted of the subscription to EIB-issued digital bonds by investors, for a total amount…
Italy’s Ambienta appoints SGSS as depositary bank for PE funds
Société Générale Securities Services in Italy has been mandated as depositary bank by Ambienta SGR, an ESG-focused manager headquartered in Milan, for its private equity funds.
SGSS rationalises UK fund servicing operations
Société Générale Securities Services has confirmed that it will no longer offer fund administration services to UK-domiciled funds. SGSS will continue to service offshore-domiciled funds of UK managers through its operations in Ireland and Luxembourg.
SGSS to act as depositary for new RE fund in Italy
SGSS in Italy has been chosen by Invimit SGR, a company owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, to provide depositary bank services for its new Dante real estate fund.
GPP adds SGSS to global settlement agent network
GPP, the UK-based clearing, institutional custody and wealth solutions firm, has appointed Société Générale Securities Services, through its subsidiary PAREL, as a settlement agent for its clearing business. The deal will see the SGSS join GPP’s settlement infrastructure alongside GPP’s other agents and its own direct Crest participation.
SGSS launches Fund Alerts to support fund liquidity management
Société Générale Securities Services has launched Fund Alerts, a real-time liability fund management and liquidity risk prevention solution for asset managers. The service provides an instantaneous view of fund liability movements via various customised alerts across the following times: In real-time on subscription orders or redemptions received At closure of the fund on the inflow/outflow…
SGSS expands African custody coverage to Cameroon
Société Générale Securities Services has extended its securities custody and issuer services offer to Cameroon in Africa, with the support of Société Générale Cameroun, a group subsidiary. SGSS already provides securities services in Morocco, Tunisia and the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
France’s Sunny AM takes SGSS’s CrossWise solution
Sunny AM, a French asset management firm, has chosen SGSS’s CrossWise front-to-back service for its middle office and for the provision of the front office portfolio management system SimCorp Dimension. SGSS is already the custodian, trustee and fund administrator of all Sunny AM funds.
ebase appoints SGSS and MFEX for fund services in Germany
European Bank for Financial Services (ebase), the German digital investment platform which was acquired by FNZ Group in 2019, has selected Société Générale Securities Services in Germany and MFEX Mutual Fund Exchange AB for its brokerage, custody and trailer fee management services. Under the mandate, MFEX and SGSS will provide services for several thousand funds…