Canada: Optimism In Canada’s Private Equity & Venture Capital Markets - Heenan Blaikie LLP
The federal government recently announced that it would be injecting $400 million into the venture capital sector in Canada in 2013.
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Taiwan’s LPF hands out hefty mandates
Government Pension Funds: Six domestic equity managers win rights
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Exclusive: Princeling-backed firm eyes $500 million China buyout fund - sources
HONG KONG - Nepoch Capital, a new private equity firm founded by the son of a former member of China's politburo, has launched the first 'princeling' fundraising since the new government took power last month vowing to clamp down on cronyism and nepotism.
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Low bond yields luring global central banks into equities: survey
LONDON - Low returns on top-rated government bonds are leading central banks to take on more risk in their reserve portfolios, with almost two-thirds more inclined to invest in equities compared with a year ago, a survey showed on Monday.
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Reuters
Are Banks Bluffing About the Danger of Banking Regulation?
Four and a half years after the passage of TARP, one thing is abundantly clear: The American public really, really hates bank bailouts. And yet, nearly three years after the passage of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, it remains unclear whether our financial system is significantly safer, and whether taxpayers are any less likely to have to bail out another large bank in the future. That’s why an increasing number of voices on both sides of the political spectrum have been pressing for additional reforms that would reduce the chances that the federal government will have to step in to save another big, dumb bank. Adding to this chorus are financial economists Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig with an important new book called The Banker’s New Clothes, which offers what the Dodd-Frank legislation mostly lacked: a simple and elegant solution to the problem of financial stability. They argue that banks should fund themselves with more equity and less debt — or, to put it bluntly, ...
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