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Market ‘cop’ Gensler confirmed as SEC chair
15 April 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

As the agency faces new challenges — crypto, post-GameStop retail investing, ESG, to name a few — the appointment of Gary Gensler signals the end of the Trump administration’s hands-off approach to financial markets

Debbie Lee takes on role as China country head for Apex
15 April 2021 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We are pleased to welcome Debbie Lee to lead our China business at a critical time in the growth of our locally delivered financial services offering," comments Apex's Mantot-Groene

Pictet Asset Services enhances presence in Monaco
13 April 2021 Monaco
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The new booking centre in Monaco adds to the network of locations currently available to external asset managers: Geneva, Zurich, Luxembourg, London, Paris and Madrid

Citi enhances securities data platform with ESG scores incorporation
07 April 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Citi has developed new visualisation tools to analyse multiple sustainability measures provided on a daily basis by Arabesque S-Ray

SimCorp gains five new clients for its data-as-a-service offering
06 April 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“When we developed SimCorp Datacare, it was vital that it tackled all fronts of what has been an expensive and time-consuming challenge for many firms," says SimCorp's Josef Sommeregger

SRD II still in early stages of ‘full and seamless adoption’, says Broadridge
31 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Over the next 12 months, Broadridge hopes many of the current operational challenges will be resolved but expects an ongoing high focus in this area, especially for global intermediaries

BNP Paribas promotes sustainable investments with new partnership
29 March 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

This partnership arrives as the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation comes into force in 2021, requiring asset managers to disclose the ESG risks in their portfolios for the first time

ETC Group picks Apex for administrative and trustee services
18 March 2021 Bermuda
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

As part of the mandate, Apex will provide trustee oversight services to ensure delivery on payment for the BTCE Bitcoin ETC as well as back-office administration support services reconciling the subscription/redemption activity for the note

ALFI: 2021 will be the year of sustainable finance
18 March 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

During the ALFI European Asset Management Conference, Corinne Lamesch, ALFI chairperson discussed sustainability with Marco Zwick, director, Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier

ALFI: ManCos must become fintechs and invest heavily in technology
17 March 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“When you see the regulatory pressure, technology is paramount to help the ManCo concentrate on what they should do – which is helping the client provide governance,” says a speaker from the ALFI conference

Companies to face rising pressure to improve ESG behaviours, new report predicts
17 March 2021 The Netherlands
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Companies will face rising pressure to improve their ESG behaviours as investors deploy new tools to influence them, according to NN Investment Partners’ latest Responsible Investing Report

ESG funds have soared in the UCITS market over the past five years, EFAMA finds
15 March 2021 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EFAMA reveals that the number of environmental, social and governance funds grew at more than double the rate of non-ESG funds during the past five years