Cross-Border Fund Services
As you look for innovative ways to scale, cross-border funds present significant opportunities for increased returns and global expansion. But they also introduce complexity in the form of new business challenges, regulatory requirements and cost pressures.
Turn complexity into a competitive advantage
Our local market expertise and comprehensive suite of cross-border fund services are purpose-built to help you conquer complexity, capitalize on opportunity, and expand into new markets and asset classes confidently.
With a long-standing presence in key investment hubs like Ireland and Luxembourg, we bring unparallelled understanding of the global investment fund ecosystem. Our scale and specialized local knowledge equip you to effectively overcome regulatory and business challenges, ensuring that your growth strategies are supported every step of the way.
Partner locally, scale globally
Ireland
Our team specializes in cross-border fund registration and regulatory compliance, ensuring smooth distribution of your funds across Europe and beyond.
- Local presence since 1996
- Pioneer in semi-transparent ETFs and the only global provider servicing all major ETF markets, including 846 UCITS ETFs serviced in Ireland (633) and Luxembourg (213) with a total of US$909 billion assets under management (AUM)1
- Largest fund administrator, custodian and transfer agent for domiciled and non-domiciled funds in Ireland4
- We have over US$3.4 trillion in assets under custody (AUC) in Ireland (Irish domiciled or serviced) as of 20234
- Member of major industry associations in Ireland
Luxembourg
Our Luxembourg experts are industry leaders in structuring Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) and alternative investment funds, helping you take full advantage of the region’s established investment infrastructure.
- Local presence since 1990
- Operating in over 100 geographic markets2 and supporting distribution in over 50 markets with connections to distribution platforms and brokers across the globe
- Largest fund administrator, custodian and transfer agent in Luxembourg3
- Over 20,000 net asset values (NAVs) published per day in Ireland and Luxembourg combined
- Member of major industry associations in Luxembourg
Our services
Solutions that fit your needs in any market
Discover our cross-border fund services, tailored to help asset managers streamline operations, manage risk and drive global growth:
We are one of the world’s largest global custodians, with US$46.8 trillion7 in assets under custody and/or administration.
Custody services we offer include:
- Safekeeping and settlement
- Corporate actions
- Proxy services network management
- Liquidity management
- Real-time reporting
With the ability to service more than 70 portfolio types, including insurance and alternative investments, the scale and depth of our accounting platform is complemented by sophisticated proprietary and vendor systems. These are tailored to specific markets in Europe to meet the bespoke requirements of local portfolio types and jurisdictions.
As one of the leading providers of fund administration services, we can help you manage complex regulatory and compliance requirements and enter new markets.
Our services include:
- Financial and regulatory reporting
- Post-trade investment compliance
- Tax administration
- Legal administration
- Expense administration
- NAV-based performance measurement
- Other treasury services
Benefit from local market expertise and regulatory support from our network of experienced professionals operating across 14 global centres. As the leading transfer agency in Ireland and Luxembourg, we provide comprehensive transfer agency services including:
- Shareholder servicing and recordkeeping
- Capital stock, fund manager and investor reporting
- Broker/dealer distribution support
- Tax reporting services
- Regulatory compliance
Our back-office data solutions can help streamline your digital infrastructure and minimize complexity. Access real-time data and analytics from a single source across the investment lifecycle and make better-informed decisions.
Monitor risk and track performance effectively across markets and asset classes to compare against industry benchmarks. Our risk and performance analytics solutions provide you with timely insights that can help scale your business.
We offer:
- Performance measurement
- Attribution measurement
- Ex-ante risk analytics
Manage your cash flow and working capital efficiently with our liquidity solutions. As a global systemically important financial institution, we have the liquidity profile, data-driven research and expertise to meet your foreign exchange (FX) and currency management needs.
Our depositary services deliver consistent safekeeping and oversight across geographic regions aligned to your growth strategies.
We provide daily monitoring of all cash flows, and our fund oversight includes:
- Valuation
- Subscription/redemption
- Distribution processes
Confidently navigate the evolving ETF landscape and tap into new methodologies that provide outcome-driven results. With our global presence, you gain seamless access to global trading and securities lending, and benefit from our experience in order-taking, custody, accounting and fund administration.
Our data and analytics solutions span all investment types and asset classes, and can be tailored to suit your investment model. Through our open and interoperable model, you can connect with different trading platforms or third-party services and access real-time data that help you make better-informed decisions.
Our solutions deliver a holistic view of your private markets data on a single, reliable, cloud-native platform, with access to improved liquidity and augmented investment intelligence. Our flexible and interoperable front-to-back capabilities provide actionable insights into accounting and reporting that help you stay ahead of market trends and proceed with confidence.
By the Numbers
100
Markets where State Street operates5
No.1
Leader in fund administration, custody and transfer agency in Luxembourg3 and Ireland6
US$1.26T
AUC in Luxembourg3
What’s new
Seizing growth opportunities in cross-border funds
In the past 40 years, two countries – Ireland and Luxembourg – have played a significant role in the growth of UCITS, and as a result, have become the European domiciles of choice for cross-border fund distribution. In this article, we explore the qualities that make Ireland and Luxembourg attractive to investors looking to enter the cross-border funds space.
