PUBLIC NOTICE: Collins appointed as BluThorn' Statutory Manager
Friday, April 24, 2020
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
1. On the 2nd April 2020 the Non-Bank Financial Regulatory Authority (“NBFIRA”), acting in terms of Section 46 (4) (a) of the Securities Act No. 26 of 2014 (“the Act”), appointed Mr Peter C. G. Collins as Statutory Manager of BluThorn, formerly known as Ecsponent Asset Management (Pty) Ltd.
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