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State Street launches Alpha after Mercatus acquisition
22 July 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

State Street announces the launch of Alpha in connection with its future acquisition of Mercatus, a front-and-middle-office solutions and data management provider

BNP Paribas strengthens sustainability offering with new partnerships
12 July 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNP Paribas Securities Services’ ESG marketplace, Manaos, has partnered with Util and V.E, part of Moody’s ESG Solutions

MJ Hudson acquires Clarus Risk
28 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

Buy-side consultant buys regtech Clarus to strengthen its hand in private asset risk and automated regulatory reporting

Apex Group’s Melville Rodrigues weighs in on the FCA’s climate proposal
28 June 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The FCA guidelines build on rules introduced in December 2020, applicable to the most prominent listed commercial companies in the UK, which uphold many of the recommendations of the Taskforce on climate-related financial disclosures

Apex Group bolsters Netherlands team with new appointment
24 June 2021 The Netherlands
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Apex Group, a global financial services provider, has appointed Michiel van der Maat, as commercial director, corporate solutions

UK regulator calls for feedback on climate disclosure rules
23 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

FCA proposals will potentially extend the list of companies covered by disclosure rules to include asset managers, insurers and FCA-regulated pension schemes

State Street unveils new survey on alternative asset managers
17 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

State Street has published its findings from a survey looking into the actions alternative asset managers plan to take in order to meet the growing needs of institutional investors

Data named the biggest ESG challenge, Sionic and Clearwater Analytics survey finds
16 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Sustainable investment is increasing the challenges on data functions that are dealing with disparate, incomplete ESG data sets which are being used as inputs to internal modelling, exclusion checks and reporting," says Clare Vincent-Silk

Northern Trust adds ESG to its asset servicing solutions for M&S
16 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Northern Trust is providing M&SPT with analytical reporting solutions through its ESG Insights service, launched in 2020

Parnassus Investments selects Ultimus as transfer agent administrator
09 June 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The partnership will see Parnassus’ shareholders gain easy access to their accounts through Ultimus’ proprietary uTRANSACTTM platform

JTC completes INDOS Financial acquisition
01 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

More than 50 employees, including INDOS Financial founder and CEO Bill Prew and his senior management team, have become part of JTC’s ICS division, with INDOS Financial becoming a JTC Group company

Citi boosts markets and securities business with three key hires
25 May 2021 Australia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Citi Australia has made three new hires designed to boost its product and sales capability to meet increased client demand