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Australian private equity returned 7.85 pct in 2011

Australian private equity returned 7.85 percent to investors in 2011. Australian private equity returned 7. 85 percent to investors in 2011, and on a three-year basis returns far outstripped the benchmark Australian stock index, industry data showed.


California, Oregon, Massachusetts, Washington, and Colorado Lead the Nation in Clean-Energy Leadership

Clean Edge’s Third Annual State Clean Energy Index Provides Critical Benchmarking and Analysis of Dynamic U.S. Clean-Tech Landscape.

Analysis: Investors may be stoking the volatility they fear

Long-term investors fearful of another global financial storm may be better prepared than they were before Lehman Brothers went bust in 2008, but their increasingly nervous disposition could itself be making markets more fragile.

European pension funds cutting equity, euro debt-survey

European pension funds plan to withdraw more money from stock markets to avoid rising volatility and almost 70 percent of firms with exposure to peripheral euro sovereign bonds plan even more reductions.


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Silicon Valley isn't quite ready to dump Morgan Stanley over the Facebook IPO fiasco. Silicon Valley isn't quite ready to dump Morgan Stanley over the Facebook IPO fiasco.
The price-to-earnings ratio is around 100 but Facebook even doesn’t have a clear long-term prospects.
Growth capital and buyout funds from the wealthy Gulf Arab region are being drawn towards Turkey's stable and growing economy.
Facebook's lackluster initial public offering performance is a black eye for many on Wall Street and could have ramifications for similar upcoming deals such as an offering by Twitter.
Asia's private equity funds are moving closer to North American and European peers in key areas, but despite a tight fundraising climate they still charge higher management fees than their global peers.
Japan's biggest potential investment in U.S. agriculture can be summed up in a single word:China.
Cuba's reform plans to attract more overseas investment are off to a slow start as the government focuses more on regulating existing foreign joint ventures than encouraging new ones, businessmen and diplomats say.
The Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA) recently released its annual research report, which details investment activity across the state.
cash-hungry companies are increasingly turning to an alternative form of financing known as crowdfunding.
Women Have Made Huge Strides in Executive Ranks, but IPOs Still Appear to be a Man’s Game When it comes to a company’s critical stock market debut, investors are less likely to trust their money to an enterprise led by a female CEO, a University of Utah researcher says.
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