Fleming Family & Partners (FF&P) Asset Management has appointed Societe Generale Securities Services Russia (ROSBANK) as Custodian (Depositary) and Investment Funds Trustee (Specialized Depositary). SGSS Russia will provide custody, fund trustee and transfer-agent services for the full range of local open-ended and closed-ended funds managed by FF&P AM in Russia.

SGSS has developed strong expertise in local clearing, custody and fund services for international corporates, financial institutions and institutional investors in the Russian securities industry and is today the largest international fund services provider in Russia.

Founded in August 2000 following the sale of Robert Fleming & Co, FF&P is an independent, privately-owned investment house with offices in London, Zurich, Liechtenstein and Moscow. 

Eagle Asset Management, a St. Petersburg, Fla-based institutional and retail asset management has tapped the Dimension investment management system from SimCorp to replace multiple proprietary investment accounting, performance and clent reporting systems.

State Street Corporation, one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, announced today that AU$18 billion Australian superannuation fund Sunsuper has appointed State Street Australia Limited as its custodian.

J.P. Morgan has expanded its Prime Custody service to make it available to hedge fund clients of its European Prime Brokerage business. 

China Construction Bank (CCB) has selected BNY Mellon as global custodian for a new qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII) fund in China launched by Fortune SG Fund Management Co. Ltd in September. CCB is the domestic custodian for this QDII fund in China.

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has been named “Custodian of the Year for France” for a second consecutive year in the ICFA (International Custody and Fund Administration) European Custody and Fund Administration Awards 2011.