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Global PSSL continues outreach and appointments

15 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The ESG-focused not-for-profit has expanded its College of Advisors and is now accepting input from individuals from organisations that engage in securities lending directly, provided they sit outside the lending departments

EISS Super gains ESG insights from State Street's analytics solution

09 March 2021 Australia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

"We have a responsibility to consider, understand and manage all the potential risks facing our investment holdings and one of the risk categories we look at is ESG," says the CEO of EISS Super

Will ESG drive the “ultimate look-through” on borrowed securities?

09 March 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Your stock is on its way! PASLA/RMA panellists discuss the prospect of an Uber-style asset tracking app to allow beneficial owners to ensure any lent securities comply with their ESG principles

ESG: Don’t let SBL become the story, says ISLA CEO

08 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

“While not wanting to underplay the importance of our markets, securities lending has itself become the story,” he writes. “I would argue that this is not the right way to view the challenges we face at this time”

US SEC creates new ESG disclosure enforcement division

08 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The new task force will work closely with other divisions in the agency to protect investors and the market

Northern Trust’s first European ESG ETFs will not lend securities

03 March 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The two FlexShare sustainable funds, which represent the asset manager’s first European ETFs, will not join their US counterparts in lending securities, for now

Deutsche Boerse enhances ESG focus with ISS acquisition

01 March 2021 Germany
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Deutsche Boerse and ISS are now able to serve the growing demand for in-depth extra-financial data, research and analytics

Global ESG standards body needed, IOSCO says

26 February 2021 Spain
Reporter: Alex Pugh

A leading international securities regulatory body is calling for a three-pronged approach to achieve globally consistent and reliable sustainable financing disclosure standards

HSBC to relaunch ETF lending programme, excluding ESG funds

18 February 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

HSBC Global Asset Management is relaunching its securities lending programme for 25 ETFs next month but will exclude seven sustainable equity funds, representing a combined £285 million AUM, on ESG grounds

Broadridge and Third Economy launch ESG advisory services

29 January 2021 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Broadridge has partnered with sustainable investment research firm Third Economy to provide a new offering to better help companies and investors enhance their ESG programmes

ESG ETF assets surged three-fold in 2020

08 January 2021 France
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The lack of securities lending programmes by ESG ETF is set to become a key battleground in 2021 with global AUM nearly tripling last year as launches proliferate, and performance skyrockets

ISLA puts ESG centre stage for 2021

21 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLA's newly-launched ESG steering group is split into four key pillars: thought leadership, advocacy, regulation and best practice. Each will take on an element of advancing the integration of sustainable financing into securities lending

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