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Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund Announces Update to Portfolio Management Team

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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Nuveen announces today the upcoming retirement of Jay L. Rosenberg, Head of Public Real Assets and portfolio manager for Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund (NYSE: JRI).

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  • Nuveen announces today the upcoming retirement of Jay L. Rosenberg, Head of Public Real Assets and portfolio manager for Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund (NYSE: JRI).
  • Benjamin T. Kerl is a portfolio manager on all of the strategies and account managed by the Nuveen Listed Real Assets team.
  • Brenda A. Langenfeld, CFA, is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and a member of the preferred securities sector team.
  • She is the lead manager of the Nuveen High Yield Income strategy and a co-manager on the High Yield, Real Asset Income and Credit Income strategies.

Grant Thornton names new executives to its Audit Quality Advisory Council

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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As part of its continued commitment to audit quality, Grant Thornton LLP, one of America’s largest providers of audit and assurance, tax and advisory services, has named two new independent members to its Audit Quality Advisory Council : Kurt Schacht and Helen Munter.

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  • As part of its continued commitment to audit quality, Grant Thornton LLP, one of America’s largest providers of audit and assurance, tax and advisory services, has named two new independent members to its Audit Quality Advisory Council : Kurt Schacht and Helen Munter.
  • Schacht assumes his new role immediately and succeeds Ann Yerger, who became a founding member of the Audit Quality Advisory Council when Grant Thornton initially created it.
  • “Kurt and Helen are two of the business community’s most accomplished leaders when it comes to audit integrity, and we welcome them to our Audit Quality Advisory Council,” said Seth Siegel , CEO of Grant Thornton.
  • To learn more about Grant Thornton’s focus on audit quality, read the firm’s most recent audit quality and transparency report .

Sound Income Strategies Announces Successful Gips® Standards Verification

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Monday, January 29, 2024
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Verification provides assurance on a firm's policies and procedures for complying with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) from CFA Institute.

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  • Verification provides assurance on a firm's policies and procedures for complying with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) from CFA Institute.
  • "When Sound Income Strategies went through the rigorous process to become GIPS compliant last year, it was an important step in showing our commitment to transparency and investment best practices," said David Scranton, Founder and CEO of Sound Income Strategies.
  • The GIPS standards were introduced in 1999 by CFA Institute, a global association of investment professionals.
  • Rana Chander, Chief Operating Officer for Sound Income Strategies, added, "Achieving verification is valuable because it continues to show Sound Income Strategies' dedication to upholding the industry's highest ethical standards around performance reporting.

Blue Chip Partners Promotes Daniel Dusina to Chief Investment Officer

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Friday, January 19, 2024
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Blue Chip Partners (“Blue Chip”) , an award-winning, independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and comprehensive wealth management firm located just outside of Detroit, recently announced that Daniel Dusina, CFA , former Director of Investments, has been promoted to Chief Investment Officer.

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  • Blue Chip Partners (“Blue Chip”) , an award-winning, independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and comprehensive wealth management firm located just outside of Detroit, recently announced that Daniel Dusina, CFA , former Director of Investments, has been promoted to Chief Investment Officer.
  • “Daniel has been an amazing addition and asset to the team over the past few years,” said Robert Steinberg, CEO of Blue Chip Partners.
  • "We believe that directly owning shares of "blue chip" businesses greatly reduces costs by minimizing third-party management fees,” said Dusina.
  • To learn more about the investment committee and the full team at Blue Chip Partners, please click here .

CFA Institute Outlines Policy Recommendations for "Finfluencer" Social Media Content

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New research published today by CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, shows how financial influencers ("finfluencers") engage Gen Z investors in the investment decision-making process.

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  • The report evaluates the adequacy of existing policy frameworks governing finfluencer activity, highlighting the challenges of regulatory compliance and disclosures in a cross-border social media context.
  • "Differences in definitions across markets for investment recommendations means complexity for finfluencers and a grey area for consumers of their content.
  • The report offers recommendations to reduce policy complexity, strengthen disclosures, and bolster financial education and digital engagement practices for finance content creators, consumers, and social media moderators.
  • That social media platforms enhance their controls and take additional responsibility in ensuring content creators clearly display posts that include advertising.

Zack Vigneault, CFA, CAIA Joins CS McKee as Vice President of Sales

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Monday, January 22, 2024
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CS McKee announced today that Zack Vigneault, CFA, CAIA had joined the firm as Vice President of Sales on the firm's Institutional Sales and Client Services Team. The announcement was made by President Mark Gensheimer, who said that Zack will report to him.

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  • CS McKee today announced Zack Vigneault, CFA, CAIA had joined the firm as Vice President of Sales on the firm's Institutional Sales and Client Services Team.
  • PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CS McKee announced today that Zack Vigneault, CFA, CAIA had joined the firm as Vice President of Sales on the firm's Institutional Sales and Client Services Team.
  • "His investment knowledge and his experience as an accomplished sales professional make him an ideal addition to our Institutional Sales and Client Service team," said CS McKee President Mark Gensheimer.
  • Prior to joining CS McKee, Zack spent the past seven years at The Vanguard Group, most recently as a Senior Sales Consultant within the Financial Advisor Services division.

K92 Mining Announces Executive Promotions of David Medilek to President & Chief Operating Officer and Chris Kinver to Vice President Projects & Engineering

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- K92 Mining Inc. (“K92” or the “Company”) (TSX: KNT; OTCQB: KNTNF) is pleased to announce the promotions of David Medilek to the position of President & Chief Operating Officer and Chris Kinver to the position of Vice President Projects & Engineering.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- K92 Mining Inc. (“K92” or the “Company”) (TSX: KNT; OTCQB: KNTNF) is pleased to announce the promotions of David Medilek to the position of President & Chief Operating Officer and Chris Kinver to the position of Vice President Projects & Engineering.
  • Mr. Medilek is a mining professional with over 16 years of mining capital markets, corporate strategy and technical operating experience.
  • Mr. Medilek joined K92 in 2019, most recently holding the position of President, and prior to that was its Vice President Business Development and Investor Relations.
  • John Lewins, K92 Chief Executive Officer and Director, stated, “Over the past several years, David and Chris have made considerable contributions to the success of the Company.

Flexstone Partners Announces the Appointment of Samira Boussem as Managing Director to Drive its Sustainability Strategy

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
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Flexstone Partners (Flexstone), an affiliated investment manager of Natixis Investment Managers, managing more than $10 billion in assets focused on lower, middle market buyouts, growth equity, and emerging managers in the US, Europe, and Asia, today appointed Samira Boussem as Managing Director & Head of Sustainability.

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  • Flexstone Partners (Flexstone), an affiliated investment manager of Natixis Investment Managers, managing more than $10 billion in assets focused on lower, middle market buyouts, growth equity, and emerging managers in the US, Europe, and Asia, today appointed Samira Boussem as Managing Director & Head of Sustainability.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240111217720/en/
    Samira will be reporting to Eric Deram, Managing Partner at Flexstone Partners, effective January 8, 2024 and is based in Paris.
  • Eric Deram, Managing Partner at Flexstone Partners, said: “As Flexstone’s clients continue to develop sustainable investment strategies, we are thrilled to have someone as experienced and talented as Samira leading this effort.
  • Samira joins Flexstone from her role as Head of ESG at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions where she was leading all the ESG topics.

Dane Leone Joins Xencor as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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Xencor, Inc. (NASDAQ:XNCR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing engineered antibodies and cytokines for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced that Dane Leone, CFA, has joined Xencor as senior vice president, corporate strategy.

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  • Xencor, Inc. (NASDAQ:XNCR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing engineered antibodies and cytokines for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced that Dane Leone, CFA, has joined Xencor as senior vice president, corporate strategy.
  • Mr. Leone has 20 years of experience as a leading equity research analyst, most recently as a managing director and senior biotechnology analyst at Raymond James.
  • “At Xencor, we continuously assess emerging clinical data from our pipeline programs and the rapidly evolving competitive landscape to optimize our resource allocation.
  • Before Raymond James, Mr. Leone held analyst roles with increasing seniority at BTIG and Macquarie Securities Group.

Guggenheim Investments Appoints Steve Brown Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income for Guggenheim Partners Investment Management

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Friday, December 22, 2023
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NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guggenheim Investments today announced the appointment of Steve Brown as Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income for Guggenheim Partners Investment Management (GPIM).

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  • NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guggenheim Investments today announced the appointment of Steve Brown as Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income for Guggenheim Partners Investment Management (GPIM).
  • Mr. Brown was most recently Chief Investment Officer for Total Return and Macro Strategies.
  • Mr. Brown joined Guggenheim Investments in 2010 as a member of GPIM’s asset-backed securities group before moving to the Total Return Portfolio Management (TRPM) team as a Portfolio Manager in 2012.
  • “We are delighted to appoint Steve Brown as CIO, Fixed Income for GPIM.