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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

BNY Mellon collaborates with YISF to expand ESG research
10 March 2021 US
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

YISF is a joint programme between the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment

BNP Paribas gains fund services mandate for Harvest Global Investments’ ESG ETF
10 March 2021 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As part of this mandate, BNP Paribas will provide a range of fund services including global custody, fund administration, trustee, transfer agent and participating dealer

SFDR goes live
10 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We believe that if done correctly SFDR will help focus efforts more towards sustainable investments,” says Jag Alexeyev, head of ESG insights at Broadridge Financial Solutions

US SEC creates new ESG disclosure enforcement division
09 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The new task force will work closely with other divisions in the agency to protect investors and the market

Element22 and Agility Sciences launch ESG data solution
09 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The solution will initially enable fund managers to source the mandatory ESG data needed to comply with the imminent SFDR, the European Union’s harmonised rules on sustainability-related disclosures to end investors

State Street provides ESG Risk Analytics for EISS Super
09 March 2021 Australia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As part of this mandate, State Street will provide EISS Super customised ESG performance and risk management with top-down and bottom-up capabilities

Northern Trust gains custody mandate from TriVista Capital
09 March 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We’re delighted to extend our relationship with TriVista and provide securities lending services to help them maximise their risk and return objectives and optimise the value of their portfolio," says Northern Trust's Mark Snowdon