ESG

climate change, CPD, ESG, FSB, TCFD

The FSB said that a recently released TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) report finds encouraging progress on climate-related financial disclosure, but also need for further progress to consider…

Cyber, AI, ESG, fintech among top 10 fears for risk managers

June 3, 2019

Artificial Intelligence, Technology

artificial intelligence, bigtech, cyber resilience, cyber risk, cybersecurity, ESG, fintech, machine learning, Nedbank, risk management, RiskMinds, Standard Chartered

An article published by RiskMinds outlined the top 10 fears in risk management, and the list reveals many familiar trends that Fintech Capital Markets is seeing as well. Continue reading

State Street boosts ESG data and analytics services, plans for incoming regulations

May 31, 2019

ESG, State Street

State Street announced that it has made a series of enhancements to ESGX, the firm’s web-based platform that provides clients with tools to assess in-depth ESG-factor exposure in their portfolios.…

ESG, blockchain, LatAm fintech on private equity agenda

May 21, 2019

blockchain, ESG, Latin America, private equity

A wide array of issues related to fintech were discussed during IFC’s 21st annual Global Private Equity Conference (GPEC) in association with EMPEA (Emerging Markets Private Equity Association). The IFC…

Schroders launches systematic ESG fund

May 17, 2019

ESG, Schroders, systematic

Schroders is today announcing the launch of the Sustainable Multi-Factor Equity (SMFE) fund, a global equity strategy that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis into a systematic investment approach.…

ESMA submits technical advice on sustainable finance to European Commission

May 3, 2019

AIFMD, EIOPA, ESG, ESMA, European Commission, MiFID II, sustainability finance, UCITS

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its technical advice to the European Commission (EC) on sustainable finance initiatives to support the EC’s Sustainability Action Plan in the…

Hong Kong regulator expects asset managers to disclose more on green/ESG investments

April 15, 2019

asset managers, ESG, Hong Kong SFC

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued a circular to provide guidance to management companies of SFC-authorized unit trusts and mutual funds on enhanced disclosures for SFC-authorized green…

NN: How ESG principles can make a difference in securities lending

April 15, 2019

Josh Galper

News and Notes

ESG, NN, Securities Lending

The incorporation of sustainability principles in securities lending programs has accelerated in recent years, as more stringent requirements in terms of regulation and transparency have led to a significant increase…

RavenPack launches portfolio ranking tool based on altdata

March 19, 2019

alternative data, data analysis, ESG, RavenPack

RavenPack, a provider of big data analytics to financial institutions, announced the launch of a new portfolio ranking tool based on sentiment factors that ranks, on demand, more than 50,000…

AI-driven ESG indices under construction for Solactive and Truvalue Labs

February 11, 2019

artificial intelligence, ESG, machine learning, NLP, Solactive, Truvalue Labs

Solactive, the German index engineering firm, will collaborate with San Francisco-based AI company Truvalue Labs, intensifying efforts to meet a significant increase in client demand for ESG indices. From its…

FactSet: how data sources are shaping quant future

January 6, 2019

alternative data, data analytics, ESG, FactSet, quants

Financial firms have always relied on an array of data and technological processes to get the intelligence they need to make decisions. However, with the transition to today’s advanced technology…

ESMA consults on sustainability measures for EU capital markets

December 19, 2018

ESG, ESMA, regulatory reporting

The European Securities and Markets Authority launched three public consultations in the areas of securities trading, investment funds and credit rating agencies (CRAs). The consultations focus on environmental, social and…

FT: BoE plans climate change into bank stress tests

December 18, 2018

Bank of England, ESG, stress tests

The Bank of England is planning to include the impact of climate change in its UK bank stress tests as early as next year, in what would be an unprecedented…

COP24 advances ESG commitments for EU banks and regulators

December 7, 2018

Big Data, Technology

COP24, ESG, ethical investment, Financial Stability Board, PRMIA, regulatory reporting, TCFD

In tackling climate change as a long-term risk, EU finance ministers are advancing European Banking Authority studies on mandatory ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) disclosures for banks in three years and…

FactSet: ESG activitism campaigns on the rise

October 31, 2018

asset managers, ESG, FactSet

Over the past century, philanthropic giving has increased dramatically. For every foundation that existed in 1930 there are now five hundred. The growth in foundation assets in that time has…

How investment automation and ESG factors are growing, together

October 30, 2018

Automation, Technology

AI ethics, automation, Blackrock, ESG, ETFGI, ETFs, Robo Global, World Federation of Exchanges

Investment dollars are at serious risk in an age of transparency for governments and companies alike, and investors can be fickle when it comes to market moving events that stem…

Markets on the front line of combating global risks (Premium)

April 20, 2016

Josh Galper

Investments, Market infrastructure, Pension Management, Risk Management, Technology

ESG, insurance, risk management, topstory, volatility