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Citi gains new fund admin mandate for Sun Life’s first ESG fund in Hong Kong
20 November 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The ESG index strategy is Sun Life’s first fund to be registered in Hong Kong

Apex and RepRisk partner on ESG
18 November 2020 Switzerland
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

RepRisk, an environmental, social, and governance data science firm, has teamed up with Apex Group to provide ESG risk data to the private market

Synechron launches new InvestTech Accelerator programme
29 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

The launch marks the eighth accelerator programme that Synechron has launched in the last five years

HSBC gains new securities services mandate in Hong Kong
22 October 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

HSBC has been appointed trustee, custodian and fund administrator for the first two ETFs in Hong Kong under the cross-listing scheme between Hong Kong and mainland China

Northern Trust named full fund services provider for Kieger AG
22 October 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Its Luxembourg funds are structured as Société d'investissement à Capital Variable (SICAV) and Fonds Commun de Placementvehicles

HSBC to provide securities services for Hong Kong’s first broad-based ESG ETF
15 October 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The new ETF is tracking MSCI China A ESG Universal Index, and offering exposure to China A-shares with a robust ESG profile

Northern Trust to provide asset servicing solutions for M&S pension scheme
12 October 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

These solutions include specialist fund administration and analytics for M&SPT’s private market portfolio

SRD II is live, concerns still remain
03 September 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Due to a host of issues and on-going challenges, 11 trade associations are requesting a one-year reprieve from possible fines and penalties for non-compliance

HSBC to provide custody and fund admin for new ETFs
28 August 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

HSBC is set to provide custody and fund administration services to two new generation sustainable ETFs

Brookfield appoints former BoE governor Mark Carney
27 August 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Brookfield Asset Management has appointed former Bank of England governor Mark Carney as vice chair and head of environmental, social and governance and impact fund investing

Taiwan CSD launches ESG ratings dashboard
27 August 2020 Taiwan
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation has launched the Taiwan ESG Dashboard to allow domestic issuers and investors to access environmental, social and governance ratings of Taiwanese companies

Northern Trust extends ESG analytics offering
20 August 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Northern Trust has expanded its environmental, social and governance risk exposure analytics offering to cover new reporting for environmental data categories