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ESMA prioritises sustainability, CMU and digitalisation for 2022
28 September 2021 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

EU securities market regulator takes on new supervisory powers for benchmarks and data service providers and will concentrate on building a single rulebook and promoting its role as an EU capital markets data hub

AFME: Pandemic forced better data and technology resilience to combat operational risk
24 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The COVID-19 pandemic provided an increased level of data and technology resilience for the financial sector, agreed a panel at this year’s AFME European Capital Markets Technology and Innovation Virtual Conference

Arabesque launches AI-powered ESG portfolio manager
22 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

AutoCIO enables asset managers to configure and build customised and sustainable active investment strategies

JTC acquires Ireland-based Ballybunion Capital
22 September 2021 Ireland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

JTC is to acquire Ireland-based Ballybunion Capital, a provider of management and regulatory oversight services to investment funds

ALFI: You’ve got to take the ‘long term view’ with SFDR
21 September 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“You have to take ESG risk into account when managing money on behalf of clients. We do have Article 8 and Article 9 funds and we may progress that over the future but you’ve got to take the long term view with SFDR,"says HSBC's Dan Rudd

CME Group launches sustainable derivatives clearing service
20 September 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Clearing firms and clients will now be able to demonstrate support of ESG objectives and green hedging activities through clearing, says CME Group

ICMA’s ERCC publishes preliminary findings of green repo consultation
20 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The ICMA’s European Repo and Collateral Council has released a summary report on the role of repo in green and sustainable finance

Apex launches new carbon footprint assessment and reporting service
20 September 2021
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Apex has launched a new carbon footprint assessment and reporting service to help funds and companies measure sources of emissions and implement plans to reduce their carbon footprint

Citi adds to sustainability team leadership
17 September 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Citi has appointed Rapheal Mun as head of sustainability and corporate transitions for its banking, capital markets and advisory group in Asia Pacific

Apex partners to rebrand VCP Advisors
16 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Apex Group has partnered with VCP Advisors to form Apex VCP, a combination of VCP’s alternative asset management advisory services and Apex’s single-source solution

Investors’ integration of ESG significantly increased since pre-pandemic, finds BNP Paribas survey
13 September 2021 France
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Some 22 per cent of investors now integrate ESG into at least 75 per cent of their portfolios, a stark change compared to 2019 levels, according to a new ESG survey conducted by BNP Paribas

SS&C’s new ESG platform to support SFDR compliance
10 September 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The new platform will support compliance with the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and deliver greater insights and transparency into ESG portfolio risks