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Lowes appoints first associate director

North East financial advisory firm, Lowes Financial Management, has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Andy Gardiner as its first associate director.

Johannesburg Stock Exchange launches new equity market data analytics platform

Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the largest stock exchange in Africa, has launched a new equity market data analytics platform in collaboration with big xyt, a provider of smart data and analytics solutions to the global trading and investment community. The platform is an innovative new information service that will leverage

Akselos closes $16.5m funding round

Akselos – leader in physics-based digital twins – has closed a $16.5 million funding round, with participation from AT Capital Group, Future Energy Ventures, Japan Energy Fund and Shell Ventures. With the latest investment round, Akselos will acquire an investor base to support the company’s ongoing global growth, enabling it

AllianzGI private credit fund closes at $476m

Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) today announced the first close of the Allianz Asia Pacific Secured Lending Fund (AAPSL) at $476 million (c €450 million).  The AAPSL is AllianzGI’s first Asia Pacific private credit fund that allows institutional investors to invest alongside Allianz. The investment focus is on growing businesses with

City Hive launches corporate culture standard to counteract DE&I greenwash

City Hive, the think tank and advocacy group, has launched ACT, a standard of corporate culture for investment companies, chaired by City Hive’s CEO Bev Shah, and Chief Strategist Mandy Kirby. ACT, standing for ‘Action, Challenge, and Transparency’, is a standard of corporate culture designed to help investment companies demonstrate

Russell Investments wins FRR transition management mandate

Global investment solutions provider, Russell Investments, has been selected by French pension plan, Fonds de réserve pour les retraites (FRR), as transition management partner. FRR will utilise Russell Investments’ deep capital markets expertise and extensive trading capabilities to reduce exposure risk and execution costs when restructuring its mandates, including changes

Paymob raises $50m in Series B funding round

Paymob, Egypt’s market-leading omni-channel financial services platform, has raised $50 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Kora Capital, PayPal Ventures, and Clay Point.  Other new participating investors included Helios Digital Ventures, British International Investment, and Nclude. All existing investors, including A15, FMO, and Global Ventures also

Equity Trustees Fund Services Board appoints new independent director

The UK Equity Trustees Fund Services Board has appointed Tim Callaghan as independent director. He brings more than 30 years of experience in managing, marketing and oversight of investment strategies as an investment specialist. He was most recently the chief investment officer and lead manager of the Globersel Pactum Natural

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