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NEWSLETTER | 30 Sep 2020

European asset managers lose ground in first half as slow recovery weakens fees and margins

European asset managers’ average assets fell by 1.5 per cent over the first half of the year, as government and central bank intervention helped offset most of the damage inflicted in the coronavirus sell-off.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 11:58

H4 'next-generation' documentation technology is being used by JP Morgan’s Global Custody business to help transform the client contract onboarding experience, reuse of data contained in documents and build a digital library.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 11:58

A team of former options traders has launched OptionsLive, a new platform allowing institutions to trade US listed options with 'unsurpassed levels of transparency, insight and execution quality'.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 11:58

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's (DTCC) latest white paper, “From Physical to Digital: Advancing the Dematerialization of US Securities,” outlines the necessary steps to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, certificated US securities.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 11:58

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (“Border to Coast”), has secured GBP1 billion of commitments to Private Equity investments as it continues to develop new investment opportunities for its eleven local government pension schemes, which collectively have assets of cGBP46 billion.

Backstop Solutions launches Capital-Raising Dashboards for alt asset managers

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 11:58

Backstop Solutions Group has launched Capital-Raising Dashboards, the newest add-on module within its suite of products for alternative asset managers.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 11:58

Charles Taylor Investment Management (CTIM), the fund management business of professional services and technology solutions provider Charles Taylor, has adopted Bloomberg's Asset & Investment Manager (AIM) and PORT Enterprise solutions.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 11:58

New portfolio manager the latest in a series of new equity investment hires as Mediolanum continues business expansion.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 11:58

Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions (MIDIS) has made a GBP120 million long-term debt investment in a portfolio of energy-from-waste assets operated by Viridor.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 11:58

Institutional asset manager KBI Global Investors (‘KBIGI’) is one of the companies taking part in the newly launched ‘50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders’ campaign.

Earth Capital bolsters investment team and reshapes European business amid sustainable investment boom

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 11:58

Earth Capital, a global sustainable investment group, has extended equity ownership of the business and reshaped its European investment team as demand for impact investment soars, driven by increasing concerns about climate change.

TNS supports US equities expansion

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 11:58

In an attempt to introduce different approaches to trading and promote competition, three new US equities exchanges are preparing to go live this autumn, and Transaction Network Services (TNS) will be supporting all three with live connections to both primary and disaster recovery (DR) locations.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 11:58

Apex Group , a global financial services provider, has launched corporate solutions in Australia via subsidiary Throgmorton.