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FundFront Introduces an Alternative Investment Platform for Easy Access

FundFront | May 16, 2022

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FundFront has announced the introduction of its alternative investment platform. FundFront is a FinTech business based in London. Its founding partners Amin Naj, Arman Salavitabar, and Dr. Aric Whitewood hail from top financial organizations such as J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse. Their objective is to simplify access to unique alternative investing techniques. The FundFront team is poised to reduce the entry barriers to alternative investing, having vast experience in technology and fund management.

There is a tremendous disparity between investors and possibilities when it comes to alternatives due to complexity and a lack of liquidity and greater investment minimums. Our platform simplifies alternatives by removing these friction points and providing a smooth alternative investing experience."

Amin Naj.

FundFront's product platform directly provides access to bank and investment accounts with daily liquidity and minimal investment minimums. It is all because of its tech-based infrastructure, diligence capabilities, and relationship with high-performing fund managers. Investors gain a high level of transparency, flexibility, and control. Thus, allowing them to make their own investment decisions using any combination of products.

Our ultimate goal is to do for alternative investment methods what ETF companies achieved for index investing, Investors may investigate, browse, select from a curated menu of leading alternative strategies, and invest directly from their bank accounts, The enhancements that our products provide in terms of liquidity and access will benefit the whole investment community, from qualified people to banks and institutions."

Salavitabar.

An average portfolio allocation to equities and bonds may not be enough to meet long-term investing goals in the current environment of rising inflation and heightened market volatility. The FundFront platform allows financial advisers and clients to create diverse portfolios representing their desired balance of stability, profitability, consistency, and control.

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