UBS to shed fund administration business acquired through Credit Suisse merger
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UBS UBS agreed to transfer its fund administration business to Northern Trust NTRS , shedding the businesses it inherited with its acquisition of Credit Suisse in 2023, the company said Tuesday. The divestment is part of a larger agreement in which UBS extended its long-standing fund administration relationship with the U.S.-based custody bank. The transfer will mark UBS's exit from the fund administration business, advancing its evolution since the emergency acquisition of Credit Suisse three years ago. "Fund administration is increasingly technology-led and scale-driven," said Andreas Toscan, head of Institutional Clients and Global Asset Servicing at UBS UBS. "With this step, we are further focusing our asset servicing offering on our core strengths to meet clients' evolving needs, while enabling them to benefit from Northern Trust's leading fund administration capabilities and commitment to continuously invest in the long-term development of their platform." Under the agreement, UBS's Swiss and Luxembourg management companies will extend their existing fund administration agreement with Northern Trust NTRS to include investment funds that are currently serviced by UBS. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2027. The migration of the fund administration services to Northern Trust NTRS will be managed in a phased approach over a period of two years. UBS UBS stock...
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