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How to implement ESG into investment decisions

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… many ways for environmental, social and governance criteria to be brought into an investment portfolio. Manuela Sperandeo, EMEA head of … sustainable and thematic ETFs at BlackRock explains how to define the category, assess it in the context of …

More Canadian Institutions and Asset Managers Using ETFs in Fixed Income, Smart Beta Strategies: Greenwich Report

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… Canadian institutional investors, who have led the world in their innovative applications of exchange traded funds to realize their investment strategies, are increasingly … for equity allocations, but also for smart beta and fixed income strategies, according to a recent Greenwich Associates …

Invesco to Launch New ETFs on NEO

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… NEO Exchange Inc. (“NEO Exchange” or “NEO”) is pleased to announce that Invesco Canada Ltd. (“Invesco”) is … its presence on the NEO Exchange. Invesco has applied to list two new PowerShares ETFs and received approval to list two new series of its NEO-listed PowerShares DWA …

Regulatory experts warn FCA Study has 'severe implications' for asset managers

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… UK asset managers face a number of medium- to long-term structural headwinds as the Financial Conduct Authority attempts to tackle "weak price competition" across the sector, with the future of "large, …

Barclays & Absa : 'Breaking up is hard to do'

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… Barclays’ “divorce from its African arm” could cost “up to £1 billion”. This as the UK bank and its African (sort-of and soon-to-be not) subsidiary are in negotiations about the details of what was always going to be a complicated split.  …

UBS AG (OUBSF) Invests $1 Billion On Robo-Advisors

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… is amongst the latest financial institutions to introduce robo-advisors in the wealth management sector. The launch will be initially in the UK as the bank looks to attract younger clients to use its wealth management …

SEC Adopts Rules to Modernize Information Reported by Funds, Require Liquidity Risk Mgmt, and Permit Swing Pricing

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… The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt changes to modernize and enhance the reporting and …

TD Bank Group agrees to sell its European Direct Investing business to Interactive Investor

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… TD Bank Group today announced an agreement to sell its European direct investing business, through the … International S.A. (Luxembourg) (collectively, "TDDI"),  to Interactive Investor plc ("Interactive Investor"), … will be no immediate change for the customers of either company.  …

Singapore's asset management industry AUM increases by 9%

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… Singapore-based asset managers’ combined AUM increased by 9% last year to reach a fresh high of S$2.6 trillion (US$1.9 trillion) as of end December 2015. According to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), this was …

Department of Labor Conflict of Interest Rule Expected to Boost Advisors' Allocation to ETFs by 65 Percent

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… Financial advisors are likely to recommend that their clients increase allocations to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by 65 percent as a result of …