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PwC investigates COVID-19 effects on the asset servicing industry
25 June 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

During the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme market volatility created enormous early challenges, as trading volumes increased dramatically, market valuations plunged and soared wildly, and investors behaved irrationally, according to a new research paper b

Group presents NFRD recommendations amid COVID-19
23 June 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

A number of stakeholders have created an informal group on sustainable finance to support seven recommendations for the approaching Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD)

Major UK beneficial owner publishes ESG sector exclusion list
03 June 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

One of the UK’s largest pension schemes and long-term lender USS has for the first time committed to excluding and divesting in sectors it deems “financially unsuitable”

Deutsche Bank creates new APAC ESG role
14 May 2020 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Kamran Khan has been selected to take up the newly created role as head of ESG for Asia Pacific

Cornerstone Capital selects Ultimus for fund administration
13 May 2020 Cincinnati
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Ultimus was chosen to administer the ESG mutual fund through its Capitol Series Trust

Citi to provide ETF fund services to Tuttle Tactical Management
13 May 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Citi has been appointed by Tuttle Tactical Management to provide full exchange-traded funds services

Northern Trust enhances ESG analytics
29 April 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The ESG Analytics Summary, which will be prepared by Northern Trust’s investment risk and analytical services group, will provide investors with periodic snapshot analysis across their equity and corporate bond portfolio

Curation hires ex SBL senior executive for ESG platform sales chief
22 April 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Business risk-monitoring firm, Curation, has appointed Victoria Foster to head of sales for its new ESG risks platform

CACEIS continues education programme partnership with PLSA
21 April 2021 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

CACEIS’ education programme this year will focus on data and custody governance

Sudrania expands fund admin platform for impact funds
25 March 2020 Illinois
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Sudrania Fund Services has released the latest version of their fund administration platform, Seamless Investment Backoffice

MUFG Investor Services strengthens London office with two hires
23 March 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

MUFG Investor Services has hired a new executive director of Europe, Middle East and Africa sales, as well as a new executive director, product development

TSAM: Industry needs to become more comfortable around ESG
11 March 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

When it comes to ESG, the industry needs to start becoming more comfortable about being uncomfortable in terms of an exact definition, according to one panellist at The Summit for Asset Managers in London