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Schwab Asset Management pilots proxy polling solution
17 October 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Broadridge's solution allows fund shareholders to be polled onf their preferences around key proxy issues, helping the company to shape its proxy voting approach and policies

Zumo joins Crypto Sustainability Coalition
12 October 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The coalition aims to find ways to use blockchain technology to push positive climate action

CACEIS launches online CACEIS Academy
12 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The platform grants users access to all of CACEIS’ educational material, including a series of training modules run by subject matter experts in areas such as cyber security, custody, and digital assets

Bedfordshire Pension Fund selects CACEIS
11 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Bedfordshire Pension Fund has selected CACEIS UK for custody, fund accounting and performance measurement services. It will gain access to CACEIS’ custody solution, along with the company’s Centre of Excellence for Pensions

Broadridge launches Austrian proxy voting service
10 October 2022 Austria
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Broadridge has announced the Austrian launch of its “market golden copy” event sourcing and proxy vote execution service, available for banks, brokers and wealth managers

Apex expands Global Compliance Solutions to US market
05 October 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The US division will be led by Michael Barakat, previously assistant director of compliance at Sanne, which has recently been acquired by Apex

Securities services under geopolitical pressure, say AFME panellists
04 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Securities services are having to adapt faster than ever in the face of unprecedented geopolitical events, increasing regulations, and client demand, say panellists at AFME’s Operations, Post-Trade, Technology & Innovation Conference

Companies hiding behind ESG data issues, says AFME panellist
04 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Data quality, availability, and usability remain major barriers to ESG development, panellists at AFME’s Operations, Post-Trade, Technology & Innovation Conference agreed

Young investors say they do not trust traditional financial structures in ALFI panel
30 September 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The comments were made at a panel where three young market participants were quizzed on the investment preferences of millennials and Gen Z

ESG data remains difficult to measure, ALFI panel says
30 September 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

There is an industry need for clarity as ESG regulations continue to be rolled out, but the changes being made are positive, agreed panelists at this years’ Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry Global Distribution Conference

Research predicts growth in overseas LSE listings
29 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

80 per cent of institutional investors have predicted that more non-UK fund managers will list overseas on the London Stock Exchange over the next 18 months, Ocorian study says

Confluence and ICE partner on SFDR reporting solution
28 September 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The partnership aims to give asset managers a single compliance reporting solution that will reduce the time and cost of compliance