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NEWSLETTER | 20 Oct 2020

UK equity funds falter as Brexit deadlock and coronavirus fall-out fuel negative sentiment

Investors have punished UK equity funds with heavy outflows, as the government stretches out ongoing trade negotiations with the European Union.

Tue | 20 Oct 2020, 12:05

Short duration bonds represent one of “the best options” for corporates and investors looking to hold money in cash, says AXA IM's Trindade.

Tue | 20 Oct 2020, 12:05

Global data marketplace IOWArocks has expanded its offering of inter-dealer broker (IDB) datasets, and improved accessibility for all data consumers via an enhanced WebSockets Connector module.

Tue | 20 Oct 2020, 12:05

Four years since launching its first green bonds strategy, NN Investment Partners (NN IP) has now reached the milestone of EUR3 billion assets under management (AuM) across the green bond strategies and mandates.

Tue | 20 Oct 2020, 12:05

InReg and Veneziano & Partners have released a new information paper, SFDR - Road Map to March 2021, which contains actionable intelligence and is a highly practical tool to help financial market participants with mapping out the steps required to comply with SFDR by March 2021.

Tue | 20 Oct 2020, 12:05

The widespread economic impact of Covid-19 is heightening the financial pressures which retirees face, both now and in the future. Coupled with increasing life expectancies and the rising pressure on public resources to support the health and welfare of ageing populations, Covid-19 is exacerbating retirement insecurity, according to the 12th annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index.

Tue | 20 Oct 2020, 12:05

Robeco has expanded its Insurance team by appointing Clara Yan as Head of Insurance Analytics. Yan reports to Ed Collinge, Robeco’s Global Head of Insurance Strategy.

Tue | 20 Oct 2020, 12:05

Building on its commitment to connect and advance the global financial community through data and analytics, Refinitiv has launched Country Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Scores as a data-metric in the transition to sustainable investing – providing comparisons at the country level for fund managers, advisors and investors.

Tue | 20 Oct 2020, 12:05

Responsible investment firm Federated Hermes has hired three Business Development Directors for the Asia Pacific region.

Delta Capital appoints delivery lead

Tue | 20 Oct 2020, 12:05

Delta Capita, a provider of managed services, solutions and consulting, announced that it has appointed Pete Mayberry as Managing Principal to lead client delivery.

Tue | 20 Oct 2020, 12:05

A recent Northern Trust survey, which polled 300 asset managers around the world including 30 per cent from the Asia-Pacific region, has highlighted an increasing trend for asset managers to outsource front-to-back office operations in order to optimise their operating models, gain operational resiliency and improve bottom line performance.

Tue | 20 Oct 2020, 12:05

XDC, the first Corda Network digital currency has been launched by Cordite Society Ltd, a co-operative society registered in the UK, which has leveraged the existing UK legal structure for mutual societies to operate a digital currency, providing the first onshore legal structure for decentralised finance (DeFi).

Tue | 20 Oct 2020, 12:05

Mercer has appointed Achim Lüder as its new Chief People Officer. Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Lüder is responsible for driving Mercer’s global people strategy, including building a diverse workforce and inclusive environment for over 25,000 colleagues across 44 countries.