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NEWSLETTER | 22 Sep 2020

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

A recent study carried out by Redington’s Manager Research Team has shown that more than a third (39 per cent) of asset manager respondents are unable to provide an example of a climate change related engagement effort, while less than two thirds (62 per cent) have an ESG engagement policy in place.

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

S&P Global Market Intelligence announced today that Trucost, which includes carbon and environmental data from over 15,000 companies, is now available on the Market Intelligence Platform.

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

Diligend, a provider of investment management software, has been selected by one of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) to digitalise and automate fund Due Diligence across the traditional, hedge, and private equity asset classes.

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

New analysis from ETF provider GraniteShares, which offers a range of 3x short and 3x leveraged ETPs on popular UK and US stocks, reveals that so far this year, 31 dividend payments from FTSE 100 companies have been cancelled, 12 have been suspended and nine cut.

The Pension SuperFund appoints CFO

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

The Pension SuperFund (PSF) has appointed James Pearce as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from 21 September 2020.

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

Oppenheimer & Co, an investment bank, wealth manager, and a subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings, has made seven new senior additions to its Global Fixed Income Group, encompassing positions across the group’s line of products and services.

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

Exchange Data International (EDI) has partnered with Woobler, a data connectivity company at the forefront in building an ‘AI Ready’ knowledge graph.

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

BCS Global Markets (BCS GM) has appointed Alexei Bolshakov as Global Head of Equities.

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

Apex Group (Apex), a global financial services provider, has acquired Praesidium Advisory Ltd (Praesidium), a UAE based compliance and risk advisory firm.

FairXchange' Horizon now offers Pricing Stack Analysis

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

Financial markets data science firm, FairXchange has enhanced its Horizon product with the addition of a new Pricing Stack Analysis feature.

Quantexa adds to advisory board

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

Quantexa, a data and analytics software company specialising in contextual decision intelligence, has appointed form JP Morgan Chase CIO, Anabelle Bexiga, and former KPMG chairman, Simon Collins, to its advisory board.

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

GAM Investments has appointed Jill Barber as Global Head of Institutional Solutions. Barber will report directly to Group Chief Executive Officer Peter Sanderson and will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team. She will join the firm on 1 November.

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

OneMarketData's OneTick Trade Surveillance service has been deployed by Independent Trading Group (ITG), Canada’s only brokerage firm dedicated specifically to professional trading.

Tue | 22 Sep 2020, 12:23

Dalmore Capital, an independent fund management company that seeks to provide its institutional investors with access to long-term investment opportunities in limited volatility infrastructure assets, has appointed Andrew Marsden as a Managing Director.