BBH has appointed Shawn McNinch as a general partner. Based in Boston, he is global head of investor services business development and head of ETF product servicing. He joined BBH in 2009.
Category: ETF
Columbia Threadneedle appoints State Street
State Street has been appointed to service Columbia Threadneedle Investments’ newly launched UCITS actively managed ETFs. State Street will provide services including custody, depositary, fund accounting, ETF basket creation, create/redeem order management, ETF settlement, transfer agency and reporting. In 2025 Columbia Threadneedle Investments, the global asset management group of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., appointed State Street…
BBH to service Quoniam ETFs
Quoniam Asset Management, a Germany-based asset manager and a subsidiary of Union Investment, has launched Union Investment’s first actively managed ETFs. The two funds will be marketed under the new UniActive Q label. The UniActiveQ ETF range has been launched on AllFunds’ AllSolutions ETF platform, with BBH appointed as custodian and fund administrator. BBH in…
Dimensional launches European ETFs
State Street has been appointed as the service provider to Dimensional Fund Advisors’ newly launched actively-managed UCITS ETFs. The initial funds listed are the Global Core Equity UCITS ETF and the Targeted Value UCITS ETF. The funds are domiciled in Ireland, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and listed in London and Frankfurt. State…
UI launches active ETF platform
Universal Investment Group, the Germany-based fund services platform and Super ManCo, has launched its active ETF offering. The new platform enables asset managers and fund initiators to launch active UCITS ETFs with efficient time-to-market, regulatory certainty, and full operational support. Universal Investment is already working on customised active ETF structures as well as a white-label…
BBH wins HK ETF mandate
BBH has been appointed as custodian and administrator for a new ETF launched by ICBC UBS Asset Management (International) Company Limited (ICBCUBSI) in partnership with Krane Funds Advisors, LLC, domiciled in Hong Kong Brown Brothers Harriman Trustee Services (Hong Kong) Limited serves as trustee and registrar. The ICBC UBS KraneShares KWEB CSI China Internet ETF will…
Koudelka to step down at State Street
Frank Koudelka, one of the most highly respected ETF specialists in the industry, is to retire from State Street in 2026. Koudelka, who is the global ETF product specialist for the investment services business, joined State Street in 2007 following its acquisition of Investors Bank & Trust, where he previously worked. Godspeed to Frank and…
BBH to support Pictet ETFs
Pictet Asset Management has launched its firs three U.S.-domiciled ETFs. BBH has been appointed to support these actively-managed funds.
HSBC launches integrated ETF solution
HSBC has become the first global bank to offer an integrated fractional dealing and custody solution for all ETFs listed on the London Stock Exchange. With the launch of this new HSBC capability, retail investors in the UK will be able to buy and sell fractional ETF shares through participating savings and investment platforms, IFAs,…
BBH to support new Fidelity ETFs
Fidelity International has launched the U.S. Fundamental UCITS ETF range, including the U.S. Fundamental Small-Mid Cap UCITS ETF, the first semi-transparent ETF in Ireland. BBH has been appointed to support the new funds.