Funds industry

Servicing mandate will cover custody, fund accounting, ETF basket creation, create/redeem order management, settlement, transfer agency and reporting. 

Chris Shaw, managing director and head of retail alternative fund services at Citco, explains why retail investors are becoming a key growth driver for alternatives - and what it takes to support them at scale.

Partnership brings Hamilton Lane’s ELTIF 2.0 evergreen fund onto Clearstream’s fund distribution platform, widening access for wealth managers and improving operational efficiency. 

Abu Dhabi-based asset manager Lunate has launched its first UCITS ETFs on Euroclear’s international platform, becoming the first Middle Eastern issuer to adopt the ICSD model. 

The mandate supports launch of US and European equity strategies, with additional products planned. 

Citco Fund Services, Fidelity Investments, Murex, Maples Group, Marex and Coalition Greenwich share their views on how fund operating models, regulatory developments and digital assets will shape the industry in 2026. 

The expansion covers DIFC and ADGM funds across mutual, private equity and venture capital strategies. 

Asset servicer provides tokenisation infrastructure and digital order tools for new DLT-enabled money market fund.