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Why Data Is at The Heart of Navigating Global Regulatory Divergence
Volker Lainer, VP, Product Management and Regulatory Affairs at GoldenSource. The role of data in financial markets is constantly evolving to fit with trading trends and constant advancements in technology. Back in 2022, we saw new requirements come into force under MiFID II for banks and investment firms to integrate sustainability into their suitability assessments…
ESG Data Spotlight Shines on Sovereign Debt and its Challenges
The ESG lens is being focused on sovereign bonds, considered by many observers as the next frontier for sustainability data. The Assessing Sovereign Climate-Related Opportunities and Risks (Ascor) project has launched a framework for assessing government debt that it hopes will develop into a standalone tool. The organisation, which comprises asset owners and managers that…
Pension Fund TCFD Alignment Hampered by Data, Report Says
The shortage and inconsistency of sustainability data is preventing pension funds from formulating climate-forward investment strategies, according to a report by Pensions for Purpose. The data challenges mean few funds are aligning with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework to shape their approach to ESG and their use of some analytics remains limited,…
Index Firm Solactive to Add New ESG Services Beyond Indexing through Minerva Buy Out
German benchmarking company Solactive has bought a British stewardship solutions provider, enabling it to offer proxy voting and stewardship services to asset managers and owners. Solactive said it bought Minerva Analytics because growth in demand for ESG-related financial services had surged after it acquired a 33 per cent stake in the firm in 2019. While…
Solactive Acquires Minerva Analytics
British ESG research, proxy voting and stewardship services provider Minerva Analytics has been bought by indexing firm Solactive. The deal will enable the combined company to offer better ESG indices and benchmarks as well as improved engagement capabilities with portfolio companies, for its 500-plus clients.
Third of Companies Don’t Include Climate Change in Risk Analyses
Almost a third of companies do not take climate change into consideration when analysing risks to their business. An Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) report found that finance departments were among the least likely to regard ESG risks as material. Corporate climate risks and mitigation strategies are metrics that have become increasingly important to investors.
Clarity AI and LSEG Create Compliance Tool for Updated SFDR
Sustainability tech platform Clarity AI is providing the infrastructure and analytics behind a new tool that’s helping LSEG’s financial institution clients comply with European ESG reporting rules that came into effect this week. SFDR Reporting Professional Powered by Clarity AI has been created to enable compliance with the new Level 2 Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation….
2023, the Year When ESG Comes of Age
If the past 12 months tested the resilience of the global ESG project, then 2023 is likely to be the turning point from which it becomes an irreversible part of the financial landscape. Data quality will improve as regulations toughen and as disclosures and reporting standards become codified internationally, market experts predict for the new…
Planet, Accenture Tie-Up to Offer Supply Chain, Climate Risk Insights
Environment-monitoring satellite imagery firm Planet has teamed with IT giant Accenture to provide industries, including financial services, with AI-powered geospatial data tools. The combination of Planet’s high-frequency imagery data captured by its fleet of about 200 satellites and Accenture’s analytics is hoped to provide clients with deep insights into supply-chain and climate risks.
Asset and Wealth Managers Demand Different ESG Data, SIX Survey Finds
Asset managers and wealth managers have divergent data needs for ESG investing, a new survey suggests. While asset managers want access to better and more varied granular data, their wealth-focused counterparts prefer packaged ratings, the survey by Swiss financial services company SIX found. At the same time, both expressed frustration at the shortage of information…