Institutional Asset Manager Newsletter

NEWSLETTER | 21 Jul 2020

Finding rising ESG stars in Japan’s under-researched SME market: Q&A with Neuberger Berman

Japan boasts the third largest equity market in the world, and has been noted for its relative economic stability while global markets went into disarray over Covid-19. Less well-documented are Japan’s 3.5 million small to medium sized businesses, which account for 99.7 per cent of its companies. This is where fund managers at Neuberger Berman are applying their expertise to find quality companies that are committed to improving their ESG impact, for their recently launched Neuberger Berman Japan Equity Engagement fund.

Tue | 21 Jul 2020, 11:29

Enigma will also be joining AlgoTrader’s recently launched WIRESWARM platform, an advanced order and execution management platform which allows financial institutions to trade at multiple regulated crypto liquidity venues.

Tue | 21 Jul 2020, 11:29

SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) solutions provider, has unveiled its Intraday Liquidity Stress Testing module, part of the TLM Cash and Liquidity Management suite of products. With the new module, banks will be able to run a stress test, which can often take up to eight weeks, in minutes.

Tue | 21 Jul 2020, 11:29

Octopus Group has strengthened its institutional funds team with the appointments of Tancredi Micangeli and Angela Gyulveszy, both as distribution managers.

Tue | 21 Jul 2020, 11:29

B Riley has added two seasoned veterans, Jim Clamage and Jason Strominger, to the firm’s Institutional Equity Sales team.

Tue | 21 Jul 2020, 11:29

Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), a fund manager and social enterprise, has expanded its management team with the appointment of Nick Moran as its Chief Operating Officer.