DWS has pulled the plug on one of its ETF UCITS’s lending programme as part of its switch from tracking a traditional FTSE index to an ESG-friendly one
Global Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending has launched a public consultation on its draft ESG principles and is requesting responses to a survey
Asian investors are prioritising voting rights and achieving greater visibility over their lending chain, according to PASLA’s latest ESG market consultation
Carson Block, founder of Muddy Waters Capital, Gabriel Grego, managing partner of Quintessential Capital Management, and John Hempton, founder of Bronte Capital, will co-chair the new Short – Long Investments and ESG workstream alongside Radek Stech
The fund is designed to be less carbon intensive than its index and will maintain a net positive alignment with the UN's sustainable development goals while also investing in green, social and other labelled sustainable bonds
The new group will be co-chaired by ISLA CEO Andy Dyson and Ciara Horigan, a senior member of the regulatory, industry and government affairs team at State Street
Deutsche Boerse has set its sights on becoming a "leading global ESG data player" through the acquisition of a majority share of approximately 80 percent in Institutional Shareholder Services
The creation of the college comes shortly after Securities Finance Times, formerly Securities Lending Times, became the first media outlet to gain official ‘media observer’ status
ISLA has invited all relevant council members and partners to join its ESG working groups after the council is wound down and says it will take on the mantle of its work in advancing the sustainability agenda
Radek Stech, the CEO of the Global Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending, has joined the Bretton Woods Committee alongside other representatives from the Bank of England, BlackRock, Harvard University and the World Economic Forum
