Euroclear and Macquarie expand retail access to infrastructure funds
Partnership signed as allocations to real assets on Euroclear’s FundsPlace platform rise to 20% of private markets investments.
Private Markets
All roads lead to Luxembourg: SS&C doubles down with new office opening
In the year SS&C turns 40, and as private markets move closer to retail investors, the firm has brought its alternative and retail fund servicing capabilities under one roof with the opening of a new Luxembourg office. The move reflects a broader strategy to bring together servicing, technology and operational expertise as clients navigate increasingly complex products and markets, alongside rapid advances in AI and automation. Global Custodian sits down with SS&C founder, chairman and CEO Bill Stone; SS&C GlobeOp general manager Bhagesh Malde; and head of SS&C Global Investor & Distribution Solutions, Nick Wright, to find out why Luxembourg and why now.
Clearstream partners with Brookfield to expand private markets access
The partnership will make Brookfield’s Luxembourg-domiciled evergreen funds available through Clearstream’s fund distribution platform.
DTCC invests in iCapital; collaborates on private markets infrastructure
Strategic investment will support integration of DTCC’s alternative investment infrastructure with iCapital’s platform.
U.S. Bank launches private markets waterfall engine
The platform automates carried interest, performance fee and distribution calculations for private equity and private credit funds.
Citi tokenises depositary receipts for private company shares
Product uses blockchain infrastructure operated by SIX to tokenise shares in private companies, wrapping them in a depositary receipt structure.
Private markets driving liquidity and data demands for asset owners, finds Northern Trust study
Global Custodian sits down with Mark Austin, pensions and insurance sector lead EMEA at Northern Trust, to discuss how the asset owner segment is navigating the rapid growth of private markets.
Fund Administration
Fireside Friday with… Apex Group’s Peter Hughes
Apex Group’s chief executive Peter Hughes has presided over a period of tremendous growth for the organisation. Here, he considers the transformational impact of technology and how the firm’s buy/build approach has laid the foundations for future success in private markets and beyond.
Euroclear expands private markets access with Ares tie-up
Collaboration aims to broaden availability of alternative investment strategies to wealth investors via FundsPlace platform.
Northern Trust wins asset servicing mandate from CK Capital Partners
Custodian will provide fund administration, global custody, financial reporting and transfer agency services for the CK Capital Value Fund Cooperatief U.A.