Quantitative research shows that stocks that are associated with a higher level of controversial online chatter underperform. Research also shows that portfolio volatility is affected by controversial media reports. Real-time natural language processing (NLP) can be used to analyse chatter on social forums about ESG controversies enabling emerging risks to be captured before their impact on stocks is fully realised.

Open identifiers are key to capital markets’ data infrastructure and are growing in number and strength as the industry acknowledges their potential value. A report by Refinitiv and the Open Data Institute (ODI) notes that to be sustainable in the long term, identifier schemes must balance openness and independence with financial viability. This, it says, is no mean feat.

The European Commission (EC) Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Sustainable Finance has made recommendations for the climate disclosure of climate-related information. It is hoped, the Commission says, that the climate disclosure rules will improve transparency in the industry, combat greenwashing and avoid any divergent law-making across EU member states.

Refinitiv USD IBOR Cash Fallbacks are designed to ensure existing USD LIBOR referencing products such as loans, bonds and securitisations can continue to operate post-USD LIBOR cessation. There are two versions of the Refinitiv USD IBOR Cash Fallbacks: those for consumer products and those for institutional products. Initially, market participants can use the prototype USD IBOR Cash Fallbacks to become more familiar with the rates and test technical connectivity.

Once unregulated and unruly, credit default swaps are now part of the fabric of capital markets. A recent study by Refinitiv tracks how credit default swap (CDS) rates react to changes in probability of default (PD), and how the company’s StarMine Structural Credit Risk model can predict the direction of CDS rate changes.

The main aims of the EC Green Bond Standard include promoting capital flows into sustainable investments and combating the practice of ‘greenwashing’. There remains a degree of uncertainty about how the GBS will be measured or enforced, but some uncertainties are becoming more clear as the EC continues to disclose. The GBS will help reassure investors that green bonds are a viable long-term proposition.

Why has Palantir Technologies Inc. captured the attention of tens of thousands of retail investors on social media, becoming a meme stock in the process? And what evidence is there to suggest these retail investors are influencing the share price in line with the dominant media narrative?

Of all the tasks that the European Commission’s technical expert group (TEG) on sustainable finance has undertaken in the past few years, its mission to develop investment green benchmarks could be the most significant yet.

Complex shareholding disclosure regulations, especially where assets are held across jurisdictions, can quickly translate into a significant headache for asset managers and institutional investors alike. Secure access to the right data and analytics can mean the difference between compliance and a breach of regulations.

Refinitiv USD IBOR Cash Fallbacks are designed to ensure existing USD LIBOR referencing products such as loans, bonds and securitisations can continue to operate post-USD LIBOR cessation. There are two versions of the Refinitiv USD IBOR Cash Fallbacks: those for consumer products and those for institutional products. Initially, market participants can use the prototype USD IBOR Cash Fallbacks to become more familiar with the rates and test technical connectivity.