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The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) today welcomed a new study on the proposal for a consolidated tape (CT) in Europe. Independently written and produced by management consultancy Oliver Wyman and commissioned by FESE, the study, entitled ‘Caught on Tape’, sets out a cost-benefit analysis of various CT options for Europe. It concludes that starting with a 15-minute delay post-trade tape would be the most favourable for issuers and investors.

Feb 25, 2021 Helsinki – A bank’s credit metrics may soon rely more on how seriously it views equality between the sexes, according to DBRS Morningstar. The ratings firm says a clear focus on gender diversity puts lenders in a better position to live up to the environmental, social and governance goals that investors increasingly demand. Some of the world’s biggest investors have made clear gender diversity isn’t just a fad. Norway’s $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, which ...

Bank Ratings Get Sex-Equality Revamp, Exposing Nordic Edge Bloomberg 2/24/2021 Kati Pohjanpalo (Bloomberg) -- A bank’s credit metrics may soon rely more on how seriously it views equality between the sexes, according to DBRS Morningstar. The ratings firm says a clear focus on gender diversity puts lenders in a better position to live up to the environmental, social and governance goals that investors increasingly demand. And it’s a category in which Nordic banks are alread...