Financial data vendors

Buffalo Small Cap Fund (BUFSX / BUISX) Receives 5-Star Overall Morningstar Rating

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Money, Finance, Economy, Financial data vendors, Credit rating agencies, Financial markets, Morningstar, Inc., Rate of return, Morningstar Rating for Funds

"Taking a fund to 5 stars is no easy feat and they should be commended for their efforts.

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  • "Taking a fund to 5 stars is no easy feat and they should be commended for their efforts.
  • Such a lengthy track record typically provides investors a comprehensive look at a fund\'s strategy and management style over many full-market cycles with a time-tested view of certain characteristics such as portfolio turnover, risk/reward profile, and longer-term performance results.\nThe Small Cap Fund is also joined by another small cap fund within the Buffalo Funds lineup, the Buffalo Early Stage Growth Fund (BUFOX / BUIOX), which has maintained a 5-Star Overall Morningstar Rating since October 31, 2020.
  • The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics.
  • The weights are: 100% 3-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% 5-year rating / 40% 3-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating / 30% 5-year rating / 20% 3-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns.

Gentherm’s Battery Performance Solution Wins 2021 German Innovation Award

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Financial data vendors, Markit, XC2, Companies, Financial markets, Corporate finance

b'NORTHVILLE, Mich., May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentherm\xc2\xa0(NASDAQ: THRM), a global market leader and developer of innovative thermal management technologies, was named a winner of a 2021 German Innovation Award for its innovative and proprietary Cell Connecting Systems with Mechanical Structuring Process (MSP) technology that is part of the company\xe2\x80\x99s Battery Performance Solutions (BPS).

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  • b'NORTHVILLE, Mich., May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentherm\xc2\xa0(NASDAQ: THRM), a global market leader and developer of innovative thermal management technologies, was named a winner of a 2021 German Innovation Award for its innovative and proprietary Cell Connecting Systems with Mechanical Structuring Process (MSP) technology that is part of the company\xe2\x80\x99s Battery Performance Solutions (BPS).
  • This provides for several advantages including reduced manufacturing complexity, and a simplified design process.
  • This respected award is a result of our team\xe2\x80\x99s commitment to innovation and designing world-class technology to address the growing needs of the electric vehicle market,\xe2\x80\x9d said\xc2\xa0Thomas Stocker, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Interiors and Battery Performance Solutions for Gentherm.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cAccording to IHS Markit , by 2030 the number of electric vehicles will grow from about 10 million today to 145 million.

DGAP-News: BP p.l.c.: Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Thursday, May 13, 2021
RNS, Financial data vendors, S&P Global Ratings, Finance, Service companies, Companies

b'This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.\nThis information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange.

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  • b'This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.\nThis information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange.
  • RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom.
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  • For further information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rns.com .\n13.05.2021 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.\nThe issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.\nThe DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.\n'

S&P Global and IHS Markit Provide Update on their Pending Merger

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Thursday, May 13, 2021
Consulting, Professional services, Finance, Mergers and acquisitions, Financial data vendors, Service companies, Financial markets, S&P Global, Markit, Proxy statement, Dow Jones, Prospectus, Registration statement, S&P Global, IHS Markit, S&P GLOBAL, IHS MARKIT

Our divisions include S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Dow Jones Indices and S&P Global Platts.

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  • Our divisions include S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Dow Jones Indices and S&P Global Platts.
  • IHS Markit has more than 50,000 business and government customers, including 80 percent of the Fortune Global 500 and the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading financial institutions.
  • The registration statement, which was declared effective by the SEC on January 22, 2021, includes a definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus of S&P Global and IHS Markit.
  • The definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus was mailed to the shareholders of S&P Global and IHS Markit seeking their approval of their respective transaction-related proposals.

S&P Global and IHS Markit Provide Update on their Pending Merger

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Thursday, May 13, 2021
Financial data vendors, Companies, Financial markets, Corporate finance, Markit, S&P Global, IHS, Proxy statement

These forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about future business and operating results, the industry and markets in which S&P Global Inc. ("S&P Global") and IHS Markit Ltd. ("IHS Markit") operate and beliefs of and assumptions made by S&P Global management and IHS Markit management, involve uncertainties that could significantly affect the financial or operating results of S&P Global, IHS Markit or the combined company.

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  • These forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about future business and operating results, the industry and markets in which S&P Global Inc. ("S&P Global") and IHS Markit Ltd. ("IHS Markit") operate and beliefs of and assumptions made by S&P Global management and IHS Markit management, involve uncertainties that could significantly affect the financial or operating results of S&P Global, IHS Markit or the combined company.
  • On January 8, 2021, S&P Global filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4, as amended (No.
  • The registration statement, which was declared effective by the SEC on January 22, 2021, includes a definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus of S&P Global and IHS Markit.
  • The definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus was mailed to the shareholders of S&P Global and IHS Markit seeking their approval of their respective transaction-related proposals.

New Morningstar Sustainability Assessments for Companies, Funds, and Asset Managers Now Available Across Morningstar Products and Services

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Service companies, Financial data vendors, Morningstar, Inc., Finance, Financial markets, Morning Star

They will be available in Morningstar Advisor Workstation and Morningstar Analyst Research Centerlater this month.\nThe ESG Commitment Level evaluation reflects Morningstar manager research analysts\' qualitative analysis of the extent to which strategies and asset managers are incorporating ESG factors into their investment processes.

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  • They will be available in Morningstar Advisor Workstation and Morningstar Analyst Research Centerlater this month.\nThe ESG Commitment Level evaluation reflects Morningstar manager research analysts\' qualitative analysis of the extent to which strategies and asset managers are incorporating ESG factors into their investment processes.
  • Twelve earned an ESG Commitment Level of Low, including Franklin Templeton, Janus Henderson, Mellon Investments, and VanEck.\nIn the report, Morningstar analysts also outline what they consider best practices for asset managers.
  • It is now available for 13,000 companies in Morningstar Direct, Morningstar Office, Morningstar Advisor Workstation, and for Premium members of Morningstar.com.
  • Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with approximately $244 billion in assets under advisement and management as of March 31, 2021.

Weave.AI Named to 2021 WealthTech100 List of Innovative Companies Transforming the Global Investment Industry

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Stakeholder, Ethical investment, Environmentalism, Financial data vendors

It employs advanced AI to automatically and transparently analyze and benchmark ESG disclosures and performance.

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  • It employs advanced AI to automatically and transparently analyze and benchmark ESG disclosures and performance.
  • This in turn stymies stakeholder engagement, stewardship, and data-driven portfolio allocation, and increases investment risk," said Nosa Omoigui, CEO and Founder of Weave.AI.
  • "The WealthTech100 list helps senior management filter through all the vendors in the market by highlighting the leading companies in sectors such as client acquisition, financial planning, portfolio management and digital brokerage.
  • More detailed information about the companies is available to download for free on the website.\n'

S&P Global Hosts ESG-focused Hackathon with Claremont Colleges Consortium

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Monday, May 10, 2021
Service companies, Finance, Ethical investment, Articles, Environmentalism, Financial data vendors, Ethical banking, Environmental, social and corporate governance, Governance, S&P Global Platts, S&P Global, Hackathon

b'NEW YORK, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has concluded the first-ever Claremont FinTech Hackathon, a national competition open to students at the California-based Claremont Colleges Consortium.

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  • b'NEW YORK, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has concluded the first-ever Claremont FinTech Hackathon, a national competition open to students at the California-based Claremont Colleges Consortium.
  • Datasets included S&P Global ESG Scores , Machine Readable Transcripts and S&P Capital IQ Fundamentals , among others available via the S&P Global Marketplace .\nThis inaugural ESG hackathon was facilitated through S&P Global\'s EssentialTECH program.
  • "The opportunity reflects our culture across the Claremont Colleges Consortium, in which we believe that corporations and society at large need to take these ESG-related issues seriously.
  • Our divisions include S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Dow Jones Indices, and S&P Global Platts.

Investics to Provide Arabesque S-Ray ESG Portfolio Analytics

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Monday, May 10, 2021
Finance, Money, Ethical investment, Economy, Environmentalism, Ethical banking, ESG, Financial data vendors, Governance, ESG Quant, RepRisk

b'WESTON, Mass., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Investics Data Services Company, Inc. has reached an agreement with Arabesque S-Ray to provide a suite of Arabesque S-Ray ESG data through the Investics Cloud Ecosystem (ICE) and Investics DARTS data marketplace.

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  • b'WESTON, Mass., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Investics Data Services Company, Inc. has reached an agreement with Arabesque S-Ray to provide a suite of Arabesque S-Ray ESG data through the Investics Cloud Ecosystem (ICE) and Investics DARTS data marketplace.
  • Clients can subscribe to one or more of the various Investics DARTS Arabesque S-Ray ESG datasets on AWS Marketplace and seamlessly integrate the S-Ray ESG data with their own portfolio holdings and other investment data on Investics ICE for further performance, risk and exposure analysis, as well as stay ahead of the formative ESG regulatory reporting requirements developing globally.\nThese new Investics DARTS Arabesque S-Ray ESG offerings will allow subscribers to integrate a suite of ESG metrics with their own portfolio holdings for investment management, company analysis, risk management, compliance and regulatory reporting purposes.
  • Currently covering over 8,000 of the world\'s largest listed corporations, the machine learning technology of Arabesque S-Ray combines over 250 ESG metrics with news signals from over 30,000 sources to drive key sustainability insights for its clients.
  • It is the first ESG data provider of its kind to rate companies on the normative principles of the United Nations Global Compact (GC Score).

The Wall Street Journal Announces Lineup for Annual Future of Everything Festival

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Friday, May 7, 2021
Creative works, Films, Cinema of the United States, Financial data vendors, Dow Jones & Company, The Wall Street Journal, Her, WALL-E

b'NEW YORK, May 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wall Street Journal\xe2\x80\x99s Future Of Everything Festival is bringing together the most revolutionary minds to explore the ideas forming what comes next.

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  • b'NEW YORK, May 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wall Street Journal\xe2\x80\x99s Future Of Everything Festival is bringing together the most revolutionary minds to explore the ideas forming what comes next.
  • Hosted by top Journal editors, the festival will take place virtually May 11-13, 2021, with provocative interviews, panel discussions and debates.
  • It\xe2\x80\x99s from this exploration that The Future Of Everything Festival becomes an extraordinary intersection of industries, innovators and ideas.
  • Published by Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal engages readers across print, digital, mobile, social, and video.