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NEWSLETTER | 10 Nov 2020

Neuberger Berman to expand proxy vote disclosure in advance of shareholder meetings

Neuberger Berman plans to ramp up its programme of disclosing proxy votes ahead of shareholder meetings next year, a practice that it hopes will encourage an open dialogue with its companies and clients.

Bloomberg rebrands fixed income indexes

Tue | 10 Nov 2020, 11:58

Bloomberg is rebranding the Bloomberg Barclays fixed income benchmark indexes as the “Bloomberg Indices” as of 24 August, 2021.

Tue | 10 Nov 2020, 11:58

Just 19 per cent of plan sponsors interested in an annuity buyout with a specific timeframe in mind reported that the pandemic has decreased or delayed the likelihood of transacting, according to MetLife’s 2020 Pension Risk Transfer Polly.

Tue | 10 Nov 2020, 11:58

State Street Corporation has been reappointed by Nest Corporation, the trustee body of the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest), to continue to provide a variety of back office servicing solutions.

Tue | 10 Nov 2020, 11:58

Online forex trading specialist, IronFX, has confirmed the recruitment of 200 employees worldwide within the last four months. Nearly half of the fresh recruits will take their seats in the R&D center, which is all set to be launched in Mumbai.

Avaloq teams with Google Cloud to deliver cloud solutions for banks and wealth managers

Tue | 10 Nov 2020, 11:58

Google Cloud and Avaloq, a leader in digital banking solutions, have formed a new strategic partnership to help financial services organisations in their digital transformation using cloud technologies.

Tue | 10 Nov 2020, 11:58

CAMRADATA, a leading provider of data and analysis for institutional investors is expanding into the USA market, through a new strategic partnership with Insurance AUM Journal, a, dedicated insurance asset management publication read by insurance firms in the USA.

Tue | 10 Nov 2020, 11:58

Inflows last week into bitcoin and other cryptoasset investment products were the highest on record at USD255 million, pushing the total inflow over the last four weeks to over USS720 million, according to the latest figures from CoinShares.

Tue | 10 Nov 2020, 11:58

Envestnet | Yodlee (NYSE: ENV), a data aggregation and data analytics platform for digital financial services, has appointed Jason O'Shaughnessy as the Head of International Sales.

Tue | 10 Nov 2020, 11:58

HSBC Global Asset Management has appointed Stuart Kirk to the role of Global Head of Research and Insights.

The argument that Joe Biden is “bad” for a UK-US trade deal is too simplistic

Tue | 10 Nov 2020, 11:58

George Lagarias, chief economist at Mazars, on three things investors should watch this week…

Tue | 10 Nov 2020, 11:58

The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA), an independent body dedicated to driving up standards in pensions administration, has launched its new Cybercrime Guidance for Pension Administrators.