Marion Leslie, Head Financial Information & member of Executive Board, SIX, highlighted: With Orenda we have found the right partner with unique expertise in alternative data sets, data science and ESG. As we bring our capabilities and the expertise of our teams together, we see a lot of opportunities to build new propositions supporting the…
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Having drawn data from Inrate, SIX has now announced its offering of two SPI ESG indices for equities and 20 new SBI ESG indices available for bonds, all based on the Swiss Performance Index. For a company to fall within the indices, it must have an ESG Impact Rating of a minimum of a C+,…
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The SGX FIRST (Future in Reshaping Sustainability Together) initiative was announced in December. It is a multi-pronged expansion of the exchange’s sustainability capabilities and supports the introduction of new ESG-focused products, services and platforms. Michael Syn, Head of Equities at SGX, commented: Our leadership in developing a pan-Asia shelf of benchmark equity derivatives has placed…
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The new specialists will join the existing ESG team which oversees the development of Credit Suisse’s ESG investment framework. The framework has been built into an ESG hub, serving as a central source of information for the wider bank. Credit Suisse also intends to consolidate its ESG work into one integrated house view, which carries…
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Socially responsible investments following the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment exceeded $80 trillion in 2018 and Japan’s sustainable investments rose 360% from 2016 to 2018 compared to the global average of 34%. At the G20 Riyadh Summit in November 2020, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga expressed that his determination to achieve carbon neutrality with virtually…
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The key findings of the WFE survey include: Exchanges continue to develop sustainability efforts through the WFE Sustainability Principles. Among the exchanges participating in the survey, 41% had initiatives that correspond to all five Sustainability Principles. Almost 90% of the exchanges saw investor demand for ESG disclosure, of which 29% believed demand to be extensive.…
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Euronext is prepared for investors taking ESG criteria into consideration in their investment strategies and has developed a suite of innovative solutions for listed companies through its Corporate Services offering. The ESG Advisory services are tailor-made and allow issuers to reach new investors by clarifying their ESG strategy for capital markets and building their ESG…
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Launched in February 2019, Eurex has a growing ESG segment with futures on the STOXX® Europe 600 ESG Exclusions, the EURO STOXX 50® Low Carbon and the STOXX® Europe Climate Impact. In October 2019 the company added first exchange-traded ESG options on a European benchmark to its product range. Since its launch, over 1 million…
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Jessie Pak, Managing Director, Head of Information Services Asia Pacific, London Stock Exchange Group, said: We are delighted that TAIFEX has selected the FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG Index to track for its latest listed futures. FTSE Russell is committed to supporting growing client and investor demand in Taiwan, and across Asia, for sustainable investment 2…
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Hemington is based in London and reports directly to Joanna Nayler, Chief Legal and Governance Officer, who joined the company in March. Before joining IG Group, Hemington worked for Teach First since 2017. There he managed many of the charity’s most important private sector partnerships. Hemington is a qualified lawyer, he began his career at…
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