ESG
Nowcasting Provides Macro Insights, say Active Managers
Using alternative data to understand macroeconomic conditions in almost real time can give investment teams an edge.
JP Morgan AM to Add Chinese, Japanese to Proprietary NLP Tool
The asset manager could one day make its Textual Analytics tool, which reads millions of documents to derive insights, available to the market at large.
ESG Disclosures Will be a Data Sourcing Headache for the Buy Side
The draft technical standards for the EU's updated disclosures regulation will impact most market participants, analysts say.
BlackRock’s Head of Sustainable Research: Covid-19 Could Bring Green Recovery
The ESG space is gaining attention as asset managers try to navigate today's volatile markets. Andre Bertolotti believes this to be more than fad.
Four Asset Managers Explain How They Incorporate ESG Data
Execs From UBS AM, Lazard AM, DWS, and East Capital look at incorporating ESG data into their investment practices for more holistic views of risk and opportunity.
Morningstar Wades Further into ESG Space with Sustainalytics Acquisition
The ESG data space has seen a fair amount of M&A activity in recent years, and that is likely to continue, sources say.
Covid-19 Is Raising the ESG Stakes
Unlike in past financial crises, ESG is taking center stage as social and governance data is directly relevant to all companies weathering the coronavirus pandemic. That makes the holes in that data, which still remain, all the more apparent.
Truvalue Labs to Launch Coronavirus ESG Monitor
The dashboard, which goes live later this week, is a free online resource that includes tracking how the pandemic is affecting ESG factors.
TMX Forges Ahead to Offer Round-the-Clock Derivatives Trading
Despite the coronavirus, the exchange is on track with plans to offer near 24-hour derivatives trading, new interest rate contracts, and increased transparency into ESG risks.
Trading Venues Aim to Unlock Value of Green Bonds
Tech providers are looking for ways to increase liquidity in climate bonds, a tiny but fast-growing corner of the fixed-income universe.
Fuzzy Data Stalls ESG Alpha Hunt
Quants searching for ESG signals have reached very different conclusions. Mostly they blame the data.
This Week: Refinitiv/Google Cloud; DTCC; Bloomberg/ MSCI; and more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
S&P to Unveil New Data Platform, New Data Capabilities
S&P Global Market Intelligence will offer clients new alt datasets from in-house and third parties to be used in conjunction with increased analytics offerings.
This Week: Refinitiv; Broadway; BMO/Clearpool; Skytra/Nasdaq & More
Catch up on some of the past week's financial technology news.
ICE Looks to Bolster ESG Service as Investors Grapple with Lack of Standards
ICE Data Services says investors can access its reference data subscription later this year to build out their ESG strategies.
Biofuels Broker SCB Eyes More Data Partnerships in 2020
After setting up a dedicated market data function last year, the broker plans to enlist more vendors to increase distribution of its data,
Dun & Bradstreet To Introduce Cyber Risk Solutions in 2020
In addition to expanding into cyber risk, the company plans to enhance its focus on ESG and ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) data.
This Week: JP Morgan/Limeglass, Trumid/Citi, Numerix, ExpandAlpha
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
Qontigo to Release Index Building Platforms
The company, a merger of Axioma, Stoxx and Dax, will offer factor indices and ESG-based index creation.
As ESG Strategies Evolve, New Questions Are Raised
Jo says there are some basic standards that must be finalized before socially responsible investing takes off.
Sibos Gets a Social Conscience
Climate, Brexit and ethical AI were all on the agenda at the massive conference this year, as cloud, cybersecurity and APIs remained major topics of discussion.
DLT-based Trading Platform Tradewind Looks to Enter the Buy Side
Tradewind is also considering covering assets other than precious metals.
Satellite Images Drive Climate Conversations
Investment firms are turning to pictures from the sky to understand environmental impacts for alpha generation.
EU Sustainability Guidelines: 'It Will Require a lot of Thought & Investment'
Members of the Commission's TEG say that data availability and flexibility will serve as the greatest challenges.