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Vontobel Asset Management’s Clean Technology fund has added new impact indicators to “Potential Avoided Emissions” (PAE) and carbon footprint reporting giving investors the opportunity to shift from the current focus on mitigating ESG risks to positive impact considerations.
The Vontobel Fund – Clean Technology invests in companies that provide clean and innovative technologies or services, which support sustainable urbanisation and industrialisation. The fund already measures its carbon footprint and PAEs, but has recently added measurement of seven additional indicators which enable investors to see how their investments support UN SDGs on focusing on Clean Water & Sanitation, Industry, Innovation &
Options, a provider of colocation services to the global capital markets, has deployed Arista 7130 series ultra-low latency switches in 20 colocation environments globally.
Options specialised infrastructure allows clients to trade at single digit, nanosecond latencies and the deployment of the 7130 series will ensure the firm continues to meet client demand for ultra-low latency switching capabilities.
The deployment of 7130 tier switches to Options’ managed colocation platform marks the beginning of a new era of ultra-low latency access, with Layer 1 exchange access through the Arista 7130 series.
The Arista 7130 series reduces the cut through latency
Independent futures brokerage and clearing firm RJ O’Brien & Associates (RJO) has chosen the ION Global Trading Platform (GTP) for its cleared derivatives business.
RJO was committed to providing their global client base with an electronic trading platform that delivers cutting-edge functionality and broad market access. The firm also wanted a platform that could be integrated seamlessly for their institutional brokers.
Gerald Corcoran, RJO Chairman and CEO, says: “We’ve enjoyed a longstanding partnership with ION, and we’re pleased to offer our discerning institutional brokers the opportunity to migrate to GTP. As we continue to grow our global institutional business,
Multi-boutique investment company BennBridge is launching a new boutique asset management business, Skerryvore Asset Management, in partnership with emerging market equities manager Glen Finegan.
BennBridge, which has established offices in London and New York, is part of the BFM Group – which operates as Bennelong Funds Management in Australia. Skerryvore will be based in BennBridge’s Edinburgh office.
Skerryvore will aim to generate long-term returns by investing in emerging market equities. The business is named after Scotland’s tallest lighthouse, which is often cited as an outstanding example of engineering constructed in a challenging location – a clear metaphor for safe
Vela, an independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading solutions, has integrated its Metro trading platform with its SuperFeed and DMA Platform, to provide expanded market data coverage and risk management capabilities respectively.
Vela’s Metro trading platform is a high-performance, server-based system supporting automated, algorithmic and click trading strategies that underpin buy- and sell-side trading requirements. Offering a complete solution for options pricing, execution, and risk management, Metro provides traders with access to all major US and European options markets, as well as newly-added Indian markets, on a single platform.
Vela’s SuperFeed delivers
Well over half of asset managers at financial services firms (58 per cent) say that recent industry regulations have resulted in their organisation either investing in new technology or bringing in a third party to help meet new data management requirements.
In addition, a third of respondents (33 per cent) noted that reducing the cost of change was a primary factor for buy-side financial services firms to outsource.
These were among the key findings of a recent survey commissioned by Asset Control, a leading solutions provider for financial data management. The study revealed that ‘the ability to absorb and
Corlytics, a specialist in regulatory risk rating, has appointed Stacey English to its executive team as Chief Digital Officer.
English will lead Corlytics’ digital content, distribution and marketing strategy and will also manage key customer and partnership relationships.
As the former head of regulatory intelligence at Thomson Reuters, English has delivered world class regulatory insight and industry thought leadership to compliance and risk professionals worldwide for over a decade. She was part of the innovative regtech start up Complinet, which was acquired by Thomson Reuters.
English is a chartered certified accountant with over 20 years’ risk, compliance, audit and regtech
Cappitech, a provider of regulatory reporting and intelligence solutions for the financial services industry, has appointed Mark Kelly to its Board of Advisors.
Kelly’s 30 years of financial and regulatory expertise will enhance Cappitech’s ability to offer the financial services sector the most accurate and business-critical product suite and services.
Cappitech’s products are focused on both meeting regulatory requirements and utilising regulatory data for enhanced decision making and the creation of new revenue streams.
Ronen Kertis, CEO and Founder of Cappitech, says: “We are pleased that Mark has agreed to join our Board of Advisors and believe his highly
GoldenSource has launched a new data connection to support the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) and Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) initiative to link International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) and Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs).
The combined ANNA and GLEIF initiative, set up to increase transparency of trading exposure by connecting the issuer and issuance of securities, allows market participants to aggregate the data required to gain a clear view of their securities exposure within a given issuer and its related entities. This means that the LEI, relating to any ISIN, can now easily be identified – removing any uncertainty
Nomura, Asia’s global investment bank, has made its five FX algorithmic strategies available on the BidFX platform.
Clients can now access Nomura’s FX Algo Tsuwamono Series on BidFX. Each strategy offers a wide range of flexibility on executions suited to client requirements and trading preferences.
Ian Daniels, Nomura Head of eFX Distribution EMEA & Americas, says: “Nomura’s FX algorithms provide substantial benefits to clients, with high levels of trading flexibility. We’re pleased that clients can now find our algorithms on BidFX.”
Roger Lee, BidFX Head of EMEA Sales, says: “BidFX has had a long standing relationship with Nomura and it’s exciting
