ESG

ESG, ESMA, Securities Lending, Short selling

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its findings on potential undue short-term pressures in securities markets. The European Commission (EC) had asked the three ESAs (ESMA, EBA…

ISLA Announces Formation of the Council for Sustainable Finance

December 17, 2019

ESG, ISLA

Following sixteen months of intensive and rigorous preparations, the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) is delighted to announce the formation of the ISLA Council for Sustainable Finance (ICSF). ICSF, which…

What we learned at our Zurich 2019 event (Premium)

December 12, 2019

ESG, Europe, Securities Lending

ESG, Finadium, securities finance, topstory, Zurich

We held our 6th annual securities finance event in Zurich last week with record attendance. The buy-side spoke out, market participants across the sell-side, technology and regulatory communities were engaged,…

Nasdaq takes sustainability platform global after European, ESG data initiatives

December 11, 2019

data management, ESG, Nasdaq

Nasdaq launched the Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network, a global, publicly available web-based platform designed to improve transparency in the market for green, social and sustainability bonds. The online repository provides…

Sneak peek: Battle of the Quants in London – December 10

December 3, 2019

Battle of the Quants, data management, digital assets, DTCC, ESG, quants, Quantum Computing

This year’s Battle of the Quants London continues its focus on data, bringing together speakers and panels looking at the advanced technologies required to turn data into alpha and how…

Preview: Zurich Securities Finance Roundtable, 4 December 2019

November 12, 2019

Repo, Securities Lending

ESG, securities finance, Securities Lending, topstory, Zurich

We’re looking forward to our Securities Finance Roundtable in Zurich on 4 December 2019. We started this event in 2014 with ZKB, and have seen it evolve to this year’s…

Eurex to launch Total Return Futures on MSCI ESG indices

October 31, 2019

ESG, Eurex, MSCI, Total Return Futures

Eurex and MSCI have signed an agreement on the long-term extension of their strategic relationship. In addition to the long-term extension of the license agreement on futures and options, MSCI…

BoE Securities Lending Committee discusses diversity and ESG

October 30, 2019

Bank of England, diversity, ESG, Securities Lending

Members noted the importance of encouraging gender diversity in industry panels, and discussed how best to encourage more women to participate in these. Some members noted that there is often…

Green Bonds are a ready-made opportunity for repo desks both in Asia and around the world

October 21, 2019

Asia, ESG, Repo

Asia, Asia Bond Market Forum, ESG, Green Bonds, Repo, topstory

The Asian Bond Market Forum last week in Shenzhen, China featured a healthy discussion on Green Bonds, building on the model developed by the Asian Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) Green…

Nasdaq launches ESG futures in the Nordics

October 17, 2019

ESG, futures, Nasdaq

Nasdaq announced the launch of futures based on the recently launched OMXS30 ESG Responsible index (OMXS30ESG). The product is the first exchange listed and ESG compliant index future in the…

FISL Europe: how ESG investment is managed in securities lending programs

September 30, 2019

FISL, Securities Lending

climate change, ESG, Global Reporting Initiative, topstory

Last week’s Finadium Investors in Securities Lending conference in Paris was happening at the same time as the UN Climate Change Summit in New York, presenting an excellent opportunity to…

BoE’s Carney speaks on sustainable financial system at UN

September 25, 2019

climate change, ESG, Mark Carney, TCFD

A new, sustainable financial system is being built. It is funding the initiatives and innovations of the private sector, it has the potential to amplify the effectiveness of the climate…

NY DFS becomes first US banking regulator to join climate change coalition

September 25, 2019

climate change, ESG, NYDFS

New York Department of Financial Services superintendent Linda Lacewell announced that the authority has become the first US state banking regulator to join the Network for Greening the Financial System…

130 banks holding $47tr sign up for UN’s climate action investment initiative

September 23, 2019

News and Notes – Fintech, Uncategorized

banks, ESG, UN

In a massive boost for climate action and sustainability, leading banks and the United Nations today launched the Principles for Responsible Banking, with 130 banks collectively holding $47 trillion in…

Investors in Securities Lending conference launches tomorrow in Paris

September 23, 2019

ESG, Europe, Securities Lending, SFTR, Technology

BNPP, Citi, ESG, Eurex, Euronext, FISL Europe, MarketAxess, Securities Lending, topstory, Total Return Futures

We are excited to welcome roughly 150 attendees to the Finadium Investors in Securities Lending (FISL) conference tomorrow, this year in Paris. Here’s what’s in store for this buy-side oriented…

Bloomberg Launches Equity Benchmarks

September 17, 2019

Bloomberg, equity benchmarks, ESG

Bloomberg U.S. Large Cap Index is the Basis for Co-Branded ESG Index Family Bloomberg today announced that it now offers U.S. equity benchmark capabilities. The equity offering includes the Bloomberg…

ING launches interest rate swap linked to ESG improvement

August 16, 2019

ESG, ING, interest rate swaps

ING has introduced the world’s first sustainability improvement derivative (SID), a derivative with a credit spread that is linked to sustainability performance. The SID is being provided to SBM Offshore…

Finadium Big Ideas Quarterly Q3 2019 now online

August 6, 2019

Investments, Regulatory, Securities Lending, Technology

Common Domain Model, ESG, SA-CCR, Securities Lending, topstory

Our quarterly presentation on research, news and events. Continue reading

Finadium: ESG Funds in Securities Lending: A Statistical and Program Analysis

June 13, 2019

Investments, Securities Lending, Technology

ESG, Finadium, Securities Lending, topstory

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment funds are on the rise, and with them the importance of these funds in securities lending. Using newly collected data, we document the securities…

Financial services pulls ahead on climate change reporting as regulators spur action

June 5, 2019

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

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

Investments, Market infrastructure, Pensions, Risk Management, Technology

ESG, insurance, risk management, topstory, volatility