Category: ETF

Eamonn O’Callaghan has joined CACEIS as ETF group product manager, based in Ireland. He has 25 years’ experience within the financial services industry, most of which has been working with ETF issuers. He previously held the position of head of European ETF product with Brown Brothers Harriman and prior to this worked with BNY, HSBC…

Ultimus, the U.S.-based independent provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has supported the launch of OneAscent Capital LLC’s first interval fund, OneAscent Capital Opportunities Fund. With the support of Ultimus’ retail alternatives experts, the interval fund was structured to leverage efficiencies with OneAscent’s existing product offerings, a family of ETFs under Ultimus’ series…

Ultimus has converted the Sterling Capital Management (SCM) mutual fund lineup to its servicing platform. An indirect subsidiary of Guardian Capital, SCM transitioned 18 mutual funds, encompassing 60 share classes and USD4.8bn in assets, as part of its continued efforts to enhance operational efficiencies and service capabilities. This transition expands the existing relationship between SCM…

Ultimus has expanded its relationship with First Manhattan, a privately held investment advisory firm with >USD34bn AuM. Ultimus now supports First Manhattan’s private fund structures and ETFs, following the manager’s transition of five private fund structures from a previous service provider.

Ultimus an independent provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has been appointed by ProShares, a provider of ETFs and mutual funds, as fund administrator for 116 mutual funds offered by its affiliate, ProFunds. ProShares and its affiliates manage over USD80bn. Ultimus will provide fund accounting, financial reporting, tax and compliance services. The Ultimus…

Zürcher Kantonalbank, Switzerland’s largest cantonal bank, has listed four ESG ETFs on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Three are domiciled in Ireland and one in Switzerland. HSBC is acting as AP and providing custody, depositary, fund administration and transfer agency services for the three ETFs domiciled in Ireland, which make up ZKB’s inaugural Ireland-domiciled ETF umbrella.

Ultimus has supported KKM Financial in transitioning its Essential 40 mutual fund to an ETF. KKM Financial, an investment firm based in Chicago, launched The Essential 40 ETF, the latest addition to its suite of research-driven financial products. This new fund will utilise the benefits of the Northern Lights Fund Trust II series trust.

Ultimus Fund Solutions has assisted Nightview Capital with the tax-free conversion of a private investment fund that Nightview Capital sponsored and advised into The Nightview Fund, an actively managed equity ETF. As a result of the Section 351 conversion, investors in the Nightview private fund received shares in the ETF equal in value to their…