Deal to buy big Aussie custodian is close

National AS is understood to be competing with Northern Trust to run the middle office for QIC, which is swiftly globalising in its requirements now that its major client, QSuper, is building its own investment arrangements.

Both National AS’ Leigh Watson and BNY Mellon AS’ Brian Slade refused to comment on the situation.

 

 

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Canada establishes new SWF amidst global push for nation-building investment

Canada has established its first national-level sovereign wealth fund with a seed of C$25 billion to underwrite “nation-building” projects like ports, mines and energy infrastructure. In an unusual funding mechanism, the fund will issue a retail product that will allow individual investors to invest with the SWF and “participate in Canada’s growth”.

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