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NEWSLETTER | 15 Oct 2020

Global green bond market will reach EUR2 trillion in three years, says NN Investment Partners

The global green bond market is set to grow to EUR 1 trillion by the end of 2021 and EUR2 trillion by the end of 2023, according to NN Investment Partners (NN IP).

Thu | 15 Oct 2020, 11:45

Brunel Pension Partnership (Brunel), one of eight pooled Local Government Pension Scheme funds in the UK, has launched a Global Small Cap Equities Fund.

Thu | 15 Oct 2020, 11:45

Investment managers should come together to provide high-quality work placements for 16-24-year olds on Universal Credit, Investment20/20 says, following the launch of a new initiative in support of the Government’s GBP2 billion Kickstart scheme.

Marco Polo & msg announce strategic alliance

Thu | 15 Oct 2020, 11:45

msg, one of Germany’s largest IT consulting and system-integration companies, has formalised a strategic alliance with Marco Polo, a distributed trade finance network.

Thu | 15 Oct 2020, 11:45

Fidelity International is renaming the Fidelity Funds - Global Communication Fund as the Fidelity Funds - Future Connectivity Fund, reflecting its increased focus on ‘future connectivity’, a long-term theme transforming how we live and work.

Thu | 15 Oct 2020, 11:45

Bankia Asset Management (Bankia AM), the asset management arm of Bankia, the fourth largest financial firm in Spain, has adopted Bloomberg’s Asset & Investment Manager (AIM), an order management solution, across all of its portfolios.

Thu | 15 Oct 2020, 11:45

CUSIP identifier requests for the broad category of US and Canadian equity and debt totalled 4,816 in September, up 17.4 per cent from last month, according to the latest CUSIP Issuance Trends Report from CUSIP Global Services (CGS).

Thu | 15 Oct 2020, 11:45

Substantive Research, a research discovery and research spend analytics provider for the buy-side, has appointed Jonathan Furse as Chief Technology Officer.

Vontobel Asset Management appoints Head of Global Banks in Switzerland and Head of Intermediary Clients Asia

Thu | 15 Oct 2020, 11:45

To support its partnerships with Global Banks in Switzerland and Asia, Vontobel Asset Management is strengthening its team with dedicated, in-market experts.

PLSA adds two non-execs to board

Thu | 15 Oct 2020, 11:45

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) Board has appointed Carol Young and Dave Coplin as Non-Executive Directors (NED). Both will be proposed for appointment for initial three years terms at the PLSA AGM on 3 November 2020.