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NEWSLETTER | 7 Oct 2020

ESG no longer an optional ‘add-on’ for asset managers, finds Russell Investments study

Investment firms are incorporating more ESG metrics into their investment processes, and expanding the amount of resources dedicated to responsible investment, according to a major new survey of asset managers conducted by Russell Investments.

Wed | 7 Oct 2020, 11:47

CME Group has launched its new CME TreasuryWatch Tool which provides market participants with a comprehensive look at the data shaping cash and futures markets for US Treasuries today.

Wed | 7 Oct 2020, 11:47

New research from cryptoasset insurance company Evertas, reveals that 80 per cent of institutional investors believe the recent coronavirus-led quantitative easing policies adopted by Central Banks and Governments could lead to a rise in inflation, and over the next five years, institutional investors will increasingly look to invest in Bitcoin to hedge against this and currency devaluation.

Wed | 7 Oct 2020, 11:47

Trading technology provider TORA has added support for fixed income to its multi-asset Order & Execution Management System (OEMS) trading platform.

Wed | 7 Oct 2020, 11:47

Broadridge Financial Solutions,a global Fintech leader, has launched its market-ready Financial Messaging and Connectivity solution for firms migrating to the new ISO 20022 standard for payments between financial institutions.

Acin appoints new Head of Sales

Wed | 7 Oct 2020, 11:47

Acin, a SaaS company that is digitising and networking operational risk, has appointed Craig Talbot as Head of Sales.

FeedStock makes leadership appointments

Wed | 7 Oct 2020, 11:47

FeedStock, an AI-driven data analytics platform, has appointed Ming Gao and Max Woolger to its leadership team, as Lead Data Scientist and Growth Lead respectively.

Wed | 7 Oct 2020, 11:47

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (Border to Coast), one of the largest public sector pension pools in the UK, has appointed two specialist China equity managers (UBS Asset Management and FountainCap Research and Investment (Hong Kong) Co, Ltd) to supplement its existing Emerging Market Equity Fund, which, subject to market conditions and additional Partner Fund investments is expected to increase to cGBP900 million).

Wed | 7 Oct 2020, 11:47

The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has released its newest Toolbox memo on Cash Handling and Cyber Security.

Wed | 7 Oct 2020, 11:47

Swedish pension scheme AP1 and TOBAM, a Paris-based research driven quantitative asset manager, have adopted a new fossil-free approach to emerging market equity and global high yield exposures.

Broadridge’s AI-driven corporate bond trading platform LTX selects 7 Chord as third-party pricing provider

Wed | 7 Oct 2020, 11:47

Broadridge Financial Solutions has selected 7 Chord, an independent predictive pricing and analytics provider, as the source for intraday corporate bond prices on its new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, digital corporate bond trading platform, LTX.

Wed | 7 Oct 2020, 11:47

Tier1 Financial Solutions (Tier1), a client relationship management (CRM) technology provider for capital markets and banking, has launched a pre-packaged delivery model for its global software solution that also reduces time-to-market to weeks instead of months.

Wed | 7 Oct 2020, 11:47

Robert Lanphier, a Partner at William Blair Investment Management, has relocated to Zurich, where he will serve as a US Growth portfolio specialist, in support of the firm’s established European distribution team.