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Bloomberg and Riskthinking.AI Launch Physical Risk Indicators to Reveal Exposure to Severe Climate Events

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

LONDON, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg and Riskthinking.AI today announce the launch of the first physical risk indicators that account for every climate scenario endorsed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Key Points: 
  • To help investors and companies better understand their exposure to climate-related risk, Riskthinking.AI uses Bloomberg's physical assets data on nearly 50,000 companies—covering over 1 million manufacturing sites, energy plants, mining operations, office buildings, and retail sites—to calculate a company's physical risk exposure level.
  • These indicators can also be used in combination with Bloomberg's global supply chain data to reveal physical vulnerabilities of key suppliers that may negatively impact company operations.
  • "By bringing together cutting-edge climate science with investor grade physical assets data, we can help investors and companies to better navigate the increasingly complex financial and regulatory environment regarding physical risk."
  • The physical risk indicators are available on the Bloomberg Terminal and via Bloomberg Data License at data.Bloomberg.com for enterprise use.

Bloomberg Launches Front Office Pricing Solution, Providing Greater Visibility into Fixed Income Trading

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced that Intraday BVAL (IBVAL) Front Office is now available to Bloomberg Terminal customers, as well as users of Bloomberg's real-time streaming market data feed, B-PIPE. IBVAL Front Office is a new offering, distinct from but complementary to Bloomberg's leading evaluated pricing service, BVAL, that uses a machine learning model designed to handle the intricacies of consuming billions of ticks of market data to produce frequent pricing for real-time trading decisions.

Key Points: 
  • "Credit markets have evolved dramatically in the last few decades through the introduction of electronic trading and the consequent introduction of portfolio trading, fixed income ETFs, and credit algos.
  • To support these trading strategies, firms require more high-quality pricing data, and they need it faster than ever," said Tony McManus, Global Head of Enterprise Data at Bloomberg.
  • "We launched IBVAL Front Office to provide customers with timely pricing data that easily integrates into their trading and pricing execution workflows, so they can operate faster in increasingly automated fixed income markets."
  • IBVAL Front Office pricing is available on the Bloomberg Terminal by loading a security then selecting IBVL PCS as the preferred pricing source.

Bloomberg Launches New Portfolio Manager Workspace Advancing its Buy-Side Decision Support Solutions

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Recognizing portfolio managers are simultaneously managing many portfolios across a range of strategies, the Bloomberg Portfolio Manager Workspace provides an exception-driven experience by delivering summary metrics and exceptions on portfolios.

Key Points: 
  • Recognizing portfolio managers are simultaneously managing many portfolios across a range of strategies, the Bloomberg Portfolio Manager Workspace provides an exception-driven experience by delivering summary metrics and exceptions on portfolios.
  • "The balance between investment risk and the quest for alpha requires significant analysis for the buy-side and decision support solutions are crucial for empowering portfolio managers while achieving scale," said Aryeh Hauptman, Head of Buy-Side Decision Support Product at Bloomberg.
  • The Bloomberg Portfolio Manager Workspace is available through Bloomberg AIM, a part of Bloomberg's integrated buy-side workflow solutions.
  • Bloomberg AIM is a leading order and investment management technology solution with multi-asset decision support and portfolio management, order management, trade compliance and post-trade workflows.

ESG Book appoints John Wise as new Chair as company accelerates global growth

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ESG Book, a global leader in sustainability data and technology, today announced the appointment of John Wise as the company's first Chair of the Board. The move is the latest part of ESG Book's rapid global expansion as the company responds to fast-growing demand for technology-based sustainability data solutions. 

Key Points: 
  • ESG Book is shaking-up the industry as the only independent, cloud-based provider of transparent ESG data, with clients including Bloomberg, Citi, Dow Jones, and JP Morgan.
  • LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ESG Book, a global leader in sustainability data and technology, today announced the appointment of John Wise as the company's first Chair of the Board.
  • The move is the latest part of ESG Book's rapid global expansion as the company responds to fast-growing demand for technology-based sustainability data solutions.
  • Wise will lead ESG Book's board of global investors to help scale the company's growth in a burgeoning $5 billion market1.

ESG Book appoints John Wise as new Chair as company accelerates global growth

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ESG Book, a global leader in sustainability data and technology, today announced the appointment of John Wise as the company's first Chair of the Board. The move is the latest part of ESG Book's rapid global expansion as the company responds to fast-growing demand for technology-based sustainability data solutions. 

Key Points: 
  • ESG Book is shaking-up the industry as the only independent, cloud-based provider of transparent ESG data, with clients including Bloomberg, Citi, Dow Jones, and JP Morgan.
  • LONDON and NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ESG Book, a global leader in sustainability data and technology, today announced the appointment of John Wise as the company's first Chair of the Board.
  • The move is the latest part of ESG Book's rapid global expansion as the company responds to fast-growing demand for technology-based sustainability data solutions.
  • Wise will lead ESG Book's board of global investors to help scale the company's growth in a burgeoning $5 billion market1.

Bloomberg Launches First of its Kind Global Momentum Strategy Index

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced the launch of its Bloomberg Global Momentum Diversified Leaders 5% ER Index, which joins Bloomberg's suite of multi-asset indices as a first of its kind innovation in how momentum index strategies are structured.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced the launch of its Bloomberg Global Momentum Diversified Leaders 5% ER Index, which joins Bloomberg's suite of multi-asset indices as a first of its kind innovation in how momentum index strategies are structured.
  • The Bloomberg Global Momentum Diversified Leaders 5% multi-asset index has been tailored to capture momentum at four different time horizons across two separate days, picking five index constituents for each momentum window.
  • "With the Bloomberg Global Momentum Diversified Leaders 5% multi-asset index, investors can capture momentum leaders across time periods and broad asset coverage – providing investors with richer risk-mitigation controls for more nuanced interests."
  • Bloomberg clients can access available indices on the Bloomberg Terminal and all research and methodology for the indices are available at Bloombergindices.com .

Tech Edge and The Futurum Group Launch Multimedia Strategic Partnership

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Monday, September 25, 2023

PALM BEACH, Fla. and AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tech Edge and The Futurum Group today announced a strategic wide-ranging multimedia partnership designed to dramatically expand the media platforms of both companies. Spanning written editorial journalism, streaming and recorded video interviews on-demand, podcasts and in-person conferences, the joint media portfolio will feature leading executives and investors in the technology industry.

Key Points: 
  • Tech Edge and The Futurum Group today announced a strategic wide-ranging multimedia partnership designed to dramatically expand the media platforms of both companies.
  • PALM BEACH, Fla. and AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tech Edge and The Futurum Group today announced a strategic wide-ranging multimedia partnership designed to dramatically expand the media platforms of both companies.
  • Tech Edge and The Futurum Group today announced a strategic wide-ranging multimedia partnership designed to dramatically expand the media platforms of both companies.
  • Written editorial content will harness Futurum's renowned technology-industry research, with regular reports handpicked by Futurum and the Tech Edge editorial team.

Bloomberg Launches New MVP and Pricing Power Equities Indices

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced the launch of the Bloomberg MVP Index and Bloomberg Pricing Power Index, adding to Bloomberg Index Services Ltd's (BISL) suite of thematic equities indices. These innovative indices are an evolution of traditional factor indices, positioned to capture the individual factors and attributes that propel top-performing companies.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced the launch of the Bloomberg MVP Index and Bloomberg Pricing Power Index, adding to Bloomberg Index Services Ltd's (BISL) suite of thematic equities indices.
  • "The Bloomberg MVP and Pricing Power Indices serve as powerful tools to enable investors to capture the essence of exceptional companies and pursue alpha with strategic insight.
  • The indices have recently been adopted by Invesco as the new underlying benchmarks for the Invesco Bloomberg Pricing Power ETF (ticker: POWA) and Invesco Bloomberg MVP Multi-Factor ETF (ticker: BMVP).
  • Bloomberg clients can access available indices on the Bloomberg Terminal and all research and methodology for the indices is available at Bloombergindices.com .

Stetson University Shatters Fundraising Record for Second Year in a Row

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Saturday, September 9, 2023

DELAND, Fla., Sept. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stetson University set another fundraising record for a second year in a row, raising $65 million last year for student scholarships, renovations and other areas across the institution.

Key Points: 
  • Stetson University set another fundraising record for a second year in a row, raising $65 million last year for student scholarships, renovations and other areas across the institution.
  • DELAND, Fla., Sept. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stetson University set another fundraising record for a second year in a row, raising $65 million last year for student scholarships, renovations and other areas across the institution.
  • The outpouring of gifts and pledges from donors during the 2023 fiscal year, ending June 30, came a year after Stetson raised $52.2 million, then the largest amount on record.
  • "For the second year in a row, Stetson has shattered all fundraising records with $65 million in new gifts and pledges this past fiscal year alone," he said.

Bloomberg Makes Alternative Data Accessible Alongside Traditional Financial Data

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced the introduction of a new alternative data function, ALTD , on the Bloomberg Terminal. For the first time, customers can get an early read on company performance, side-by-side with the traditional fundamental data for which Bloomberg has long been known. ALTD supports equity analysts and portfolio managers with intra-quarter insights and can be easily incorporated into research workflows – alongside consensus estimates, company news, research, and guidance – well ahead of earnings announcements.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced the introduction of a new alternative data function, ALTD , on the Bloomberg Terminal.
  • Through the Bloomberg Second Measure acquisition completed in 2020, Bloomberg began offering the highly sought-after consumer transaction data feed and analytics products.
  • "With ALTD , we are democratizing access to alternative data by seamlessly integrating it into the Bloomberg Terminal alongside traditional market data, broker research, estimates and news," said Shawn Edwards, Bloomberg's Chief Technology Officer.
  • Richard Lai, Global Head of Alternative Data in Bloomberg's Office of the CTO added, "Alternative data enables customers to gain faster, deeper insights into company performance.