It is vital to remember that gold has been the world’s currency from ancient civilization to the modern era. Nowadays, people choose this investment to hedge against inflation and political unrest. Apart from that, you can diversify the portfolio by changing the investment types. Therefore, you should think about commodities […]
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How To Increase Your Financial Security
Money is an important commodity in the modern world, such that it becomes the default McGuffin for private citizens and businesses alike. You need money to survive, first and foremost, but you’ll also need ample assets to cover the costs of a car or a home, for example, not to […]
Warburg Pincus to invest $95MN (INR 700 CR) in Home First – One of India’s leading affordable housing finance companies
MUMBAI, India, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — US based private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC (“Warburg Pincus”), through it’s affiliate Orange Clove Investments BV, has entered into an agreement to invest about $95 MN (INR 700 Cr) in Home First Finance Company India Ltd (“Home First”) on October 2, 2020. The […]
Auto Experience, Inc. Proposes To Acquire Auto Finance Firm Consumer Portfolio Services For $135 Million In Cash
DALLAS, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Auto Experience, Inc., created in 2018 to pursue strategic business opportunities in the automobile financing market, today announced it has informed the board of directors of Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPSS) of its interest in acquiring the company in an all-cash transaction valued […]
Deterring capital flight can help finance African development priorities
From 2000 to 2015, roughly $836 billion in capital left the African continent, according to a recent report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). This so-called “capital flight” occurs along legal pathways like remittances and other transfers or via illegal means like money laundering or misinvoicing. […]
Alberta finance minister accuses nurses’ union of trying to ‘take advantage of a health crisis’
Finance Minister Travis Toews issued a blistering news release on Thursday afternoon, accusing an Alberta nurses union of orchestrating an “overreaching and disingenuous demand for indefinite job security” that he described as “a shameful effort to take advantage of a health crisis.” © Courtesy: Government of Alberta Alberta Finance Minister […]
Horizon Technology Finance Provides Third Quarter 2020 Portfolio Update
FARMINGTON, Conn., Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) (“Horizon,” “We,” “Our” or the “Company”), a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability industries, today […]
TPG Pace Beneficial Finance Corp. Announces Pricing of $350,000,000 Initial Public Offering
SAN FRANCISCO & FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct 6, 2020– TPG Pace Beneficial Finance Corp. (the “Company”), a newly organized blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with […]
a step in the right direction for global blockchain adoption
Regulation – if developed appropriately – can be the catalyst that propels nascent technologies into the mainstream, especially in the complex world of financial services. And the European Commission (EC) has just confirmed its place at the forefront of fostering fintech innovation, writes Isabelle Corbett, Head of Regulatory Affairs at […]
Where Trump and Biden Stand on Mortgage Finance
This article is part of a Wall Street Journal guide comparing President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on issues from climate change to health care and jobs. WASHINGTON—Donald Trump and Joe Biden have divergent views on the federal government’s role in the $11 trillion mortgage market, with potential […]
Judge upholds R.I. campaign finance law; conservative groups appeal – News – providencejournal.com
A federal judge has rejected a bid to invalidate a chunk of Rhode Island’s campaign finance laws, but conservative groups seeking to launch anonymous political campaigns have filed an appeal. U.S. District Court Judge Mary McElroy at the end of August dismissed a lawsuit against the state Board of Elections […]
Omega Commercial Finance Corporation Update On Capital Restructuring
MIAMI, Sept. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Omega Commercial Finance Corporation (OCFN) is hereby providing shareholders and the investment community with an update of its capital restructuring, as a result of the Company having become a non-reporting public company in October 2018.. Becoming a non-reporting public company afforded OCFN the […]
Institute for Sustainable Finance Releases Critical Capital Blueprint for Canada’s Low-carbon Transition
KINGSTON, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, the Institute for Sustainable Finance launches landmark research to provide a concrete, data-driven capital blueprint for Canada’s low carbon transition. The report – Capital Mobilization Plan for a Canadian Low Carbon Economy – highlights that cooperation between the public sector, private sector, and financial system is critical […]
Compass and Northbase Finance Partner with Crusoe Energy Systems to Deploy US$20 million of Digital Flare Mitigation Systems
CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 29, 2020 /CNW/ — Compass Energy Systems (Compass) and Northbase Finance (Northbase) have partnered with Crusoe Energy Systems (Crusoe) to build and finance approximately US$20 million of power generation systems for the expansion of Crusoe’s Digital Flare Mitigation® (“DFM”) technology. The investments are projected to reduce natural gas […]
UK finance minister Rishi Sunak in balancing act over virus plan
Gallery: Which government’s COVID support has been most generous? (Lovemoney) UK finance minister Rishi Sunak, battling record deficits and soaring debt due to his government’s emergency coronavirus response, faces a politically dangerous balancing act to pay the bill, analysts say. © Photo: POOL / JOHN SIBLEY UK finance minister Rishi […]
FAS Administration and Finance Dean Leslie Kirwan to Retire | News
Leslie A. Kirwan ’79 — the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean for Administration and Finance — will retire next spring, FAS Dean Claudine Gay announced in an email to faculty and staff Tuesday afternoon. Kirwan’s accomplishments are “considerable and wide-ranging,” Gay wrote. After being recruited in 2009 to oversee […]
Finance experts lay out Trump’s payback options | National
The Times said Trump’s real estate company has $421 million in loans he has personally guaranteed, with $300 million of that coming due over four years. The Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an email and phone call requesting comment. Trump dismissed the Times story as “fake news” and […]
HedgeTrade Introduces Steaks Finance – A Fair Launch DeFi Token with Lasting Power
SINGAPORE, Sept. 28, 2020 /CNW/ – Active crypto prediction marketplace HedgeTrade launches decentralized exchange and DeFi token for liquidity providers and yield farming earning opportunities. HedgeTrade is pleased to announce a closed-loop DeFi initiative to add new ways to earn tokens in conjunction with its leading crypto social trading platform. “Steaks […]
EU Plans to Regulate Cryptocurrencies in Digital Finance Push
(Bloomberg) — The European Union is taking a major step to regulate crypto assets in the bloc, seeking to protect its financial markets without depriving citizens and companies of the new technologies. Load Error Under the initiative unveiled on Thursday the EU’s executive arm seeks to establish clear ground rules […]
Global Finance Contract Management Market 2020 Research Study with Trends and Opportunities to 2025 – Impact of COVID-19
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Sep 06, 2020 (CDN Newswire via Comtex) — MarketsandResearch.biz has published a new report titled, Global Finance Contract Management Market 2020 by Company, Type and Application, Forecast to 2025 where the base year considered for the study […]