10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Gen Cap America Closes Seventh Fund At $250M Hard Cap
Gen Cap America Closes Seventh Fund At $250M Hard Cap
Regional private equity firm Gen Cap America has raised $250 million in capital commitments for its seventh lower middle-market buyout fund.
10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trump’s mandate
Trump’s mandate
There is no issue that Trump emphasized more than having Mexico pay for a new border wall. The suggestion always got huge applause from his crowds. Now there are disturbing signs that America’s Congress is about to ignore the will of the voters, and spend $38 billion on a boondoggle that no one seriously expects to work. So sad!!
Voters need to contact their representatives, whether Democrat or Republican and insist that not a dime of taxpayer money be spent on the wall. Trump repeatedly insisted that Mexico would pay, and the voters gave him a mandate to fulfill that promise.
10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China SAFE telling banks to keep instructions about curbing capital outflows secret
China SAFE telling banks to keep instructions about curbing capital outflows secret
Reuters have posted up a story on China’s FX regulator, SAFE (State Administration of Foreign Exchange):
Reuters quoting ‘several bankers’:
– SAFE is telling banks to keep its instructions about curbing capital outflows secret
SAFE has issued oral instructions to dozens of banks that they don’t reveal its role in such restrictions:
10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Quant Fund dormouse Slips -2.94% in December; Gains 13.98% For 2016
Quant Fund dormouse Slips -2.94% in December; Gains 13.98% For 2016
Dr. Martin Coward’s quantitative investment manager dormouse suffered a rare stumble in December, losing -2.94% as the broader CTA segment remained under pressure.
10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ForexLive Asia FX news: USD net stronger, but AUD and NZD shrug it off
ForexLive Asia FX news: USD net stronger, but AUD and NZD shrug it off
Forex news for Asia trading Wednesday 11 January 2017
Forex movements were subdued in Asia today, with data flow very light indeed and news flow dominated by US politics and allegations of efforts to compromise Trump. Trump gives a press conference in the US morning on Wednesday (Adam’s preview here), the ‘compromise’ allegations thus coming in a timely fashion.
10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: If you have Verizon or AT&T, you may soon be paying more
The Wall Street Journal: If you have Verizon or AT&T, you may soon be paying more
If you’re a customer of Verizon Communications Inc.
10 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Alternative Investments Forum Names North Carolina’s Walker as Institute President
Alternative Investments Forum Names North Carolina’s Walker as Institute President
Veteran institutional investor Melissa Walker has joined the Alternative Investments Forum as president of its newly formed AIF Institute, where she will be responsible for leading the global expansion of the organization’s investor education initiatives to the broader institutional investor universe.