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NEWSLETTER | 11 Jan 2021

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

Bedford Row Capital (BRC), a global non-bank structuring specialist, has been mandated by Sustainable Capital PLC, for a listed ICMA-compliant green bond offering of USD14.8million and GBP28.1million.

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

Skytra, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, has obtained approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to be the regulated Benchmark Administrator (BA) for its Air Travel Price Indices.

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

New strategic research from Mercer focuses on what the coming year holds for alternatives, outlining some of the issues investors may want to follow closely in an effort to optimise their portfolios.

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX) has secured a NOK60 million investment arranged by sole manager and book runner Pareto Securities – a leading investment bank in the Nordics.

IHS Markit acquires regulatory compliance technology provider Cappitech

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

IHS Markit, a specialist in information, analytics and solutions, has acquired compliance technology provider Cappitech to expand its suite of global, multi-asset class transaction regulatory reporting offerings to the financial industry.

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, a UK operational utility-scale battery storage fund, has completed the acquisition of the 25MW Tynemouth battery project located in North Shields, Tyne and Wear.

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

LGIM Real Assets announces that it has provided debt finance to HeatRHIght, a renewables funding scheme that supports the delivery of air source heat pump technology to the social housing sector, on behalf of institutional clients.

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

Global financial services regulatory consultancy Bovill has appointed Rick Seehra, who has previously worked for both the FSA and PRA, as its new prudential Practice Lead.

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

RWC Partners has appointed Chris Anker to lead it’s ESG initiatives. Anker will be responsible for leading and coordinating RWC’s activities related to Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) risks in its clients’ portfolios. He will report into Executive Committee member Arthur Grigoryants, Head of Investment Strategy & ESG.

European Leveraged Finance Association appoints CEO

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA), a trade association for European leveraged finance investors, has appointed Sabrina Fox as the organisation’s first Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 January.

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

GAMCO International SICAV (Luxembourg), managed by Gabelli Funds, has launched a new sub-fund, GAMCO Convertible Securities.

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

Asset management consultancy MJ Hudson has hired Arti Sharma as Managing Director of MJ Hudson Amaces based in Toronto.

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

Eventus Systems, a global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, has reported 'unprecedented growth' on multiple fronts in 2020, marking its strongest year to date in revenue and new client onboardings.

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

Meketa Investment Group (Meketa), a global investment consulting and advisory firm, has appointed Tammy Wood as Chief Marketing Officer and Margret Duvall as Director of Communications and Sales, effective 4 January.

Fenergo automates client onboarding systems for Mizuho Americas

Mon | 11 Jan 2021, 11:34

Mizuho Americas has deployed Fenergo’s software to automate Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulatory processes, digitalise workflows and accelerate client onboarding onto a single platform.