State Street has expanded its relationship with Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA). State Street will now provide additional solutions for performance and analytics, as well as alternative administration for LACERA’s real estate assets. LACERA, one of the largest county retirement systems in the U.S., is an independent government entity that administers and manages…
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NES to administer PE fund for Participant Capital
NES Financial, the Silicon Valley-based administrator owned by JTC, has been appointed to provide private equity fund administration services to Participant Capital’s Legacy Fund, LP. Participant Capital is the private equity arm of Royal Palm Companies, a Florida-based real estate and development firm.
IQ-EQ to service new fund for Premico
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has been appointed to administer the latest fund of Finnish real estate investment and development firm, Premico. This new fund, Premico Carbon Neutral Residential Fund I, is the first residential fund in the Nordic region focused on constructing sustainable residential buildings with low carbon footprints. Premico is targeting EUR200m with a…
UMB to service Bow River’s Evergreen Fund
UMB Fund Services has been appointed to provide fund administration services for Bow River Capital’s Evergreen Fund, a private equity fund that has been converted to a registered product.
Vontobel signs for State Street Alpha
Vontobel Asset Management, the Swiss asset manager with CHF120bn (USD135bn) AuM, has signed a multi-year service agreement with State Street, under which Vontobel will deploy State Street Alpha, the integrated front-to-back investment servicing platform. The partnership will include front office technology, investment operation services, Alpha data services and liquidity risk solutions. Felix Lenhard, Vontobel COO…
Cecabank chooses Broadridge for global proxy voting solution
Cecabank S.A., one of the largest global custody banks in Spain, has selected Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a fintech provider, for its global proxy voting solution.
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.
Perpetual switches to State Street in Australia
Perpetual Investment Management Limited, the Australia-based asset manager, has appointed State Street to provide custody and fund administration services. State Street will provide core custody, middle office, administration, valuation, accounting and tax reporting services to the funds managed by Perpetual. In addition, Perpetual will leverage State Street’s enterprise data platform to manage data across the…
Commerz Real appoints BNP Paribas as depositary for new LTIF
Commerz Real AG, a subsidiary of Commerzbank, has appointed BNP Paribas in Luxembourg as depositary bank for its European Long Term Investment Fund, KLIMAVEST. The fund’s policy is to invest in renewable energies, infrastructure, transport, mobility and forestry. The goal of this public fund, distributed in Germany, is to invest EUR25bn.
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn moves mutual funds to Ultimus
Ultimus Fund Solutions, a U.S.-based provider of fund servicing solutions, has been retained by Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC, a U.S. manager with c. USD3.3bn AuM. Under the agreement, Ultimus will provide fund accounting, administration, transfer agency and shareholder services to five CRM mutual funds with >USD1bn AuM.