Timely boost for BNP master custody strength

BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP PSS) has appointed its first head of master custody relationship management, hiring Cristina Arnaiz away from Barclays Global Investors (BGI).

The move comes as BNP PSS, like all local custodians with a superannuation business, is preparing to tender for the custody role at the Future Fund. Requests for tenders are expected to be issued by the Future Fund in mid-December, after the announcement last week that UK-based consultancy Thomas Murray would assist the custodian search process. BNP PSS’ largest master custody client in the region is the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, whose former boss, Paul Costello, has just become general manager of the Future Fund. Arnaiz, previously the head of operations at BGI, will report to BNP PSS head of sales and relationship management, Chris Briant.

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Mercer Super expands into frontier market debt, builds out PE program

The $80 billion Mercer Super has delivered a fourth consecutive year of double-digit returns to most members of its SmartPath lifecycle product. Global equities did a lot of heavy lifting, but chief investment officer Graeme Miller tells Investment Magazine that the fund is now looking further afield for returns.

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