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NEWSLETTER | 1 Oct 2020

Active managers “in the driver’s seat” with ESG investment products, finds report

Investor demand for new actively-managed environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds is growing, and a report from Broadridge Financial Solutions documents that interest is shifting towards funds that employ best-in-class positive screening, thematic, and outcome-oriented funds.

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

PIMCO, a fixed income investment firm, has launched the PIMCO GIS Climate Bond Fund, dedicated to investments linked to combating global climate change.

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched a first science-based target framework and validation service for financial institutions.

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

Corporate registrar Avenir Registrars is expanding its operation in Ireland operations to allow the business to better cater for the growing number of Irish entities who will be required to ensure they can migrate listings away from CREST, the London Central Securities Depository (CSD), in the coming months.

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM), Northern California Grantmakers, Southern California Grantmakers, and San Diego Grantmakers, have launched the Philanthropy California Investment Collaborative, an impact investing initiative that will support homeownership, job creation, small business growth, and increased access to affordable rental housing, healthcare and education.

“No free lunch” – Aegon warns record debts and tumbling rates to fuel boom and bust cycle

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

Soaring debt levels across the world will keep interest rates at rock-bottom levels for years – or even push them into negative territory – and fuel a rise in boom and bust cycles, Aegon Asset Management has warned.

BT signs new deal with TP ICAP

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

BT has agreed a seven-year contract with TP ICAP, a provider of market infrastructure to money management and hedge fund clients.

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

Robeco has expanded its SI Center of Expertise team by appointing Lucian Peppelenbos as Climate Strategist as of 1 October 2020.

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

Citi has begun a collaboration with Truvalue Labs, a provider of AI-driven environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data, to accelerate its ESG research initiatives and to analyse company ESG behaviour at scale.

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

GTCOM Technology Corporation (GTCOM-US), an alternative data fintech firm providing firms with smarter insights into China, is to become the first Asia-pacific alternative data provider on Bloomberg’s alternative data catalogue.

New York Life Investments appoints Head of Global Relationship Management

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

New York Life Investments has appointed John Pavese as head of Global Relationship Management.

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

JP Morgan's liquidity management platform, Morgan Money, is now available to SAP customers through SAP Treasury Management, a solution within the SAP Intelligent Enterprise offering customers real-time cash visibility and allowing them to improve liquidity and lower risk.

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

GAM Investments has appointed Debbie Dalzell as Group Head of Human Resources, effective 2 November.

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

Data and analytics provider BMLL Technologies has made two appointments to its growing team with Neil Mackenzie and Phiona Tam joining as sales directors in response to increasing demand for the firm's historic data and analytics offering.

Thu | 1 Oct 2020, 12:17

Leading global asset manager Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has promoted two members of its successful Australian equities portfolio management team.