Ultimus, a U.S.-based provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has been appointed as transfer agent for Parnassus Investments, a San Francisco based fund family with USD41.7bn AuM. As part of the transition, over 300,000 Parnassus shareholder accounts were converted to Ultimus’ TA system. Parnassus focuses on building wealth by investing in companies that…
Category: ESG
WHEB expands relationship with FundRock
FundRock, a European third-party UCITS ManCo and AIFM that is owned by Apex, has expanded its relationship with sustainable impact investor WHEB Asset Management LLP to provide distribution services through FundRock Distribution S.A. In an extension of FundRock’s existing role as ManCo for WHEB’s Irish ICAV and ACD for WHEB’s Sustainability OEIC, WHEB has appointed…
CACEIS launches UK carbon metrics reporting service
CACEIS has launched a carbon metrics reporting tool in the UK. This will provide UK pension schemes with a platform to align themselves with the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures reporting requirements. The new carbon metrics look-through reporting tool enables pension schemes to assess their portfolios’ carbon footprint and meet the metrics and targets…
Investics to offer S-Ray ESG datasets
Investics Data Services, the Boston-based investment data & analytics firm founded by Bill Pryor, has reached an agreement with Arabesque S-Ray to provide a suite of Arabesque S-Ray ESG data through the Investics Cloud Ecosystem (ICE) and Investics DARTS data marketplace. Clients can subscribe to one or more of the various Investics DARTS Arabesque S-Ray…
Italy’s Ambienta appoints SGSS as depositary bank for PE funds
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.
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…