Société Générale Securities Services in Italy has been mandated as depositary bank by Ambienta SGR, an ESG-focused manager headquartered in Milan, for its private equity funds.
Category: ESG
State Street and S&P Global Trucost to offer enhanced ESG reporting
State Street has formed a strategic engagement with S&P Global Trucost that brings together State Street’s recently launched ESG Risk Analytics and Reporting capabilities and Trucost’s climate data and analytics. The agreement will allow State Street to overlay Trucost’s data intelligence on the risks and opportunities of climate change to build on State Street’s existing…
State Street plans ESG-aware commingled cash collateral service
State Street plans to roll out its agency lending program’s first ESG-aware commingled cash collateral reinvestment strategy. The agency lending team has partnered with State Street Global Advisors, its asset management business, to provide securities lending clients with a commingled cash collateral reinvestment strategy that follows short-term investment guidelines, while considering R-Factor, a proprietary ESG…
MUFG launches private markets ESG reporting service
Following its recent roll-out of an ESG reporting solution, MUFG Investor Services has launched its private markets ESG reporting service. The solution will allow data to be collected in an automated way, with an overlay of ESG expertise from analysts, while being tailored to industry, investment, and client requirements. MUFG will provide reporting services, starting…
Citi adds ESG functionality to Clarity data platform
Citi has incorporated ESG scores into its securities services data platform, Citi Velocity Clarity, allowing clients to analyse the sustainability exposure of their holdings at the portfolio and security level. Citi recently announced a major upgrade to Clarity, including enhancements to the universe of available data, custom reporting capabilities and API functionality. Citi has developed…
MUFG launches ESG reporting service
MUFG Investor Services has launched an ESG Reporting solution. Within the reporting suite, ESG data will be mapped to a client’s portfolio, providing a top-level portfolio rating, highlighting top and bottom performing positions. Additional analysis will also be provided based on sector, asset class and other metrics. The service will extensively analyse both private and…
BNP Paribas strikes deal with Clarity AI
BNP Paribas Securities Services has formed a partnership with Clarity AI, a sustainability data science and technology company. Through its Manaos platform, BNP Paribas clients can access Clarity AI’s universe of sustainability data and insights. Manaos enables institutional investors to store their fund data on a single platform to obtain a comprehensive and transparent view…
BP2S to service Harvest’s new ESG ETF
BNP Paribas Securities Services has been appointed to provide fund services for Harvest Global Investments’ new CSI 300 ESG Leaders Index ETF. Services include global custody, fund administration, trustee, transfer agent and participating dealer. Harvest, which has a longstanding relationship with BP2S, is one of the largest Chinese institutional asset managers.
EISS Super implements State Street’s ESG risk analytics solution
EISS Super, an Australian superannuation fund with AUD6bn AuM, has implemented State Street’s recently launched ESG Risk Analytics solution. State Street provides EISS Super with customised ESG performance and risk management analytics with top-down and bottom-up capabilities. EISS Super can assess the carbon emissions of its portfolio, as well as view its assets through the…
State Street adds risk analytics to ESG solutions suite
State Street has launched an enhancement to its ESG solutions product suite. ESG Risk Analytics provides clients with the ability to address new global regulatory reporting requirements. Through a single platform, this data coverage brings clients the ability to cover most Principle Adverse Impact (PAI) disclosure requirements. ESG Risk Analytics is designed to provide risk…