Investment giant Charles Schwab is to make third-party ESG data available to its customers. The Texas-based financial services firm will offer MSCI ESG Ratings through its web-based research too and via relevant stocks’ Schwab Equity Ratings Report. MSCI’s ratings are designed to gauge a company’s reliance to long-term ESG risks.
Volumes of investment in ESG products continue to rise, regulators around the world are putting rules in place, and the EU has, perhaps, first mover advantage with both ESG regulation and a taxonomy in place. This is significant progress in a relatively uncharted market, yet significant challenges remain for financial market participants keen to make...
Anders Rodenberg, chief executive of social metrics and data provider Denominator, responds with his own question when asked why diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) considerations should matter to investors. “Is it right that an asset manager who gets half their money from women should invest in companies that don’t have a single woman on its...
Now in its 6th year, the RegTech Summit in London will bring together the RegTech ecosystem to explore how the European capital markets financial industry can leverage technology to drive innovation, cut costs and support regulatory change.
This special report accompanies a webinar we held on the popular topic of The Data Management Implications of Solvency II, discussing the data implications for asset managers and their custodians and asset servicers. You can register here to get immediate access to the Special Report.