The Financial Times noted that data issued by mutual fund research company Morningstar supported the trend seen in US investors flocking to alternative bond funds in anticipation to the tapering of the US Federal Reserve's quantitative easing measures.
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Brazil IT investments to increase 6pct in 2014 -study
Tech investment in Brazil is set to grow by 6% and investments for IT training will almost double in 2014, according to a recent survey among 1,000 decision makers in large and medium enterprises.
Boston firm Curoverse raises $1.5M for genetic data storage platform
Boston-based firm Curoverse secured $1.5 from a seed funding round to develop and commercialize its private beta technology that helps biomedical researchers in storing and analyzing human genetic data.
Ex-Chesapeake Energy Corp CEO looks for investors in new venture
Aubrey McClendon, the former Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake Energy Corp, is seeking investors for a new venture that would invest in oil and gas.
Unitus Seed Fund invests in Indian affordable eyecare startup Welcare
Venture capital firm Unitus Seed Fund invested an undisclosed sum in Chennai, India-based affordable eyecare startup Welcare Health Systems amid increasing interest of risk capital in eyecare firms.
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China's holdings in US Treasury securities were seen increasing to a figure nearing $1.314 trillion it last hit in July 2011 as the world awaits for the decision of the US Federal Reserve to taper its $85 billion monthly purchases, said a Bloomberg report.
Ireland-based e-commerce fraud prevention startup Trustev added a $500,000 investment from Notion Capital to its recently closed $3-million seed round to capitalize on the booming e-commerce.
Greenwich, Connecticut-based Atlas Holdings raised $900 million for the first and final close of its second private equity fund known as Atlas Capital Resources II.
McRock Capital, an investment firm in Toronto, has initially closed its Industrial Internet venture capital fund with $50 million in a round led by BDC Venture Capital.
Glasgow, Scotland-based growth equity and venture capital firm Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) said it will boost its total portfolio investment from £40 million last year to £60 million this year.
Indian investors at a December 14 speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai were not convinced that the latter's country is safe enough to carry out their investment plans, according to a Bloomberg report.
At a luncheon meeting hosted by Keidanren lobby group and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, corporate leaders expressed the key importance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for the revival of the Japanese economy.
Parent company Gulf Film welcomed Debbie Stanford Kristiansen as new chief of its subsidiary, cinema chain for UAE Grand Cinemas as it prepares to implement plans for its next phase of expansion.
The the government of the United Arab Emirates through its Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) agreed to develop a luxury tourism resort in Montenegro, said Prime Minister Milo Dukanović in a statement published on his government's website.
