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NEWSLETTER | 11 Mar 2021

Thu | 11 Mar 2021, 11:40

Franklin Templeton has welcomed the new EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which is an important step in driving forward transparency and authenticity in how investors approach ESG and sustainability.

Thu | 11 Mar 2021, 11:40

Fitch Ratings estimates that assets under management (AUM) in global ESG-oriented money market funds (MMFs) increased by around 50 per cent to EUR123 billion by end-2020. In contrast, growth of all global MMFs was only around 20 per cent in the same period.

Thu | 11 Mar 2021, 11:40

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has called on the European Commission to reflect EFRAG's recommendations for mandatory European Sustainability Reporting Standards in the upcoming NFRD review.

Thu | 11 Mar 2021, 11:40

In line with the EU action plan for financing sustainable growth, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has confirmed its commitment to comply with sustainable finance standards.

Thu | 11 Mar 2021, 11:40

Equity investment into private smaller companies reached new heights in 2020, rising by 9 per cent on 2019 levels to GBP8.8 billion, according to the British Business Bank’s Small Business Finance Markets Report.

Thu | 11 Mar 2021, 11:40

Impact investment manager BlueOrchard Finance has appointed EFA to take over the administration of the Japan ASEAN Women Empowerment Fund (JAWEF), further strengthening EFA and BlueOrchard’s long-lasting partnership.

Thu | 11 Mar 2021, 11:40

CubeLogic, provider of award-winning enterprise risk and compliance solutions has integrated S&P Global Market Intelligence data into its platform.

Thu | 11 Mar 2021, 11:40

Nordea Asset Management’s Emerging Stars Equity fund has been recognised by Climetrics, the climate rating for funds, as one of the top five emerging markets equity funds for environmental performance.

Thu | 11 Mar 2021, 11:40

Pension fund investors must be watchful this AGM season as to how company responses to the pandemic have impacted governance and workforce practices, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has warned in its updated annual Stewardship and Voting Guidelines.

Thu | 11 Mar 2021, 11:40

Hudson Fintech, a London-based Capital Markets technology firm, announced the launch of Trade Hospital. As a key component of the Hudson Edge technology platform, Trade Hospital acts as an advanced workflow management service which filters, aggregates and reconciles trade messages before sending optimised submissions to back office systems for confirmation and settlement.

Thu | 11 Mar 2021, 11:40

New Zealand Registered Financial Service Provider Techemynt has launched the first New Zealand dollar stablecoin, $NZDs.

Thu | 11 Mar 2021, 11:40

Clearwater Analytics has appointed global industry veteran Jacques Aigrain to its Board of Directors.

Thu | 11 Mar 2021, 11:40

SS&C Technologies Holdings has appointed Gautam Moorjani to lead its Intelligent Automation Solutions Group. He will report to Mike Sleightholme, Senior Vice President and General Manager.