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‘Deep-Tech’ Founders-Turned-Investors Forge VC Powerhouse
‘We’re building the VC firm we wish we’d had as technical founders’. UK early-stage deep-tech VC firm SCVC focuses on tech start-ups coming from the UK’s world-leading academic institutions. Deep tech is a sector providing solutions to scientific or engineering
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Innovating Healthcare: The Journey of GKSD Investment Holding Under a Watchful Eye
Group president Kamel Ghribi’s passion for excellence and industriousness has transformed the sector. Kamel Ghribi, president of GKSD Investment Holding and vice-president of Gruppo San Donato, is a bridge builder. The executive has seamlessly merged the realms of finance and
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Türkiye in the Economic Spotlight: Globalturk Capital Keeps the Focus on the Country’s Growing Status
A growing body of international luminaries, government ministers and experts are taking note of Türkiye’s rise in international economic affairs. Globalturk Capital has been promoting Türkiye as an FDI destination since it was founded by Barış Öney in 2011. The company
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Heike Arbter: Finding the Right Talent — and Retaining It
CFI.co in conversation with Heike Arbter, head of Raiffeisen Certificates. Raiffeisen Certificates is a leading Austrian certificates provider in the DACH region, as well as in Central and Eastern European markets. It has been around for more than a quarter
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Raiffeisen Certificates: Investing in Capital Markets — with Protection
No one wants unnecessary risk — least of all Austrians, who traditionally display caution when investing in capital markets… Raiffeisen Certificates is the Austrian certificate provider of Raiffeisen Bank International, which has been at home in German-speaking countries as well
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It’s Not All in the Mind — but Is It About the Sex and Gender, too?
Group upgrades its efforts to study the role that gender plays in women’s mental and physical health. When the Women’s Brain Project transformed into the Women’s Brain Foundation in March, it morphed from its seven-year provisional status into the permanent
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ARTICO Equity Team at Serafin Asset Management: Sustainable Investing Will Work — If the Performance is Right
Sustainability and ESG criteria have taken on new importance in the world of finance — but the ARTICO Equity Team at Serafin Asset Management has been ahead of that curve for some time. Its corporate philosophy is that investments should
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Friendly by Name, Supportive and Creative by Nature: This Mutual is True to its Mission and Core Values
Scottish Friendly’s commitment remains firmly on helping its customers achieve optimal financial outcomes. Scottish Friendly remains resolute in its commitment to serving and supporting its customers and their families, whatever the future holds. The organisations status as a mutual means
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Paris-based Powerhouse Île-de-France: Leading the Way for Local Authorities
The region’s president, Valérie Pécresse, is gunning for nothing less than 100 percent when it comes to sustainable debt. Île-de-France Region is one of Europe’s leading local authorities, powered by economic dynamism and innovation. With a GDP of €764bn in
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Hands-on, Dedicated to Excellence, Driven by Inclusion and Diversity: Meet the Head of Scottish Friendly
This CEO is fulfilling the aspiration for his mutual to become a leader in the UK insurance sector. Scottish Friendly chief executive Stephen McGee’s ambition is “to create a world-class working environment” — one which is open, inclusive, collegiate, and
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