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NEWSLETTER | 3 Feb 2021

Japan's asset managers under pressure to improve workforce gender diversity

Japan’s asset management firms are under pressure from domestic policymakers and foreign investors to improve the sector’s gender diversity, as Tokyo attempts to reinvent itself as a hub for the global finance industry.

Wed | 3 Feb 2021, 11:35

Investment managers are calling on companies to step up their efforts to transition away from LIBOR-linked bonds.

Wed | 3 Feb 2021, 11:35

More than half (51 per cent) of institutional investors globally plan to reduce their exposure to bonds this year, according to new research commissioned by Managing Partners Group (MPG).

Wed | 3 Feb 2021, 11:35

The Causal AI platform, created by causaLens, is being leveraged by financial services companies (including Aviva Investors, 2IQ, TIAA, CLS Group and a several prominent hedge funds), to automatically extract valuable causal insights from financial data and boost the profitability of their trading strategies.

Alquity launches first impact fund

Wed | 3 Feb 2021, 11:35

Alquity is launching its first Global Impact Fund – a next generation product which is both global in scope and re-enforces the bridge the company has developed linking listed equities and impact.

Binance introduces USDT-margined quarterly futures

Wed | 3 Feb 2021, 11:35

Binance has launched USDT-margined quarterly futures for bitcoin and ethereum. The new products add further diversification in Binance’s wide offerings to meet rising demand for bitcoin and other cryptocurrency products.

Wed | 3 Feb 2021, 11:35

MackeyRMS, a provider of SaaS-based research management software, and InsiderScore, a provider of actionable data and analytics on publicly traded US companies, have announced a strategic merger to create a 'best-of-breed' investment and research management data, analytics, and software platform.

Wed | 3 Feb 2021, 11:35

Diligent Corporation, a modern governance company with a platform used by nearly 700,000 board directors and leaders around the globe, thasoday announced Company Matters as its first accredited service partner.

Wed | 3 Feb 2021, 11:35

ACA Compliance Group (ACA) has appointed Anthony Bennett as head of sales and client development at ACA Mirabella.

Wed | 3 Feb 2021, 11:35

Quorsus, a provider of consultancy services to financial institutions, has appointed Kieran Mullaley as Managing Partner and Head of Consulting Delivery.