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NEWSLETTER | 4 Feb 2021

Pension trustees see ESG and ‘continuous governance’ as top priorities for 2021

ESG integration is considered a ‘pressing priority’ by 98 per cent of trustees of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes as they look to the year ahead, according to a recent survey from River and Mercantile.

Thu | 4 Feb 2021, 12:02

Citi has launched a new equity benchmark index family which places Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations and opportunities at its core.

Thu | 4 Feb 2021, 12:02

The vaccine-induced euphoria that saw equity funds enjoy their second-best month on record in December evaporated in January as contagious new Covid-19 variants prompted surging infection rates around the world.

Thu | 4 Feb 2021, 12:02

The initial public offering (IPO) market performance in 2020 defied all expectations, demonstrating the resilience of equity and capital markets. The year saw a total of 1,363 IPOs receiving USD268.0 billion.

Thu | 4 Feb 2021, 12:02

Bitfinex Derivatives, a derivatives platform accessible through the Bitfinex digital token trading platform, is to launch perpetual contracts for Stellar and Cardano.

Binance launches USD1m fund for African blockchain developers

Thu | 4 Feb 2021, 12:02

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has commenced an eight-week programme to equip African blockchain developers with the right tools and skills to build their first DApps on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) network.

Thu | 4 Feb 2021, 12:02

Spuerkeess has chosen Integral’s BankFX workflow and trading technology to support its eFX operations worldwide.

Thu | 4 Feb 2021, 12:02

Financial services Chief Risk Officers and Heads of Compliance can now visualise and mitigate the regulatory risk in their entire unstructured data estate, thanks to hivera, a new regtech platform for financial services firms, designed to bring regulatory risk under control.

EQS Group expanding rapidly in Europe

Thu | 4 Feb 2021, 12:02

EQS Group AG, a global regtech, is continuing its rapid expansion in the compliance market. The Munich-based cloud provider is expanding into Italy and Spain effective early 2021 with future offices planned in Milan and Madrid.

320 Park Analytics partners with NeoXam

Thu | 4 Feb 2021, 12:02

320 Park Analytics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, has chosen to utilsze NeoXam’s Impress SaaS solution to automate and create digital publications for pension investment benchmarking reports.

Maples Group adds new partner to Jersey Funds Practice

Thu | 4 Feb 2021, 12:02

Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firm, has appointed Tim Morgan has as a partner in the firm's Jersey office.

Thu | 4 Feb 2021, 12:02

IQ-EQ, a global investor services group, has appointed Caroline Bagshaw as its new Group Chief People Officer.

Thu | 4 Feb 2021, 12:02

GoldenSource, a specialist independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM), has appointed industry veteran Jeremy Katzeff, CFA as Head of Buy Side Solutions.

BCB appoints new adviser

Thu | 4 Feb 2021, 12:02

BCB Group has appointed Zeeshan Feroz as an adviser. Previously CEO of Coinbase UK Ltd, and bringing experience built across the global payments and fintech industry, Feroz adds further depth to the growing BCB Group team.