BNP Paribas Securities Services, a leading global custodian with EUR 10 trillion in assets under custody*, has been selected to provide derivative clearing services to Arca Fondi SGR.
As part of this mandate, BNP Paribas Securities Services will clear all derivatives transactions relating to Arca Fondi’s Italian-domiciled funds and Luxembourg SICAVs as well as transactions relating to its pension fund and asset management mandates, representing a total of EUR 32 billion in assets*.
Arca Fondi is one of the leading asset management companies in Italy with 100 distribution agencies, 8,000 branches and a large network of financial promoters and online channels.
Ugo Loser, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Arca Fondi SGR said:
“Thanks to this new partnership, we have taken a further step forward in making our internal portfolio management processes even more efficient and in providing increasingly innovative solutions to our investors.”
Stefano Catanzaro, General Manager of BNP Paribas Securities Services Italy, said:
“We are delighted to have won this additional mandate from Arca Fondi and welcome the renewed trust of this important client with whom we share a strong focus on clients and operational efficiency.”
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*figures as of 31 March 2019
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