Schroders Capital’s Multi Private Credit Fund (MPCF) has reached a second close of GBP85 million amid growing demand from UK pensions for a diversified portfolio of private credit exposure.
Transcend, a provider of analytics, optimisation, and automation for collateral, liquidity, and funding, continues to enhance its CCP Central solution by expanding its network of direct CCP connectivity and margin optimisation.
Net sales of UCITS and AIFs totalled EUR53 billion in August, down from EUR140 billion in July 2021, according to the latest monthly Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet from European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA).
Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, has adde Michelle Dunne as a managing director in its consultant coverage leadership team.
SEI has acquired Atlas, Capita’s defined contribution (DC) master trust. Subject to regulatory approval, the deal extends a successful, long-term strategic partnership between SEI and Capita and positions the SEI Master Trust to continue delivering best-of-breed service at scale.
The Cardano Group (Cardano), a pensions advisory and investment management specialist, is to acquire 100 per cent of sustainable investing specialist ACTIAM from Dutch insurance and reinsurance group, Athora Netherlands. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, subject to regulatory approvals.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has developed an Asian Green Bond Fund, in collaboration with the development financing community, to channel global central bank reserves to green projects in the Asia Pacific region.
Elliptic, a specialist in cryptoasset risk management, has made two senior hires in its executive team in a move that will strengthen the business’s products and services offering following its USD60 million Series C funding announcement.
Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, is expanding its long-standing partnership with NYDIG, a technology and financial services firm, to execute a purchase of bitcoin for the firm’s balance sheet.
The total carbon emissions of the US economy should be viewed as more than 6 per cent higher than widely believed, while China's carbon emissions could be around 10 per cent lower, according to new, proprietary analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence (BI).