The TT Festival will soon be pulling in the crowds. But, says Frank Partridge, this island in the Irish Sea – a microcosm of the British coast and countryside – has many other attractions.
A motorcycle circuit, a tax haven and what else?
The Isle of Man crams as much history, legend, scenic beauty, wildlife and folklore [...]
Ford Motor Co. said Friday it first learned that billionaire Kirk Kerkorian was interested in investing in the automaker in early April but was “completely unaware” that he had begun buying shares until later in the month.
Investment Guide In a government filing, Tracinda Corp. outlined an April 4 meeting between Ford Chief Executive Officer Alan [...]
Government red-tape is keeping millions of American workers in small firms from saving for retirement, a U.S. mutual fund trade group executive said on Wednesday, limiting a huge potential market for the $11.7 trillion industry.
“Any employer thinking about offering a 401(k) plan today encounters a profusion of regulatory requirements, head-scratching complexities, and sobering legal liabilities,” [...]
Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) (the “Company”) announced today that it expects to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission its report on Form 10-Q containing its third fiscal quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2008, by Monday, May 12, 2008. The Company expects to issue its earnings press release before the opening [...]
Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf said yesterday that the Kingdom is setting up an SR20 billion investment firm that may be open to partners. The company will draw its capital from the General Investment Fund and would offer attractive opportunities in the Kingdom with low risks to foreign investors.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Euromoney Saudi [...]
The Azerbaijani Investment Company (AIC) is expected to receive a business-plan from MKT Istehsal Commerce on the project of cotton, hosiery manufacturing, Investment Banks as well as to reconstruct ‘Sumgayit hovlu iplik, Riad Gasimov, AIC Deputy Executive Director, stated.
“This project is very significant for us and we are planning to acquire 20% of participation [...]
WILMINGTON, Del.–Ford Motor Co. welcomes the significant investment by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, company executives said Thursday, telling shareholders it underscores the strength of their turnaround plan.
Ford executives said their work to return the No. 2 U.S.-based car company to profitability by 2009 was taking hold and the recent acquisition of 4.7 per cent of the [...]
US alternative asset manager Angelo, Gordon has decided to buck the trend by listing a special purpose acquisition company while others were waiting for equity market conditions to improve.
The hedge fund, real estate and private equity manager, which has $15bn (€9.6bn) of assets under management, has set out to raise $300m for the Spac, the [...]
RREEF Alternative Investments, the global alternative investment management business of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division, announced it has launched a new venture that will invest over $1 billion over the next three years in India’s growing real estate market.
The new venture, RREEF India Advisors, which will be run by country head Kishore Gotety, will be [...]
Vinod Aachi, head of equity structuring, private banking and retail coverage Asia ex-Japan at Deutsche Bank, provides a perspective on what the credit crisis and the return of volatility have meant for the structured products market in Asia and how issuers of such products can remain relevant in the current market environment.
It’s no surprise that [...]
