Institutional Asset Manager Newsletter

NEWSLETTER | 12 Nov 2020

Investors welcome UK’s green gilt plan as sovereign issuance accelerates across Europe

Fund managers have welcomed plans by the UK government to issue a first sovereign green bond next year, which is expected to bolster green infrastructure projects and move the country closer to its goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.

Thu | 12 Nov 2020, 11:51

Sanlam Investments has selected Robeco as its sustainable investment partner. This partnership will cover ESG reporting, active ownership and engagement services as well as marketing and educational support.

Thu | 12 Nov 2020, 11:51

Mercer has launched climate transition analytics and advice for institutional investors who want to transition to a 1.5°C scenario of global warming as outlined in the Paris Agreement.

Thu | 12 Nov 2020, 11:51

Landmark Information has launched its new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) management platform - RiskHorizon - which is focused on delivering rich, comprehensive assessments to a broad audience of investors, property asset owners and managers, from private equity and investment houses to corporates and their lawyers.

Thu | 12 Nov 2020, 11:51

State Street Corporation has launched State Street MediaStats Central Bank Indicators and State Street MediaStats Thematic Indicators - two new quantitative investment insights derived from digital media.

PGIM Investments joins Investment Association

Thu | 12 Nov 2020, 11:51

PGIM Investments, the manufacturing and fund distribution arm of the USD1.4 trillion global investment manager PGIM, is to join the UK's Investment Association (IA).

Thu | 12 Nov 2020, 11:51

United Fintech, a new concept which enables banks and financial institutions to accelerate access to innovative digital technology from a wide range of fintechs specialising in capital markets, has launched.

Thu | 12 Nov 2020, 11:51

FXCM Group a provider of online foreign exchange trading, CFD trading, cryptocurrencies and related services, has announced that FXCM Pro, the institutional arm of the business, is partnering with oneZero, a trading technology provider.

Thu | 12 Nov 2020, 11:51

As the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, ethereum witnessed impressive growth in 2020. Since the beginning of the year, the ctyptocurrency's price price surged by a remarkable 230 per cent, drawing more and more attention from investors in times of economic uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 outbreak.

Thu | 12 Nov 2020, 11:51

SoftSolutions, a high performance multi-market fixed income trading technology provider, has launched the next generation of its nexRates solution, a fully integrated electronic trading as a service platform for secondary markets.

Cloud9 Partners with Enghouse to enhance voice data analysis and measurement

Thu | 12 Nov 2020, 11:51

Cloud9 Technologies (Cloud9), a specialist in cloud-based communications, has partnered with Enghouse Interactive to integrate its Proteus Trader advanced voice trading accounting application for the institutional marketplace.

TransFICC appoints new Head of Sales

Thu | 12 Nov 2020, 11:51

TransFICC, a specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, has appointed Gary Vann as Head of Sales.

Thu | 12 Nov 2020, 11:51

BTIG Limited has appointed Hugo Clark as a Managing Director and the Head of European Trading and Distribution. Clark will be based in the firm’s London office and report to Luke Hodges, BTIG Limited’s Chief Operating Officer and Head of Equities.