Investing

Investing
June 3, 2024

House prices defy predictions

US house prices have climbed over 6% in the past year, pushing the value of homes nearly 3% above…
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Sector
May 28, 2024

Making the most of private markets

In an unstable investment environment with wars and crises looming worldwide, contradictory…
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Brendan Ballou.
Sector
May 16, 2024

For Brendan Ballou, PE is a perversion of capitalism

Brendan Ballou’s book “Plunder” exposes how private equity firms, like Carlyle, harm businesses and…
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Investing
May 13, 2024

Inflation and the power of information

Inflation is rearing its head again, and many fear a rerun of the 1970s scenario. But here’s the…
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ELTIF
Investing
May 8, 2024

Partners launches evergreen Eltif for retail investors

Swiss-headquarterted private equity firm Partners Group has announced the launch of a new private…
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Investing
May 6, 2024

A grim macro picture

The U.S. economy has long enjoyed what might be called a Goldilocks scenario: robust growth paired…
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Oslo. Photo by Christoffer Engström, via Unsplash CC-BY-2.0.
Investing
May 2, 2024

Norway parliament to debate oil fund investments in private equity

The Norwegian parliament is poised to debate the merits and drawbacks of incorporating private…
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Steffen Pauls, Moonfare
Asset Managers
April 29, 2024

Moonfare CEO: Private credit concerns ‘not entirely unjustified’

Steffen Pauls led KKR in Germany for over eleven years before becoming CEO of Moonfare. In 2015, he…
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Investing
April 29, 2024

Is the yuan ripe for devaluation?

China is currently navigating a precarious situation reminiscent of the mythical dilemma between…
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Investing
April 15, 2024

How two imminent rate cuts could reshape the S&P 500 landscape

While it must frequently adjust its predictions, the market yet anticipates two reductions in the…
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Christine Lagarde, ECB President, arriving at the 4 May ECB press conference in Frankfurt. Photo: ECB.
Asset Allocation
April 11, 2024

‘Keep going, there’s nothing to see here’

The European Central Bank (ECB) is charting a course of strategic patience, signalling a readiness…
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Photo: iStock.
Investing
April 10, 2024

Peak volatility expected during US elections

As the U.S. presidential election nears, the markets are bracing for heightened volatility…
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Investing
April 8, 2024

We don’t want growth!

Growth has turned into our modern-day holy grail—a beacon that politicians, companies, and…
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Investing
April 2, 2024

Repeat offender

France reported a few weeks ago that its already exorbitant budget deficit of 4.9 per cent of French…
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