Schroders Capital’s real estate business has signed an outsourcing agreement with CBRE, which will provide real estate fund administration services in the UK and Luxembourg. Under the agreement, CBRE provides fund accounting and administration services for approximately GBP11bn (USD14bn) of Schroders Capital’s UK and Luxembourg-based real estate funds.
Category: Outsourcing
AEW adds to CBRE RE mandate
AEW Capital Management has expanded its outsourcing agreement with CBRE to include real estate accounting and reporting services to AEW’s North American private equity group, which manages direct private equity investments in real estate in the U.S. The agreement includes the transfer of approximately 50 AEW employees to CBRE’s office in Boston. CBRE will provide…
NTAM outsources to Waystone
Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) has outsourced its ETF business to Waystone ETFs. The single ETF, NTAM’s USD287.4m FlexShares Listed Private Equity UCITS, will now be hosted on Waystone ETF’s ICAV platform. NTAM will continue as the investment manager for the ETF. Northern Trust’s asset servicing unit will continue to act as custodian and administrator.
Symbiotics appoints SGSS for front-to-back solution
Symbiotics Asset Management, the Swiss asset management firm, has chosen SGSS’s CrossWise platform for its middle office outsourcing solution, and Dimension, the front office portfolio management system of SGSS’s partner, SimCorp. CrossWise is an integrated and modular outsourcing solution including a front office solution, a dealing desk and middle to back office functions. Symbiotics is…
DDH outsources to SS&C
DDH Graham Limited has appointed SS&C to deliver superannuation and funds management administration services. DDH manages and administers over AUD7.8bn (USD5bn) in funds on behalf of 34 fund managers and superannuation funds in Australia. SS&C will provide member and investor administration, including unit registry and fund services, for DDH and its superannuation and managed fund…
Waverton outsources to Northern Trust
Waverton Investment Management, a UK-based manager with GBP9.1bn (USD11.6bn) AuM, has appointed Northern Trust to provide outsourced trading services through its Integrated Trading Solutions business. Northern Trust will cover equities, derivatives and fixed income assets as Waverton’s sole provider of trading services. The appointment followed a review by Waverton of its operating model intended to…
Mackenzie expands CIBCM mandate
CIBC Mellon has been appointed to provide Mackenzie Investments (Mackenzie), part of the IGM Financial Inc. (IGM) family of companies, with enhanced asset management capabilities through OnCore, the middle office platform offered by BNY Mellon. OnCore will be integrated with Mackenzie’s existing business applications and will have the capacity to enable enterprise growth. As part…
U.S. Bank partners with Enfusion
U.S. Bank has established a partnership with Enfusion, provider of a cloud-native, SaaS platform for investment managers and asset owners, to provide mutual clients with connectivity to Enfusion’s front-to-back system and middle- and back-office managed services. The platform encompasses portfolio management, order and execution management, accounting and analytics modules, and managed services. The relationship expands…
Acadian transitions to BNY Mellon
Acadian Asset Management, the Boston-based manager with AuM of USD100bn, has been onboarded to BNY Mellon’s middle office platform. BNY Mellon now supports Acadian’s middle office activities, including trade support, IBOR and data delivery. Jim Crumlish, chief information officer at Acadian Asset Management, said: “This is an exciting milestone for Acadian. Strategically, this transition enables…
USAA Real Estate outsources admin
SS&C has signed an outsourced administration arrangement with USAA Real Estate, which acquires, develops, finances and manages real estate assets in North America and Europe. USAA Real Estate will outsource fund accounting and reporting functions, as well as property accounting of operating and under-development investments, to SS&C. USAA Real Estate will also transfer around 60…