The Canada Life Asset Management (CLAM) group has picked Northern Trust to provide asset servicing solutions because of the provider’s focus on operating model efficiency and on data quality, according to the firm. The new arrangement will see Northern Trust providing middle office outsourcing, global custody, securities lending, fund administration, and depositary services which should… Read More >>
CACEIS Adds PRIIPs Reporting Service
CACEIS, the asset servicing group of Crédit Agricole and Santander, is adding a reporting service for Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance-Based Products (PRIIPS) via the Connect Store for clients of CACEIS’s private equity real estate solutions business line. PRIIPs “refers to a category of financial assets that are regularly provided to consumers in the European… Read More >>
MUFG Launches a Major Foray into Asset Management
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) quietly announced what could turn out to be a major wave in the global asset management industry. MUFG, the holding company for commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing services, recently announced that it has begun implementing an asset management (AM) business strategy that… Read More >>
Northern Trust Lands Asset Servicing Client & Other News
Holland College Taps Northern Trust Holland College, a community college on Prince Edward Island, has tapped custodian Northern Trust to provide asset servicing solutions such as custody, investment risk and analytical services, and benefit payment services, officials says. “Innovation and technology were key priorities for our institution when we went to market for a… Read More >>
SS&C Buys Innovest Systems for $120 Million
Acquisition Adds to SS&C’s Wares for Trust Companies Securities systems and services provider SS&C Technologies recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire wealth management technology vendor Innovest Systems, based in New York City, for a total of $120 million in cash and stock, officials say. SS&C officials say that this strategic acquisition is intended to… Read More >>
DTCC Debuts ‘Data as a Service’ Offering
DTCC Debuts ‘Data as a Service’ Offering Post-trade services utility, the DTCC is launching its data as a service (DaaS) offering that is intended to change the way data is accessed and presented from DTCC’s clearing, settlement, asset servicing and derivatives trade reporting solutions, DTCC officials say. “The DaaS offering provides subscribers access to their… Read More >>
Caceis Fills U.K. Business Development Director Post
Caceis, an asset servicing banking group for institutional and corporate clients, has named Owain McNeill business development director for United Kingdom clients, officials say. McNeill reports to Annie Blouin, head of regional coverage for North America, U.K. and Ireland, according to a Caceis statement. McNeill, who will manage the teams in charge of U.K. sales activity, is “responsible… Read More >>
BNY Mellon Fills Top Client Service Posts
BNY Mellon has appointed Douglas Shulman as a senior executive vice president and global head of Client Service Delivery (CSD), joining the firm’s executive committee in the process, officials say. BNY Mellon has also appointed Dan Kramer as executive vice president of CSD, where he’ll direct and oversee the CSD strategy and execution for BNY… Read More >>
