The announcement follows the opening of Fasanara’s new Italy office, as well as various appointments such as that of Anuraj Dua to lead the Systematic Macro and Relative Value cluster of pods, or segments, within the firm’s multi-strategy fund platform, and hiring Marieke de Roo, who joined at the start of June as managing director, capital formation, Europe.

A "pod" is a small team that operates independently on a specific investment strategy, under the wider umbrella of the organisation (in this case, Fasanara).

This publication interviewed Filia about Fasanara’s business model and strategy, in late 2024. The firm’s main lending strategies buy loans of small and medium-sized enterprises, consumers, real estate firms and football clubs.

TEAM
, a wealth, asset management and complementary financial services group, has appointed John Cusins (pictured) to join its board as an independent non-executive director, with immediate effect.

Cusins has substantial experience in strategic growth, wealth management, private equity, and capital markets. Most notably, he co-founded and helped build Lumin Wealth Management from approximately £12 million to £1.4 billion of assets under management, before overseeing the sale of its majority stake in the business to VZ Group. He has also held senior positions at UBS, Dresdner Bank and KPMG and brings considerable experience in capital allocation and corporate transactions.

“John has a proven ability to identify opportunities, build high-quality financial services businesses and create long-term value for shareholders,” Mark Clubb, executive chairman of TEAM, said. “That will be invaluable as TEAM enters its next phase of growth. As we continue to scale our business, expand internationally and pursue further strategic opportunities, I look forward to working closely with John and benefiting from his judgement, challenge and commercial insight.”