November 2020
News Fitch Affirms France at ’AA’; Outlook Negative
Fitch Ratings has affirmed France’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ’AA’. The Outlook is Negative. The Negative Outlook reflects the shock to the French economy from the COVID-19 pandemic, which will leave public sector indebtedness substantially (...)
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November 2020
News Solactive Acquires Minority Stake in Green Financial Technology Platform Spark Change
Solactive announces the acquisition of a minority stake in Spark Change. Inflows in ESG linked investments are at their all-time peak, and more investors are well-disposed towards integrating ESG factors into the investment (...)
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November 2020
News Market Cap of the Big Five Companies Surged by 46% YTD to $7.1trn, Amazon Leads with an 80% Jump
As opposed to the automotive industry, hotel chains, airlines, and millions of SMEs fighting to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, the world’s leading tech companies have been remarkably unaffected by the effects of the coronavirus (...)
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November 2020
News Ethereum was the Most Traded Cryptocurrency in Q3 2020 with 1.1M Average Daily Transactions, 3.5x More than Bitcoin
As the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum witnessed impressive growth in 2020. Since the beginning of the year, Ethereum price surged by a remarkable 230%, drawing more and more attention from investors in times of economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 (...)
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November 2020
News New Google-IFC report estimates Africa’s Internet economy could be worth $180 billion by 2025
e-Conomy Africa 2020, a new report released today by Google and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), estimates that Africa’s Internet economy has the potential to reach 5.2% of the continent’s GDP) by 2025...
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October 2020
News Amundi selects Solactive as Index Provider for new Amundi Prime Euro Gov Bonds 0-1 Y UCITS ETF
After the successful release of its Amundi Prime US Treasury Bond 0-1 Y UCITS ETF, Europe’s largest asset manager once again chose Solactive as its index provider of choice in the extension of their fixed income offering of their established Prime ETF (...)
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October 2020
News Credit Suisse Advances Institutional Sustainability Initiative Through Partnership with Equilibrium
Credit Suisse is pleased to announce that it has achieved another milestone in fulfilling its institutional commitment to sustainability. Credit Suisse Asset Management will partner with sustainability infrastructure and (...)
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October 2020
News Société du Grand Paris successfully launched its fifth and sixth Green bond issuances
On Wednesday 07th October 2020, Société du Grand Paris successfully launched its fifth and sixth Green bond issuances under its Green EMTN programme, for a total amount of EUR 6bn split over two distinct tenors: EUR 3bn at 10-year (0% coupon) and EUR 3bn at 40-year (0.7% (...)
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October 2020
News JPMorgan Chase Adopts Paris-Aligned Financing Commitment
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (“JPMorgan Chase” or the “Firm”) said today that it is adopting a financing commitment that is aligned to the goals of the Paris Agreement (“Paris”). As part of its strategy, the Firm intends to help clients navigate the challenges and capitalize on the (...)
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September 2020
News Euronext and CDP Equity confirm exclusive talks with LSEG to acquire Borsa Italiana
Euronext and CDP Equity (“CDPE”, 100% owned by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti) confirm they have entered into exclusive talks with London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG”) to acquire Borsa Italiana group, together with Intesa Sanpaolo. There can be no certainty that this will lead to (...)
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September 2020
News Muzinich & Co. Limited announces the first close of Pan-European II Private Debt Fund
Like its predecessor vehicle, the Fund focuses on providing growth capital to lower middle-market companies to fund acquisitions, expansions and transitions in family and founder-owned businesses. The Fund follows on the successful €706.5mn. closing of the firm’s first (...)
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September 2020
News 10 largest sovereign wealth funds control $5.7 trillion with 21% majority based in Asia
Data presented by Buy Shares indicates the ten largest Sovereign Wealth Funds control assets worth $5.7 trillion. The assets value was recorded as of July 2020.
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September 2020
News ESMA sees high risk of decoupling of financial market performance and underlying economic activity
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU securities markets regulator, today publishes its second Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities (TRV) Report of 2020.
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July 2020
News European Investment Bank Financed €1.2trn of Projects Over Last Two Decades
As one of the world’s largest public lending institutions the European Investment Bank has granted financial support for thousands of companies and projects over the years. According to data gathered by AksjeBloggen.com, the combined value of EIB-financed projects in the last (...)
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July 2020
News Market Cap of Three Largest Tech Companies Listed on London Stock Exchange Dropped by $14.9bn in Six Months
According to data gathered by BuyShares.co.uk, the market cap of the three largest tech companies trading on the London Stock Exchange amounted to $120.4bn last week, a $14.9bn plunge since the beginning of the (...)
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