About a third of securities trading firms on both sides of the deal experienced operational stresses during the peak covid-19 volatility last year, according to a new DTCC white paper. The paper, carried out by global back-office behemoth DTCC (Depository
Research Affiliates has taken the study of factor timing to a user-friendly new level through a paper which argues that the market’s momentum and valuation are good predictors of economic influences. The paper, by Mike Aked, director of research for
The three largest global custodian banks have enjoyed hefty increases in the total assets under custody and administration in the March quarter as markets continued to rebound. BNY Mellon is still the biggest. BNY Mellon remained the largest in the
Front-to-back services and market activity have helped the big global asset servicing companies to record levels of assets under custody and administration in the March quarter, despite falling interest income. State Street emphasised the success of its front-to-back offering, which
In recent years, the global surge towards ensuring diversity and inclusion within corporate leadership has intensified. In 2020, industry super fund HESTA launched an initiative called ’40:40 Vision’. It advocates for more diversity in executive leadership in corporate Australia by
Tricia Nguyen, a principal of Mercer, has been promoted to head of Mercer Sentinel following the move by Peter Baker to a part-time role with the business. The changeover had been planned for some time. Nguyen, who became a principal
Warakirri Asset Management has cemented its position as the second-largest fund manager in Australian agriculture with the launch of a second fund in the buy/lease sector. The Warakirri Farmland Fund, launched last week (April 12), has been seeded by a
Amundi has revamped its old responsible investing green bond fund as a broader strategy which looks to also mitigate against societal damage from the shift to renewables. The new fund, ‘Just Transition for Climate’, retains the fixed income and credit
After years of consolidation in the member administration space for big super funds, smaller and newer competitors appear to be gaining ground. FNZ and Grow have won their first clients. GROW Inc (formerly Grow Super) was selected by Vanguard as
Larry Fink, BlackRock’s outspoken chief executive, has committed the firm to a cultural cleansing in the wake of alleged sexual and racial discrimination at the world’s largest fund manager. In an annual shareholder letter published last week, Fink says “certain
About a third of securities trading firms on both sides of the deal experienced operational stresses during the
Research Affiliates has taken the study of factor timing to a user-friendly new level through a paper which
The three largest global custodian banks have enjoyed hefty increases in the total assets under custody and administration
Front-to-back services and market activity have helped the big global asset servicing companies to record levels of assets
In recent years, the global surge towards ensuring diversity and inclusion within corporate leadership has intensified. In 2020,
Tricia Nguyen, a principal of Mercer, has been promoted to head of Mercer Sentinel following the move by
Warakirri Asset Management has cemented its position as the second-largest fund manager in Australian agriculture with the launch
Amundi has revamped its old responsible investing green bond fund as a broader strategy which looks to also
After years of consolidation in the member administration space for big super funds, smaller and newer competitors appear
Larry Fink, BlackRock’s outspoken chief executive, has committed the firm to a cultural cleansing in the wake of
