Category: ETF

State Street has been appointed by Columbia Threadneedle Investments, the asset management group of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., to provide expanded fund accounting, administration and custody services for Columbia Threadneedle’s pooled funds, including ETFs, in the U.S. and Europe with USD431bn AuM. State Street has provided back-office services to various legacy Columbia Threadneedle mutual funds going…

Equity Trustees has been appointed by Loftus Peak as the Responsible Entity (trustee) for the Loftus Peak Global Disruption Hedged Active ETF, a currency hedged version of its flagship product, the Loftus Peak Global Disruption Active ETF. The fund was launched in 2022 as an unlisted fund, and is now available with dual access, providing…

GQG Partners has selected the Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund series trust as its operational platform to launch its first ETF, GQG US Equity ETF. GQG’s ETF launch marks the expansion of its nine-year strategic partnership with SEI, which also services six mutual funds and a private fund for GQG. The new active U.S. Equity ETF…

North Square Investments has expanded its partnership with Ultimus Fund Solutions to include support across various product types, including mutual funds, a tender offer fund and, most recently, North Square’s inaugural ETF, North Square RCIM Tax-Advantage Preferred and Income Securities ETF. North Square, a multi-boutique investment firm, initially partnered with Ultimus in 2023 when it…

BNY has been appointed by Franklin Templeton to provide asset servicing and FX capabilities for its U.S.-listed ETF products. Franklin Templeton is expanding its long-standing relationship with BNY, which has supported the launch of three of Franklin Templeton’s digital asset ETFs, and will now be able to deliver the full scope of BNY’s ETF platform,…

SS&C has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Calastone, the largest global funds network and provider of technology solutions to the wealth and asset management industries, from Carlyle. The purchase price is c. GBP766m (c. USD1.03bn), subject to certain adjustments. Headquartered in London, Calastone connects more than 4,500 financial organisations across 57 markets.