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Iress scores dealer group mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2020
... financial advisers has partnered with Iress to provide a streamlined compliance solution. FYG has adopted Iress' data analytics solution, Lumen. The Lumen software scans for risks such as non-compliance with ongoing service and FDS obligations, which ...

Data letting ESG down: BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... one key ingredient missing in allowing the integration of ESG into the investment process to become the norm. Data and analytics were found to be the biggest barrier to deeper and broader implementation of sustainable investing. A total of 53% of global ...

S&P to buy competitor for $60bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
S&P Global will spend about $60 billion in stock to buy data and analytics provider IHS Markit, with the two merging by 2021 end. S&P and IHS Markit have entered a definitive merger agreement that is unanimously approved by both their boards and are ...

Cbus appoints new technology chief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... Financial Standard reported departed the fund in September. Robinson was previously general manager of delivery, data analytics and technology at Latitude Financial Services. Prior to Latitude, Robinson was "tribe lead" for customer self-service, customer ...

Bloomberg indices to rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... indices will soon be known as the Bloomberg Indices. The move is part of a co-branding agreement with Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Solutions (BRAIS), for an initial term of five years. Bloomberg acquired BRAIS in August 2016. Also part of the acquisition ...

FactSet nabs MSCI executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... will be responsible for strategy, sales, and marketing efforts across all business lines, including FactSet's research, analytics, content and technology solutions, and will oversee FactSet's growth efforts in the region," FactSet said. Stansall has ...

Mercer launches climate-transition tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
Mercer has launched an analytics tool that helps institutional investors assess which companies are committed to combating climate change and want to adapt to a net-zero economy. Analytics for Climate Transition (ACT) assesses companies' commitment ...

Fintech hires in Australian expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... driving revenue growth in Australia and New Zealand. Jason O'Shaughnessy steps into the role at data aggregation and analytics for financial services provider Envestnet | Yodlee. He will be tasked with expanding the company's coverage across Europe and ...

Chief economist update: China's vote for US president

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... trade engenders. Easing trade tensions would be good for the good ol' US of A too. A paper published by Moody's Analytics last September claimed: "Since it began in earnest just over a year ago, the trade war with China has cost an estimated ...

Super funds bullish on hiring

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... move," he added. Some of the skills in demand were in data (particularly investment data), project management, business analytics, risk and compliance, and investments (particularly asset class specialists). There is also strong demand for ESG and responsible ...