Private Equity fund manager Ascent finalises $100 mn funds for SME in East Africa
The investor will primarily target minority and majority acquisitions for amounts between $4 mn and $15 mn...
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Japan makes stock markets more attractive to foreign investors
The country will add new exemptions to ease foreign investment restrictions...
Hong Kong-backed wealth manager LJ Partnership eyes expansion after Gulf investment
The London-based multi-family office targets to grow Asia-Pacific assets under management to US$10 bn by 2021, with new Gulf shareholder Dilmun....
Bleak year ahead for fixed income investors
It has been a tough start to 2018 for bond investors, with government and corporate bonds across the globe delivering capital losses (yields rising)...
Intesa Sanpaolo, Iberdrola and Ryanair win Institutional Investor’s 2018 All-Europe Executive Team Rankings
1,509 European companies were nominated in 2018’s All-Europe Executive Team rankings, of which 103 earned the title of Most Honored Company and 95 were honored in the midcap and small cap sector rankings...
Divisa Capital raises $100 million of new funds
It will be used for expansion and increase of interbank credit lines...
China’s investment in Indonesia up from $600 million to $1.6 billion
Boost for President Joko Widodo’s ambitious program to build infrastructure IFM Correspondent November 1, 2016: Many countries are racing to invest in Indonesia, South East Asia’s biggest economy. Last week, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the economy will probably expand 5 percent this year, making Indonesia an attractive investment destination. According to reports from...
Lloyds Bank: Investment sentiment lowest since 2013
However, positivity towards gold soars February 16, 2016: This month’s Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index shows how investor sentiment has taken a significant hit following the turbulent start to 2016. With ongoing market turbulence, the actual market performance of most asset classes dropped again this month. As a result, overall investor sentiment has...
UK property continues to surge ahead
Investor confidence rebounds in October but, the Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index indicates, caution remains in the market October 19, 2015: October saw a rebound in investor confidence, after September’s record falls, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index. Overall investor net sentiment for these areas became more positive...
eBay to spin off PayPal
Earlier this year, management decided against the separation IFM Correspondent October 1, 2014: PayPal is splitting from eBay and will become a separate and publicly traded company next year. The decision comes almost a year after billionaire investor Carl Icahn opened a proxy fight pushing for the spinoff of PayPal. “The industry landscape is changing,...