It has been a busy month for Société Générale, with its securities services division winning four transfer agency mandates in as many weeks. Its Italian division signed three agreements: AllianceBernstein Sicav and AllianceBernstein FCP, Aberdeen Global and Aberdeen Global II funds, and Mantex Sicav, a Luxembourg-registered open-ended collective investment fund.
As Asian unlisted fund assets swell, custodians are thinking hard about balancing low costs with top-notch service. Phil Cook of Milestone Group gives AST the lowdown
AST talks to Geoff Harries and Chris Lord of DST Global Solutions about their asset servicing platform HiPortfolio, as well as wider concerns in the industry
