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Solactive Delivers New Green Bond Index For Lyxor Asset Management To Enable Asset Owners To Invest In Corporate Green Bonds

Date 14/09/2021

The Green Bonds market is slightly over a decade old, and its growth has gained pace recently. Compared to 2019, the Green Bonds market increased by USD 290bn in 2020, which represents a 9% increase in new issuances, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). Solactive is pleased to announce that Lyxor Asset Management launched its Lyxor Corporate Green Bond (DR) UCITS ETF tracking the Solactive EUR USD IG Corporate Green Bond TR Index. The ETF enables investors to align their corporate bond portfolio with net-zero goals by adding corporate bonds to their portfolio that contribute to the transition to a low-carbon economy. The ETF started trading on Xetra, London Stock Exchange, and Borsa Italiana.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 14/09/2021

The following risk parameters will be changed:

Nukkleus Announces Exclusive Partnership With Monogram Blockchain To Facilitate Payments For MG Token

Date 14/09/2021

• Proven as only choice for high-volume institutional client flow
• Unique infrastructure gives first mover advantage for institutional business
• Adds another significant high volume business to its pipeline

Increased Regulation Represents Top Challenge Facing European Asset Managers, But RBC I&TS Poll Reveals Regional Differences

Date 14/09/2021

Increased regulation is overwhelmingly the top concern among European (including UK) fund and asset managers, as the European Union and a post-Brexit Britain have introduced a raft of new regulatory reviews and amendments. Royal Bank of Canada Investor & Treasury Services’ inaugural global asset and wealth manager survey, expanding the previous Canadian survey, today reveals that more than three quarters (77%) of European managers cited it as their top concern, with “increased client expectations” in a distant second place (40%) and “technological change” in the third spot (25%).

Biconomy Integrates With Showtime, Bringing Free Minting To The NFT Social Network

Date 14/09/2021

Biconomy (https://biconomy.io/), a multichain relayer network building infrastructure to simplify the web3.0 experience, announced today it has integrated with Showtime, the user-owned NFT social network, to remove the major hurdle for buyers and creators, by enabling gasless transactions and bringing free minting to the NFT ecosystem.

NYSE And Intrinsic Exchange Group Partner To Launch A New Asset Class To Power A Sustainable Future

Date 14/09/2021

• Natural Asset Companies, or NACs, will list and trade on the NYSE, creating a new market whose assets generate trillions of dollars in ecosystem services annually
• Government of Costa Rica working with IEG to develop first NAC; Private sector NACs to follow
• IEG founding investors include the Inter-American Development Bank and Rockefeller Foundation

Illicit Activity Hits UK Corporates Despite Confidence In Bribery And Corruption Controls, Reveals Kroll

Date 14/09/2021

• Half (49%) of UK respondents cite lack of visibility over third parties as their biggest bribery and corruption threat, above the global average (46%) and higher than their European counterparts in France, Germany and Italy
• Most UK corporates (84%) said bribery and corruption risk was given sufficient board-level attention
• Nearly all (91%) said their organisation was using data analytics to proactively detect bribery and corruption risk
• Yet, 56% felt corruption and illicit activity were having a significant impact on their organisation.

Bursa Malaysia To Enhance PLCs Investor Relations Capabilities - Kicks Off Pilot Investor Relations & Public Relations Initiative

Date 14/09/2021

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) recently embarked on an Investor Relations & Public Relations Incentive Programme, with the objective of enhancing the visibility and accessibility of its Public Listed Companies (PLCs) to the investment community through more active investor relations engagements. 

Toronto Stock Exchange Announces The 2021 TSX30, Showcasing The Exchange’s Top-Performing Companies - Canada's Premier Equities Market To Celebrate TSX30 Companies Today In A Virtual Market Open Ceremony

Date 14/09/2021

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) today announced the 2021 TSX30™, the Exchange's flagship program showcasing the 30 top-performing stocks over a three-year period, based on dividend-adjusted share price performance. The annual ranking serves to spotlight the achievements and sustained success of TSX's leading listed companies while also highlighting the depth and diversity of Canada's powerful capital markets ecosystem.

Amberdata Raises $15M Series A Led By Citi - Funds To Double R&D Headcount And Expand Go-To-Market

Date 14/09/2021

Amberdata, the digital asset data company, announced it has raised $15 Million Series A led by Citi. Franklin Templeton, Galaxy Digital, Rovida Kruptos Assets, and executives at GoldenTree Asset Management also participated in the capital raise. They are joined by HWVP who previously led Amberdata's Series Seed.