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    What is good design?

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    What is good design?

    Earlier this year, Alpha Agency was delighted to welcome Al Baird, who joined us as Creative Director. Having hit the…

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    Kirsten Hastings
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    When to refresh your brand: a graphic designer’s perspective

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    When to refresh your brand: a graphic designer’s perspective

    Brands are living, breathing things. They grow, evolve – and sometimes need a makeover to stay fresh and relevant. A…

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    Candice Stern
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    Introducing AI-powered insights & new premium features to Beacon

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    Introducing AI-powered insights & new premium features to Beacon

    We’ve recently introduced AI-driven insights to Beacon, helping you interpret data more quickly and generate high-level personalized recommendations. Alongside this,…

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    Morgan Hossack
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    Enterprise transformation in private markets: Four strategic drivers for general partners

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    Enterprise transformation in private markets: Four strategic drivers for general partners

    Introduction In the evolving private markets landscape, General Partners (GPs) are increasingly undertaking enterprise-wide change. Defined as a coordinated, cross-functional…

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    Jonathan Broch +3 Others
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    The future of transfer agency 2030

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    The future of transfer agency 2030

    In this new report, Alpha FMC reveals what capabilities asset managers want from their asset servicing partners, and why the…

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    Alpha FMC
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    Accelerating DORA compliance with snowflake openflow

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    Accelerating DORA compliance with snowflake openflow

    Alpha FMC are collaborating with Snowflake on the release of their latest product offering, Openflow, to support clients with compliance…

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    Leon Lummis +2 Others
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    Building the right management company technology architecture

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    Building the right management company technology architecture

    This is Part 2 of a Management Company Operations series. Modernizing management company operations starts with a critical understanding: no…

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    Robert Derkrikorian

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    Practical AI use cases for pension funds

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    Practical AI use cases for pension funds

    While there are widespread examples of use cases for AI, this paper highlights three forward-looking AI applications that are being…

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    Heather Lawton

    AWM NA

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    Isn’t strategy only done in-house?

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    Isn’t strategy only done in-house?

    ‘Companies outsource something for one of two reasons: either they can’t do it or they don’t want to.’ This was…

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    Kirsten Hastings