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Investors raise $11 B to finance British rental homes

In anticipation of a housing shortage and the prospect of higher returns, some 30 institutions plan to invest $11 billion on rental homes in Britain.


Ex-HBOS chief James Crosby resigns as Bridgepoint adviser

Sir James Crosby, the former chief executive of HBOS who is allegedly the architect of its collapse, has quit as adviser to private equity firm Bridgepoint

Michael Pausic Resigns from Maverick Capital

Michael Pausic, long time fixture at Maverick Capital would be establishing his own hedge fund. Michael Pausic of Maverick Capital manages media and telecommunications investments at the hedge fund.

Guilty Claims Ex-Goldman Trader

Matthew Taylor admits to wire fraud in Goldman Sachs case filed against him. Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc trader Matthew M. Taylor entered a plea of guilty last Wednesday on charges of defrauding the Wall Street bank with unauthorized future trades back in 2007.


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