ECPI Unit to Become Part of StatPro StatPro Group, a cloud-based portfolio analysis and asset pricing services vendor, will be enhancing its benchmark offerings for environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and indices via the acquisition of the ESG research and index business unit (ECPI) from ECPI Group, officials say. The acquisition for a total… Read More >>
World Bank Signs Licensing Agreement with SimCorp
World Bank Deployment to Cover Middle and Back Offices SimCorp, which provides investment management products and services to the financial services industry, reports that the World Bank has licensed SimCorp Dimension, the vendor’s investment management system. The agreement was signed in late 2018, per SimCorp. Under the agreement, the World Bank has licensed SimCorp’s “middle… Read More >>
World Bank, CBA Launch First Blockchain-Managed Bond
The World Bank recently broke ground with a bond launch that is being completely managed via blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT) and represents a key step forward in the institution’s strategy to harness disruptive technologies. The blockchain operated new debt instrument, or “bond-i” is described as “the world’s first bond to be created, allocated, transferred and… Read More >>
