Finance/Venture

Report says challenges plague Indian private equity industry

A report by Vivek Singla of The Economic Times compared the Indian private equity industry to a valiant warrior who is able to penetrate an enemy's circle of defense, but failed because he had no exit plan.


US hedge fund sold stake in Britain's Co-op Bank after Paul Flowers scandal

US firm Aurelius Capital Management sold its stake in Britain's Co-operative Bank to London hedge fund Perry Capital days after the private life of the bank's former chairman, Reverend Paul Flowers, was exposed.

Central bank says Brazilian monetary policy may be compromised if Supreme Court rules against lenders

The central bank of Brazil said the country's monetary policy stands to be compromised if the Supreme Court rules against the nation's largest lenders for implementing government rules to fight hyperinflation in the past.

Africa brought in over $2B in closed private equity funds -report

Africa-focused private equity (PE) fundraisers have secured more than USD2 billion from January to September, according to Private Equity Africa, a publication for fund managers and investors.


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A new research from TABB Group Europe showed that almost 90% of institutional investors in Europe were concerned about the proposed restrictions of dark trading.
Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude. A Wall Street Journal report from Shasha Dai shared what private equity professionals were most thankful for this year.
Christer Gardell, who co-founded Europe's biggest activist investor Cevian Capital, expects a burst of activity in mergers and acquisitions next year as corporate confidence returns.
SwissRe's recent report titled "Global insurance review 2013 and outlook 2014/15" provided an otherwise positive global economic outlook, which was a good sign in the non-life business as more people will seek financial protection for their properties.
New data released by the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reflected the increasing activity in structured products purchases by US banks to offset effects of low interest rates.
A report on the Financial Times recounted the similarities of the rise, and possible downfall of the popular Bitcoin to early virtual currency favorite e-gold.
The partnership of US software company and QuickBooks maker Intuit's partnership with banks Capital One and Wells Fargo for a loan facilitator program was a clear indication of companies turning into cloud computing and data analytics to improve their services, said an article published on the Financial Times.
UK Crowdfunding Association (UKCFA) Chair Julia Groves called out Christine Farnish of the Peer-to-Peer Finance Association regarding the latter's insistence that the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) definition of online crowdfunding was misleading.
Shore Capital Partners Managing Partner Justin Ishbia disclosed to Reuters' Private Equity (PE) Hub its plans to launch and institution-focused private equity fund next year.
The Corporate Advisory Group of Swiss lender UBS, said three unnamed sources, will be scaling back its team in charge of providing corporate advisory and investment banking services to the ultra-rich in emerging markets including Asia and the Middle East.
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