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NEWSLETTER | 5 Jan 2021

Pandemic-spurred policy “revolution” will continue to drive asset allocations in 2021, says BlackRock

The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, has predicted that the “revolution” in monetary and fiscal policy spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic will dampen government bond real yields in 2021. The asset manager favours inflation-linked bonds, as well as risk assets such as equities and high-yield credit.

Tue | 5 Jan 2021, 11:36

During a summit organised by Techleap.nl, a non-profit organisation helping to quantify and accelerate the tech ecosystem of the Netherlands, leading investors agreed to join a taskforce to engage in international collaboration to curb climate change.

Tue | 5 Jan 2021, 11:36

Bitwise Asset Management, a provider of crypto index funds, recently surpassed USD500 million in assets under management (AUM), after reporting USD100 million in AUM on 28 October, 2020.

Tue | 5 Jan 2021, 11:36

A new survey of professional investors in the UK, US and Germany, reveals that 40 per cent expect the cost of obtaining information and monitoring small and microcaps will increase over the next three years, as they receive less attention from brokers and analysts.

Tue | 5 Jan 2021, 11:36

TISA Universal Reporting Network (TURN), a new digital utility business for the asset management industry, has launched with the aim of easing regulatory reporting requirements of MiFID II.

Broadridge teams with SLIB to deliver Shareholder Rights Directive II Solution for French market

Tue | 5 Jan 2021, 11:36

Broadridge Financial Solutions has partnered SLIB, a software vendor focused on electronic voting and security services based in France, to offer a joint, cross-border proxy voting solution for Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II) compliance, covering European shareholder meetings.

Tue | 5 Jan 2021, 11:36

The aggregate funded ratio for US corporate pension plans increased by 1.7 percentage points month-over-month in December to end the month at 86.8 per cent, a 0.3 percentage point decrease from December 2019, according to Wilshire Associates (Wilshire), a diversified global financial services firm.

Tue | 5 Jan 2021, 11:36

Routemaster Capital has entered into a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire a 20 per cent equity interest in digital asset ETP issuer Valour Structured Products (Valour) from certain shareholders of Valour.

Tue | 5 Jan 2021, 11:36

Average daily volumes (ADV) across Integral's foreign exchange platforms totalled USD48.5 billion in December 2020.

Tue | 5 Jan 2021, 11:36

European asset manager Amundi has appointed Cécile Mouton as Head of Liquidity Solutions.

GAMCO adds to GAMCO International SICAV – All Cap Value Fund portfolio team

Tue | 5 Jan 2021, 11:36

GAMCO Investors has added analyst and portfolio manager Hendi Susanto to the portfolio management team of the GAMCO International SICAV – All Cap Value sub fund, a UCITS III Vehicle, effective 1 January, 2021.

Tue | 5 Jan 2021, 11:36

Chilton Investment Company, a USD1.8 billion AUM global investment management firm founded by Richard L Chilton Jr, has appointed Jason Barger as Managing Director – Client Relations.