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Why Retail Investors Are Embracing Private Markets

A growing shift toward private equity funds and private companies is poised to redefine the traditional boundaries of the investment landscape.

Kiplinger

Wanted: funds to pollinate climate, nature start-ups

Investors are being tapped for funding for early-stage companies tackling the climate crisis, the energy transition, new foods and cleaner industry.

AAP

Trump-appointed judges strike down fund for Black female entrepreneurs

In a 2-1 ruling, judges found grant program run by Black-woman owned venture capitalist firm ‘likely to violate’ Civil Rights Act

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A grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory, appeals court rules

A U.S. federal court of appeals panel suspended a venture capital firm’s grant program for Black women business owners on Monday, ruling that a conservative group is likely to prevail in its lawsuit claiming that the program is discriminatory

The Independent UK

Black-Women-Only Grant Program Likely Violates Federal Law, Isn't Protected by First Amendment

From American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund Mgmt., LLC, decided today by the Eleventh Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Kevin Newsom, joined by Judge Robert Luck: [We hold that] the Fearless Strivers Grant Contest, an entrepreneurship funding competition open only to businesses owned by black women, [likely]…

Reason

Harbour Capital Partners: A Premier Investment Advisory Firm Committed to Small Business Success

Harbour Capital Partners, founded in 2016 by Daniel Wachtel, is an investment advisory firm that is committed to helping businesses, especially smaller ones, access investment capital that is crucial for their success.

International Business Times

Abrdn boss leaves 'disemvowelled' fund giant

Abrdn boss Stephen Bird is leaving the CEO role with immediate effect, after a four-year run in charge in which shares tumbled, funds underperformed and the firm was ‘bullied’ for the ‘disemvowelled’ rebrand that Bird oversaw.

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Does Activist Investing Work? These Success Stories Say Yes

Activist investors take stakes in companies to boost shareholder value. While not always successful, these five examples show activist investing can work.

Kiplinger

IIT-Madras gets 513 crore funding from alumni, corporates and philanthropists

IIT Madras raises 135% more funds in FY 2023-24, with alumni contributing Rs. 368.19 crore and corporates, Rs. 95.53 crore.

The Hindu

Serial Entrepreneur Peter J. Burns III Reveals Unique Method To Help Aspiring Entrepreneurs Obtain Much-Needed Funding

In order for an applicant to qualify for the Burns Funding program, they need to have a FICO score of 700 and a household income of $75,000 (preferably W-2 income).

International Business Times

Profits in Rees-Mogg’s investment firm halved in year before closure announced

Somerset Capital Management’s profits in year to end of March dropped from £9.1m to £4.2m, accounts show

The Guardian - UK

Trial Over $1.8 Bn Fraud At Malaysia's 1MDB Opens In Switzerland

Two men accused of embezzling $1.8 billion from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB went on trial in Switzerland on Tuesday, the latest hearings stemming from the vast multi-billion-dollar financial scandal.

International Business Times

Star stock-picker Terry Smith’s equity fund downgraded by ratings firm

Morningstar demotes Fundsmith Equity to silver rating, saying ill-timed share sale hurt performance

The Guardian - UK

Former CEO imprisoned for $11 million scheme to acquire top Italian cycling brands

Mancini fraudulently raised millions from investors to acquire cycling brands De Rosa, De Marchi Apparel, Limar Helmets, Cinelli and Columbus, yet none of the acquisitions were made.

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Church of England told to increase reparations fund for links to slavery to £1billion

An investment fund, originally set at £100million, must instead look towards a target of £1billion, a report says

Kiplinger

Venture Capital: What Is It and What Are the Risks?

Venture capital can create impressive returns for investors, but it also carries notable risk. Let's take a closer look at the pros and cons of VC investing.

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US Lawmakers Accuse VC Firms of Funding Chinese Military-Linked Companies

US lawmakers are alleging that certain venture capital firms have been providing funding to Chinese companies with links to the military, escalating concer...

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Are Private Equity Stocks Apollo Global (APO) and KKR & Co. (KKR) on the Brink of a Surge?

After a lackluster performance in 2023, private equity firms are set for a strong rebound in 2024, thanks to technological advancements, strategic investment shifts, and anticipated interest rate cuts. Given this, would it be wise to adopt a bullish stance on the share of two leading private equity firms, KKR…

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London cargo bike delivery company Pedal Me enters administration, but future secured

Existing shareholders purchase business back from administrators, but crowdfunding investors left empty handed

Evening Standard

Small investors pull money out of UK stock market at record pace

2023 seems sure to be the worst year ever for outflows from UK funds.

The Hindu

Bengaluru resident wins ₹20,000 in consumer court after Mutual Fund Company delayed providing his account statement

S.R. Ramesh, a resident of Bengaluru, recently won a case in the consumer courts in the City against a well-known mutual fund company, UTI Mutual Fund. The Court ordered that the Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of UTI Mutual Fund should pay the man a compensation of ₹20,000…

Kiplinger

ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood is Searching for the Next Big Thing

ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood talks robo-taxis, crypto, AI and more.

Zenger

Vintage Investment Partners’ New Fund Raises $200 Million

Venture capital platform’s Growth IV fund brings the company’s total assets under management to $4 billion.

AAP

Investment fund conman found dead on day of sentencing

Kenneth Charles Grace has been found dead on the same day he was due to learn his fate for siphoning millions of dollars from clients into his own bank account.

The Hindu

IFSC needs to ready platform where green credits can be traded: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on January 11 said India has a $10.1 trillion funding gap to meet its net zero commitment and asked IFSC to set up a platform where green credits can be traded.

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