Fund Managers Seek to Plug Holes in ESG Data

Quant funds are striving to adjust their ESG models to take into account changes in corporate behavior during the pandemic.

Fund managers always knew that picking investments on the basis of an ethical rating depends on flawed and fuzzy information. Now, the economic shock of the past six months has revealed new gaps in the data that quant investors rely on for their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) models.

Employers across industries have reacted to the disruption of coronavirus by introducing workplace policies to help cash-strapped staff during lockdown. Others have pivoted their business to become

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Waters Wrap: The tough climb for startups

Anthony speaks with two seasoned technologists to better understand why startups have such a tough time getting banks and asset managers to sign on the dotted line.

FCA declines to directly regulate market data prices

A year-long investigation by the UK regulator to determine whether competition is hindered in the wholesale data markets has concluded with its decision not to directly regulate much-maligned data pricing and licensing structures.

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