7 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hamilton Lane Raises $1.9B For Oversubscribed Secondaries Fund
Hamilton Lane Raises $1.9B For Oversubscribed Secondaries Fund
Global alternative investment manager Hamilton Lane has raised $1.9 billion in capital commitments for its fourth secondary fund, significantly surpassing its original $1.25 billion target.
7 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stocks futures trading mostly flat ahead of a geopolitical “Super Thursday”
Stocks futures trading mostly flat ahead of a geopolitical “Super Thursday”
7 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Chinese Fintech CreditEase to Expand to Singapore
Chinese Fintech CreditEase to Expand to Singapore
CreditEase, a China based peer to peer lender, has announced its plans to open a new office in the Asia Square Tower in Singapore. The CEO of CreditEase, Ning Tang, said at the opening ceremony: “After 11 years of development, CreditEase has become an innovator… Read More
7 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Australia – April Trade Balance: AUD +555 mln (expected +2000mln)
Australia – April Trade Balance: AUD +555 mln (expected +2000mln)
April Trade surplus for Australia
Comes in at 555mln …. yeah, I had to do a double-take on that
– expected surplus was 2bnAUD
– prior was + AUD3.107bn
Exports earnings are still getting a tailwind from commodity prices, but declines in these are likely to weigh in coming months. And with today’s results it looks like its started to get worse already!
7 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Amazon.com Isn’t Giving Up on Phones Yet
Amazon.com Isn’t Giving Up on Phones Yet
It’s now been nearly two years since Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) discontinued its misguided Fire Phone, which was a complete flop for a plethora of reasons including the gimmicky Dynamic Perspective and Amazon’s supreme tardiness to the smartphone market (which was in part caused by the time necessary to develop Dynamic Perspective), among others. With as poorly as the Fire Phone fared, you’d think that the e-commerce giant would throw in the towel.
7 June, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Japan’s Suga comments yesterday – on what the next BOJ head must do
Japan’s Suga comments yesterday – on what the next BOJ head must do
“Must clearly understand Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s firm determination to bringing Japan out of deflation”
So reports the Nikkei
– On remarks from Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga
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