HSBC appointed by BlackRock for first master-feeder ETF in Hong Kong
The new ETF follows a ruling from Hong Kong’s SFC which relaxes rules for the master-feeder regime in the territory.
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Custody
Mass arrival of semi-transparent ETFs presents new opportunities for custodians
With some of the world's largest ETF issuers launching new semi-transparent products, custodians and fund administrators are in a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between the active and passive investment community.
Custody
Northern Trust signs alliance with BlackRock as part of a new ‘whole office’ strategy
Chicago-headquartered custodian has created a service to cover all points of the investment lifecycle with landmark BlackRock partnership becoming a key component of the plan.
BlackRock begins multi-year project to diversify custody relationships for $2 trillion iShares assets
BlackRock has launched a Request for Proposal (RFP) to global custodians to bid for its US and Irish iShares funds’ assets.
Custody
How BlackRock plans for Aladdin to become the investment ops language for custodians
BlackRock's flagship investment operations platform - Aladdin - is quickly becoming the core infrastructure for custodian’s front-to-back servicing models.
BNP Paribas Securities Services teams up with BlackRock to bolster front-to-back offering
Agreement between custodian and asset manager will include BNP Paribas using Aladdin to perform middle-office outsourced services.
BlackRock to host Aladdin investment ops platform on Microsoft cloud
Microsoft Azure cloud will host BlackRock’s flagship investment operations platform Aladdin to boost computing scale and client experience.
Custody
BNY Mellon and State Street draw new battle lines for front-to-back data
A trend that defined global custody in 2019 and continues to spark debate, Global Custodian investigates the front-to-back data models of the market’s two largest providers.
Industry Leaders Awards 2019: Securities Services Project of the Year nominees
Global Custodian takes a deep dive into the nominees for its Editors’ Choice awards at this year’s Industry Leaders Awards event. Our next category is Securities Services Project of the Year.
BlackRock and Vanguard discuss the future of operations teams within asset managers
Asset managers are looking to train their teams across the front-, middle- and back-office in order to give them a full end-to-end picture of the investment process.