Funds
Infrastructure funds seek value in fossil-powered gencos, nascent SE-Asia markets
Infrastructure’s steady yields are luring private capital investors to a space that was once almost exclusively the purview of institutional investorsTRADITIONAL power assets and nascent South-east Asian markets are...
MSCI launches 130 indices constructed from private-asset funds
MSCI has launched the MSCI Private Capital Indexes – 130 indices constructed from a range of private-asset funds with more than US$11 trillion in capitalisation. The indices include private equity,...
Hong Kong fund’s Fancl stake portends challenge to Kirin bid
INVESTORS are betting that Kirin Holdings will need to raise its offer price for Fancl to complete a proposed takeover, as concerns among shareholders that it’s undervaluing the Japanese...
Advice | Asking Eric: Warn friends that filmmaker soliciting funds is a grifter?
Dear Eric: We have a friend who fancies himself a filmmaker and has made several no-budget films. We have helped him out as performers and crew, and my husband,...
European stocks are seeing outsized moves as hedge funds drive trading
EUROPEAN companies are seeing outsized gains and losses in their shares when they report earnings, a Reuters analysis shows.This is a trend that has more to do with the...
Atos signs lock-up deal with majority of creditors, secures new funds
The company aims to open an accelerated safeguard proceeding, which allows it to cram down dissenting creditorsA MAJORITY of creditors of Atos have signed the lock-up agreement that will...
Opinion: Opinion | The Case For A $10-Billion Fund Of Funds to Propel Viksit Bharat Goal
Achieving a $30 trillion GDP by 2047 and becoming Viksit Bharat is a grand vision of our Prime Minister. It's commendable that beyond the usual politics of caste and...
Retail investors pull record £1.8 billion from UK equity funds
RETAIL investors withdrew £1.8 billion (S$3.1 billion) from United Kingdom equity funds in May, the worst month on record for the unloved sector.The figures add to a dismal trend...
