SRL Global, a technology partner to the investment community and in particular to pension funds, insurance companies, endowments and large family offices has announced the appointment of Alex Lowe as Managing Director.
Alex will be primarily responsible for the commercial direction of the company, which will include client interaction, pricing and business development in the EMEA region. Alex's main focus will be on the "front end" of the business, with responsibility for potential and existing clients and ensuring that the business and technology develop in line with clients' needs and those of the broader market. In addition, he will be actively involved in strategic initiatives and further development of the firm.
Alex has a strong background in finance, having previously worked at Man Global Strategies (part of Man Group plc) for 6 years prior to joining SRL, where he held the position of Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to 2009. At MGS he managed a large team running multimanager portfolios of $19bn, chairing the MGS Investment and Management Committees and was elected Director of Man Investments Ltd. Prior to his appointment as CEO at MGS Alex was Head of Product Development from 2003 to 2006, where he generated a number of new product concepts taking them through the stages of construction and then to market.
Neil Puri, CEO of SRL Global, said "I am delighted to work with Alex again, who has joined SRL as Managing Director. With his extensive knowledge and vast experience in the financial industry he is an invaluable member of the team and will be pivotal in SRL's growth as a leading player in the market". SRL Global is an asset management technology company that was initially established as a joint venture with Man Group in 2007 but subsequently spun out as a single entity in 2009. Through the Nexus Enterprise Solution,
SRL brings its clients a fully integrated agnostic technology solution delivering informational clarity through the immediate construction of an internal investment aggregation platform; to provide asset managers with enhanced portfolio management capability increasing transparency, control and efficiency, while reducing costs.
SRL Global recently announced a significant capital raise of £7.5m from a number of high profile investors, including Revere Capital Advisers and Augmentum Capital.