Category: Mandates

Northern Trust has been appointed by BPF Beton, a Dutch pension fund, to provide global custody, regulatory reporting, valuation and accounting, and performance analytics. BPF Beton is the industry pension fund for people working in the concrete products industry in the Netherlands with c. EUR1.2bn (c. USD1.2bn) in AuM.

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.

BNP Paribas has been appointed by Stichting Oak Pensioenfonds as its global custodian and administrator for its total invested assets of EUR5.4bn (USD6.1bn). The services include custody, investment administration, investment compliance, performance measurement and regulatory reporting.

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…

U.S. Bank Global Fund Services has engaged Fenergo, the provider of client lifecycle management technology, to digitise and streamline the investor onboarding and service experience. This is the first step in a multi-year transformation for the fund servicing business.

Eastspring Investments, the Asia-based manager owned by the UK’s Prudential, has appointed HSBC to provide middle office outsourced services and support its growth ambitions across multiple Asian markets, including Singapore and Malaysia. HSBC’s MO services will be integrated into BlackRock’s Aladdin platform, which Eastspring has been using since 2019. HSBC’s securities services relationship with Eastspring…