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Apex Group expands US presence with new acquisition
06 August 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Apex Group has acquired Greenough Consulting Group, a provider of finance, accounting, and human resources services to technology companies, venture capital and private equity funds

Apex bolsters APAC team
05 August 2021 Australia
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in Sydney, Gallenca will oversee the group’s private markets sales operations in Australia

Managers seek data science to optimise investment performance, survey finds
27 July 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

A Northern Trust survey of 300 investment managers found 98 per cent seek to incorporate data science to optimise their investment performance in the hunt for alpha

State Street launches Alpha after Mercatus acquisition
22 July 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

State Street announces the launch of Alpha in connection with its future acquisition of Mercatus, a front-and-middle-office solutions and data management provider

BNP Paribas strengthens sustainability offering with new partnerships
12 July 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNP Paribas Securities Services’ ESG marketplace, Manaos, has partnered with Util and V.E, part of Moody’s ESG Solutions

MJ Hudson acquires Clarus Risk
28 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

Buy-side consultant buys regtech Clarus to strengthen its hand in private asset risk and automated regulatory reporting

Apex Group’s Melville Rodrigues weighs in on the FCA’s climate proposal
28 June 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The FCA guidelines build on rules introduced in December 2020, applicable to the most prominent listed commercial companies in the UK, which uphold many of the recommendations of the Taskforce on climate-related financial disclosures

Apex Group bolsters Netherlands team with new appointment
24 June 2021 The Netherlands
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Apex Group, a global financial services provider, has appointed Michiel van der Maat, as commercial director, corporate solutions

UK regulator calls for feedback on climate disclosure rules
23 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

FCA proposals will potentially extend the list of companies covered by disclosure rules to include asset managers, insurers and FCA-regulated pension schemes

State Street unveils new survey on alternative asset managers
17 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

State Street has published its findings from a survey looking into the actions alternative asset managers plan to take in order to meet the growing needs of institutional investors

Data named the biggest ESG challenge, Sionic and Clearwater Analytics survey finds
16 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Sustainable investment is increasing the challenges on data functions that are dealing with disparate, incomplete ESG data sets which are being used as inputs to internal modelling, exclusion checks and reporting," says Clare Vincent-Silk

Northern Trust adds ESG to its asset servicing solutions for M&S
16 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Northern Trust is providing M&SPT with analytical reporting solutions through its ESG Insights service, launched in 2020