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Morgan Stanley launches ESG fund
14 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has launched the ‘Morgan Stanley UK Sustainable Fixed Income Opportunities Fund’

Citi APAC bolsters treasury and trade solutions team
14 December 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As part of Citi’s appointments, members of the APAC treasury and trade solutions management team have been given new leadership responsibilities

BBH: ETFs remain a ‘core component’ of an asset manager’s product suite
11 December 2020 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BBH has launched its inaugural C-Suite Asset Manager Survey, which found that 63 percent of respondents either have exchange traded funds (ETFs) or are looking to enter the market

NeoXam expands relationship with Raiffeisen Capital Management
11 December 2020 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The new agreement includes improved features across the two solutions that enhances end user experience and drives increases in efficiency

Deutsche Boerse to take majority stake in ISS
20 November 2020 Germany
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Deutsche Boerse is set to acquire a majority share of approximately 80 percent in Institutional Shareholder Services, valuing ISS at $2.3 billion for 100 percent of the business (cash and debt free)

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