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...Oaktree Capital is seeking to raise $10bn for a new fund that will help finance large private equity takeovers, taking advantage of a void on Wall Street as other lenders are sidelined....
...Earlier this year, US chip giant Intel invested part of a $1bn innovation fund into Risc-V, and said that its foundries would be able to build chips based on the three main chip design architectures: Arm...
...When Vicki Hollub flew Occidental Petroleum’s Gulfstream V jet to Omaha for a meeting with billionaire investor Warren Buffett in April 2019, she needed cash to place a bet....
...The Financial Stability Board, a rulemaking body, earlier this month said it was examining the role hedge funds that use large amounts of leverage in trades that take advantage of the difference in price...
...Rob Wiesenthal, Blade’s chief executive, believes the crucial advantage of the new aircraft is quietness, making them easier to operate in cities....
...The US has sent experts and funds to shore up Ukrainian cyber defences, but the administration sees it as a long-term effort....
...BlackRock reported that their assets under management fell during the third quarter but remained near an industry high of $9.5tn, while demand for sustainable funds strengthened....
...Most rivals have to generate cash from their existing businesses to fund new ventures, says Steve Collar, chief executive of satellite company SES....
...But active managers need to seize any performance advantage they can from the current crisis. On costs, they will always lose. The Lex team is interested in hearing more from readers....
...That has hurt productivity by crushing the nation’s competitive advantage from having a mobile work force....
...Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman told an FT conference that markets were too complacent about the effect of the pandemic as he revealed a new bet that companies would struggle to pay their debts....
...Wise business leaders should not shy away from difficult restructuring decisions but should ensure they are not seen to take advantage of a crisis, says the FT Editorial Board....
...Russia manipulates for external advantage while withering internally....
...Letter in response to this article: Oil price crunch could be bad news for Russia / From Andrei V Belyi, University of Eastern Finland...
...None, argue professional crisis connoisseurs such as hedge fund manager Mark Spitznagel....
...An “alternative data” company called Quandl which tracks the flight details of private jets had quickly alerted its clients — mostly hedge funds — of the Gulfstream V’s unexpected visit and the potential...
...It hopes to attract Asia-Pacific headquarters of multinationals and investment funds on three fronts: with free trade zones, relaxed visa requirements and pledges to reform regulations to match international...
...Following 9 quarters of consecutive net outflows we estimate Q220 mutual fund net inflows of +£0.4bn, with a recovery seen in funds such as Dynamic Bond fund....
...The upward swing of a “V” dip in growth after a hurricane comes from the rebuilding that puts contractors back to work....
...they will look to take advantage of steep discounts in the market”....
...ESG funds have performed relatively well during the market rout and have had resilient inflows ytd....
...Idexx said in October that the animal health market had experienced a “V-shaped recovery”....
...WPP will also reduce is planned capex from £400m to v£300m....
...In that case we get the much-discussed V-shaped recovery in the third quarter....
...Here’s Barclays: Money market funds saw record inflows in March as risk assets collapsed....
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