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Smart Money – Mesh MD Connie Bloem and AnBro CIO Craig Antonie

In this Smart Money with Alishia Seckam interview, Connie Bloem and Craig Antonie discuss the launch of AnBro portfolios on Mesh.

Bloem is the Managing Director of Mesh and is dedicated to transforming capital markets with new, technology-driven solutions.

She has extensive experience implementing world-leading Treasury and Trade systems at Tier 1 banks, with a specific focus on the development of digital banking and foreign exchange trading applications.

Bloem originally began as a Digital Business Integration Analyst at Accenture and spent four years at Andile Solutions as a Product Owner and Business Analyst before becoming the co-founder of Mesh.

Mesh is a Web 3.0 platform business under the 42Markets Group which aims to make financial and capital markets more accessible.

It does this by bridging the gap between Traditional Finance (TradFi) and Decentralised Finance (DeFi).

Antonie is the Chief Investment Officer and co-founder of AnBro Capital Investment and boasts a career of over 26 years.

He has earned this experience in various roles across the investment and private banking sectors – including in an executive role at Nedgroup Securities.

Antonie founded AnBro alongside Justine Brophy with a vision to deliver optimal returns to clients over the long term.

AnBro’s client list is extensive and covers private share portfolios, unit trust management, retirement annuities, pension funds, and other compulsory funds.

The interview

In this Smart Money interview, Bloem explains why Mesh has made three popular AnBro portfolios available on its platform.

Antonie then outlines how AnBro approaches the investment industry before highlighting the success of AnBro’s award-winning and innovative Unicorn Global Equity AMC.

He also discusses the strengths and rationales behind AnBro’s World’s Biggest Brandz AMC and its Dynamic Compound Portfolio.

Bloem concludes the interview by outlining how Mesh makes it easier for South Africans to invest in their funds, revealing her plans for Mesh’s continued growth.

Watch the full interview with Connie Bloem and Craig Antonie below.

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