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              Investments

              • Tuesday, 7 January, 2025
                European Investment Bank
                EIB fears ‘reputational disaster’ over revised EU green reporting

                Internal memo reveals multilateral lender’s fear that new rules will put its climate credentials at risk

                EIB headquarters in Luxembourg
              • Tuesday, 7 January, 2025
                Exchange traded funds
                Fidelity to convert $180mn bond index fund into ETF

                The proposed move is thought to be the first conversion in the US of a passively managed index mutual fund to an ETF

              • Tuesday, 7 January, 2025
                Private equity
                KKR urges Fuji Soft to take legal action against Bain in $4bn takeover fight

                Public battle between private equity bidders for software company tests new ground in Japan

                Signage for Fuji Soft outside the company’s office building in Tokyo
              • Monday, 6 January, 2025
                Investor activism
                Investment trusts hit back against activist Boaz Weinstein

                US hedge fund manager asked shareholders of seven trusts to overhaul boards and install his fund as investment manager

                Boaz Weinstein
              • Monday, 6 January, 2025
                Private equity
                Private equity to lobby Trump for access to savers’ retirement funds

                Industry hopes incoming administration will open long-restricted private investments to individual investors

                Marc Rowan, chief executive of Apollo, speaks at an event
              • Monday, 6 January, 2025
                Retail & Consumer industry
                Daunt plots next chapter for Barnes & Noble and Waterstones

                Booksellers’ boss is eyeing expansion and a possible IPO in London or New York

                James Daunt
              • Monday, 6 January, 2025
                Chinese business & finance
                Chinese venture capitalists force failed founders on to debtor blacklist

                Pursuit of entrepreneurs threatens start-up ecosystem as investors target personal assets to claw back funding

                Wang Ronghui speaks at a financing conference for Neuroo Education
              • Sunday, 5 January, 2025
                IPOs
                US set for IPO comeback as private equity firms seek to offload holdings

                Bankers hope strong 2024 gains for Wall Street equities and pro-business policies will drive listings rebound

                Klarna logo
              • Saturday, 4 January, 2025
                The Long ViewJohn Plender
                Where the next financial crisis could emerge

                As the IMF has warned, the rise and rise of private credit brings systemic risks

                The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters
              • Saturday, 4 January, 2025
                On Wall StreetJuan Luis Perez
                Does investment research make sense in the age of AI?

                Large language models can outperform analysts in some areas but human intuition is invaluable

                Byron Wien
              • Friday, 3 January, 2025
                Private investing
                Britons have ‘lowest appetite’ for stock market investing in the G7

                UK savers trail US and several European nations

                Stock price information displayed in the London Stock Exchange Group Plc’s office atrium in the City of London
              • Friday, 3 January, 2025
                Moral Money
                Five green finance questions for 2025 Premium content

                The new year will bring tough challenges for investors in the energy transition

                A cardboard cut-out of Donald Trump and a ‘Make America Great Again’ baseball cap
              • Friday, 3 January, 2025
                Investing in funds
                Optimus Prime Brokerage

                Information is power, and money

              • Friday, 3 January, 2025
                Investment trusts
                Fee change on investment trusts could badly hit manager revenues

                Greencoat UK Wind’s charge shake-up could be copied by other trusts

                Wind turbines alongside solar panels
              • Thursday, 2 January, 2025
                Personal Finance
                Ten things to tick off your financial to-do list in 2025

                From money-saving work perks to investments and tax planning, resolve to get your finances in shape this new year

                Illustration of a piggy bank and a pencil on an open spiral notebook with a checklist drawn on the page, set on a plain blue background
              • Thursday, 2 January, 2025
                Swetha Ramachandran
                How to invest in a much-changed China

                While Trump threatens punitive tariffs, investors need to understand how much the country has altered in recent years

              • Thursday, 2 January, 2025
                Exchange traded funds
                Will 2025 be the year for plain vanilla ETFs or private assets?

                After healthy returns from US equities, investors are being warned the era could end, and unlisted securities could be the answer

                A Christmas tree outside the New York Stock Exchange at night
              • Wednesday, 1 January, 2025
                Venture capital investment
                Number of US venture capital firms falls as cash flows to tech’s top investors

                Risk-averse financial institutions concentrate money on biggest Silicon Valley VCs in trend that threatens smaller groups

                A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket prepares for launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US
              • Wednesday, 1 January, 2025
                Companies
                Business trends, risks and companies to watch in 2025

                Will private credit reap benefits from deregulation, can the tech bubble keep inflating and will EV sales start to rise again?

                A collage features a model in a neon green outfit from the Gucci Spring Summer 2025 show, solar panels symbolising renewable energy, the Medline Industries logo, Elon Musk,  Donald Trump and an Xpeng electric vehicle. The number "2025" is prominently displayed in the centre.
              • Wednesday, 1 January, 2025
                Chinese business & finance
                US investors in China venture funds race to comply with new tech rules

                Financial institutions rush to secure assurances their money is not being used to develop Chinese technology

                A person in protective clothing works on a semiconductor wafer in a production line. In the background, there is a gradient backdrop with the Chinese flag stars and a stack of US dollar bills.
              • Tuesday, 31 December, 2024
                Accountancy
                ‘Most important man in accounting’ warns against lowering standards

                Barry Melancon, for 30 years head of leading US professional body, says quality should not be compromised to aid recruiting

                Barry Melancon
              • Tuesday, 31 December, 2024
                Passive Investing
                Japan active funds, like global peers, underperform passive rivals

                Only 20% of actively managed equities and fixed income vehicles outperformed over 15 years

                People watching the stock quotation board at the Tokyo Stock Exchange
              • Monday, 30 December, 2024
                Investing in funds
                Stockpicking funds suffer record $450bn of outflows

                Shift into passive strategies and ETFs has accelerated as performance of pricier mutual funds lags behind benchmarks

                A large US flag hangs on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange building.
              • Sunday, 29 December, 2024
                UK property
                Private equity steps up bets on UK rental sector

                Private capital and pension fund money flowing into single-family rental homes as demand soars

                A view of residential properties in Chesham, UK, surrounded by lush greenery and trees
              • Friday, 27 December, 2024
                US financial regulation
                Vanguard strikes deal with FDIC over huge holdings in US banks

                $10tn money manager agrees to curbs on influencing decisions of mid-sized and regional lenders

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