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NEWSLETTER | 20 May 2020  
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How IBIS Capital made an edtech unicorn in the middle of a global pandemic

In March, London asset manager IBIS Capital announced that the merger its Nasdaq-listed acquisition company, EdtechX Holdings, and a growing Chinese education technology group, Meten, had finally completed.
 
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ESG will be industry standard within five years, say institutional investors
Wed | 20 May 2020, 11:51
Over two thirds of institutional investors (70 per cent) expect investing in line with environment, social, and governance factors (ESG) to become standard practice across the industry within the next five years, according to a recent survey by Natixis Investment Managers.
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Blue Planet documentary fuelled UK appetite for ESG funds, says Calastone
Wed | 20 May 2020, 11:51
British investors showed more enthusiasm for ESG funds over the last three years than any other category of investment fund, according to a special edition of the Fund Flow Index from Calastone, a global funds network.
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Wed | 20 May 2020, 11:51
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ESG indexes have outperformed broad-market counterparts during coronavirus downturn, says BlackRock research
Wed | 20 May 2020, 11:51
New research by BlackRock has compared the performance differences between ESG indices and their core, non-ESG versions during the coronavirus downturn and how ESG-focused investment funds have fared versus their peers.
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Fund managers and exchanges likely to come out of Covid-19 as best performers in financial services, says finnCap
Wed | 20 May 2020, 11:51
Fund managers and exchanges are likely to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis as the best relative performers compared to other financial services sub-sectors, according to the latest ‘finn-ancial Times’ published by adviser and broker finnCap Group. While lenders will be at a disadvantage, figures show the sector overall appears in a strong position to recover.
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SBAI publishes alternative credit fund guidance
Wed | 20 May 2020, 11:51
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has published three memos on alternative credit fund management focusing on fund structuring considerations, valuation, and conflicts of interest.
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Swansea and North East Scotland Pension Funds invest in BlackRock’s Global Renewable Power III fund
Wed | 20 May 2020, 11:51
The City and County of Swansea Pension Fund and North East Scotland Pension Fund have expanded their partnership with BlackRock and invested in BlackRock’s Global Renewable Power III fund, in a bid to capture growth opportunities in renewables and invest in line with their long-term financial and sustainability goals. 
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Only one in seven UK defined benefit pension schemes say more cash is the answer, reports Willis Towers Watson
Wed | 20 May 2020, 11:51
The majority of UK defined benefit pension schemes expect to extend their time horizons to reach full funding, rather than seek additional cash contributions from sponsors, according to a Willis Towers Watson survey of UK pension schemes in the wake of Covid-19.
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FlexTrade Systems appoints Director of FX Business Development
Wed | 20 May 2020, 11:51
FlexTrade Systems has appointed forex veteran Paul Beatty as Director of FX Business Development.
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