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What is TRACE Reporting? (Part 1 of 6)

Perficient Digital Transformation

This blog marks the first of a six-part series that will explain the intricacies of reporting OTC bond transactions so that they adhere to TRACE standards. European MiFID II regulations, which are similar to TRACE for European corporate bonds, were implemented in 2018). To promote transparency in the large U.S.

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The history of ESG: A journey towards sustainable investing

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This helped normalize the practice of ESG reporting and by 2002, 245 companies had responded to the 35 investors who asked for climate disclosures. Investors continued to demand climate-related financial disclosures from companies, so regulators responded with new reporting requirements.

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Public cloud vs. private cloud vs. hybrid cloud: What’s the difference?

IBM Services

Internet companies like Amazon led the charge with the introduction of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2002, which offered businesses cloud-based storage and computing services, and the launch of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) in 2006, which allowed users to rent virtual computers to run their own applications. appeared first on IBM Blog.