WINDSOR, Conn., Sept. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SS&C
Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today
announced the launch of its ESG reporting solutions platform for
asset managers to better monitor and report on ESG exposure in
their portfolios. SS&C's platform will support compliance with
the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and deliver
greater insights and transparency into ESG portfolio risks.
"Investors are looking for ESG transparency into portfolios,"
said Theodore Hagan, Chief Financial
Officer, Paloma Partners. "Paloma
chose SS&C's ESG Transparency Reporting solution to provide
investors with independent insight into our ESG investment
reporting."
"The market and regulators increasingly recognize that ESG
factors can affect risk and return, and companies are facing
increasing pressure to bring more transparency to this space," said
Mike Megaw, Managing Director,
SS&C Regulatory Services. "Our vendor-agnostic ESG solution
platform ensures that managers and investors alike can easily
access ESG information to make better decisions about their
investments."
SS&C has partnered with Sustainalytics to create investor
transparency, carbon risk and sensitive sector exposure disclosure
reports. The platform scans managers' underlying data against
Sustainalytics' ESG dataset based on the metrics that apply to the
fund's objectives, frequency, design and format to satisfy investor
and regulatory requirements.
"We see the growing manager and investor demand to incorporate
ESG metrics into client reporting at the manager and portfolio
level," said Tim Langer, Director of
Client Relations at Sustainalytics. "SS&C's solution provides
accurate and detailed ESG rating data which is a game-changer to
help investors understand sustainable investing and ESG
exposures."
Additionally, SS&C's ESG solutions platform helps EU
financial market participants with the regulatory disclosure
requirements for the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
(SFDR). Clients will get access to a robust set of analytical and
reporting tools that disclose ESG exposures and brings more
transparency to products that promote ESG characteristics or have
sustainable investment objectives.
Learn more about SS&C ESG reporting solutions here.
About Sustainalytics
Sustainalytics, a Morningstar Company, is a leading ESG research,
ratings and data firm that supports investors around the world with
the development and implementation of responsible investment
strategies. For more than 25 years, the firm has been at the
forefront of developing high-quality, innovative solutions to meet
the evolving needs of global investors. Today, Sustainalytics works
with hundreds of the world's leading asset managers and pension
funds who incorporate ESG and corporate governance information and
assessments into their investment processes. Sustainalytics also
works with hundreds of companies and their financial intermediaries
to help them consider sustainability in policies, practices and
capital projects. With 16 offices globally, Sustainalytics has more
than 1,000 staff members, including more than 350 analysts with
varied multidisciplinary expertise across more than 40 industry
groups. For more information, visit
https://www.sustainalytics.com
About SS&C Technologies
SS&C is a global provider of services and software for the
financial services and healthcare industries. Founded in 1986,
SS&C is headquartered in Windsor,
Connecticut, and has offices around the world. Some 18,000
financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's
largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C
for expertise, scale and technology.
About Paloma Partners
Paloma is a multi-strategy hedge fund that has a historical focus
on quantitative and relative value strategies. Paloma manages
approximately $4.2 billion in
assets.
Additional information about
SS&C (Nasdaq: SSNC) is available at www.ssctech.com.
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