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Raiffeisen Bank joins the global Principles for Responsible Banking

02 February 2021 Austria
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

RBI's Johann Strobl says: “Our goal is to offer sustainable financial products and services to support our clients in their transformation towards a sustainable future and therefore to make also a positive contribution to society"

Broadridge and Third Economy launch ESG advisory services

29 January 2021 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Broadridge has partnered with sustainable investment research firm Third Economy to provide a new offering to better help companies and investors enhance their ESG programmes

EFA joins the United Nations Global Compact initiative

22 January 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We believe that what we do today – individually and collectively – shapes our world's future,” says EFA’s CEO Noel Fessey

ACA Compliance Group introduces new global ESG practice

19 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The practice will be headed by ACA partner, Dan Mistler, who was recently a partner at ESG and environment firm, Bridge House Advisors

ESG ETF assets surged three-fold in 2020

08 January 2021 France
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The lack of securities lending programmes by ESG ETF is set to become a key battleground in 2021 with global AUM nearly tripling last year as launches proliferate, and performance skyrockets

French and Dutch financial market authorities call for a European regulation of ESG

24 December 2020 France
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

The French and Dutch financial market authorities suggested the framework could become one of the key measures of the European Commission's renewed sustainable finance strategy

Pictet Asset Services launches ESG self-assessment for third party managers

23 December 2020 Switzerland
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

Pictet Asset Services has launched an ESG-dedicated website for third-party asset managers to help them navigate the upcoming EU Action Plan regulations for sustainable finance

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’

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

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

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