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The Nigerian Agricultural Bank, Bank of Agriculture and the African electricity supplier Daystar Power have entered into a comprehensive cooperation to provide rural electrification in Nigeria. »

Following extensive consultations with industry which began earlier this year in May, ending 27 July, the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), has published its Industry Consultation Report, August 2018, which comprehensively captures industry feedback, and documents a significant call for the DSB to create additional use cases for ISINs on OTC Derivatives. »

Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM) has selected the FactSet Linear Multi Asset Class (MAC) risk model to help manage risk across its global fixed income portfolios. »

TransFICC, a specialist provider of low-latency connectivity for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, has secured a strategic investment from Citi. »

German asset management firm Iconiq Funds, the newly-launched asset management arm of Germany-based Iconiq Holding, the team behind the decentralised VC group, Iconiq Lab, is launching a series of digital asset index funds beginning in Q4 2018. »

Link Asset Services, part of Link Group, a provider of financial administration services, has made a strategic investment in Leveris Limited (Leveris). »

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has appointed Mark Meiklejon as Head of Real Asset Investment Specialists. »

Capital Group AMCAP Fund (LUX), a Luxembourg-domiciled US equity growth fund, has passed its one-year anniversary and has been awarded a Gold rating from Morningstar in the US Large-Cap Growth Equity category.   »

Quantitative asset management company WorldQuant, in partnership with global online learning company Udacity, has launched a new Artificial Intelligence for Trading Nanodegree program. »

BlackRock has expanded its Global Bond Product Suite with the launch of the BlackRock Global Funds (BGF) Global Bond Income Fund (the Fund).   »