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…
Category: Outsourcing
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…
Northern Trust partners with Saphyre
Northern Trust and Saphyre have automated the account opening process for clients of Northern Trust’s investment operations outsourcing business. The two firms collaborated on the solution, which provides a dynamic middle-office function to increase transparency and efficiency for events including account setup, account maintenance and asset transfer requests.
ABN AMRO Investment Solutions outsources to BNP Paribas
ABN AMRO Investment Solutions has appointed BNP Paribas’ securities services business to provide a range of dealing and middle office outsourcing services. These services will be connected with ABN AMRO Investment Solutions via BlackRock Aladdin, the platform selected by ABN AMRO Investment Solutions to unify its investment management processes. BNP Paribas has a long-standing relationship…
Aviva outsources to BNY Mellon
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has appointed BNY Mellon to provide a fully integrated operating model for certain front-office support services, as well as middle- and back-office activities. BNY Mellon will provide a comprehensive solution which encompasses asset services including custody, fund administration and depositary, as well as more advanced…
NPS expands relationship with BNY Mellon
National Pension Service of Korea (NPS), thought to be the world’s third largest pension fund, has expanded its agreement with BNY Mellon to include middle office, accounting and risk solutions, delivered through BNY Mellon’s OMNI platform. NPS appointed BNY Mellon in 2018 as its global custodian for its fixed income portfolios, which were recently onboarded.…