…as 3i breaks glass ceiling September 10, 2008 Private equity firm 3i yesterday smashed through the City’s glass ceiling, announcing that it was appointing a female finance director. Julia Wilson, 41, will join the board at the end of the month to replace the outgoing finance director, Simon Ball. 3i chairman Baroness Sarah Hogg – who is the most powerful woman at a [...]
Sometimes, the casino seems the only way forward September 8, 2008 Tune into today’s media and what do we hear about almost every day? Recession, recession and recession. But I invite you to take a walk into the casino. Look around and you would be forgiven to think that money was just growing on trees. Money is thrown onto tables as punters take a gamble on [...]
Renewables fund raises £57m equity September 8, 2008 One of Europe’s largest green venture capital funds is to be raised by London-based WHEB Ventures, it will today be announced. Some of Britain’s most prominent business families, including Lord (Jacob) Rothschild of the banking dynasty and Simon Robertson, Rolls Royce chairman and former head of Goldman Sachs Europe, have already invested in the Cleantech [...]
Jon Moulton: why making money is my hobby as well as my profession September 5, 2008 The City’s most outspoken private equity chief talks to Katie Hope about the credit crunch At a time when most of the financial services sector is in despair over how bad the economic crisis is, Jon Moulton can barely contain his glee. He estimates the credit crunch will go on for “at least two years” [...]
Hedge funds braced for a major crisis September 4, 2008 Managers are facing their toughest year since 1990, finds David Crow Once seen as the best way to make money whatever the state of the market, the magic glue that held the hedge fund sector together is beginning to come unstuck amid the intense heat of the credit crunch. Barely a day goes by without [...]
Make money from money with the three key tactics in Forex trading August 26, 2008 Understand the basic trades and you can profit from foreign exchange, writes Phil Thornton With equity, property and bond markets going through a rough time, investors are increasingly tempted to see currency trading as a safe haven. However newcomers should remember that while the gains can be impressive, those without a clear strategy can suffer [...]
US dollar soars as oil plunges August 12, 2008 The US dollar jumped to a six-month high against the euro yesterday and a 21-month high against sterling, boosted by a fall in oil prices and speculation that the slowdown affecting the American economy was spreading worldwide. The greenback, rose to a peak of $1.51 against the euro and $1.93 against the pound as crude [...]
My advice on how to become a successful entrepreneur July 29, 2008 People ask me all the time what the essentials are of running a start-up and whether they have what it takes. I’ve worked with a number of entrepreneurial duos, and typically one is the technological genius and the other the commercial brain. It’s true you can hire the finance skillset, as opposed to making someone [...]
Flexibility is the key in these markets: you can win on falls as well as rises July 28, 2008 Smiles have returned to traders’ faces with the markets rallying more than 7 per cent in the last two weeks. But be careful. It’s easy for the bulls to get too optimistic. During a spread betting seminar last week, people kept asking, “Are there any buying opportunities in the markets?” My answer is that there [...]
BlueBay gets a boost as managed assets grow July 17, 2008 Fixed income hedge fund manager BlueBay received a boost yesterday, after its shares rose on the back of an announcement that assets under its management had grown significantly. Funds handled by the firm grew by 12 per cent to £10.5bn at the end of June, up from £9.35bn at the end of March, the firm [...]