Regions

GLOBAL - Nearly a third of venture capitalist firms are investing more during the current economic slowdown, a new survey from Deloitte & Touche shows. The survey - Private Equity Confidence Survey - found that 29%of venture capitalists thought investment...

GLOBAL - Moves by HSBC to increase the number of sell recommendations its brokers make have not gone far enough, according to critics.

THAILAND - The $3bn Government Pension Fund (GPF) in Thailand is considering tendering for a consultant. Although the fund currently uses an in-house team of advisors, the management board is deciding whether a consultant will add value.

EUROPE - Institutional investors will have another avenue through which to invest in Sweden and Finland, thanks to an extension of ITG Group's POSIT trading system.

GLOBAL - Following terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York the world's financial community has expressed shock and condolence for the victims of the tragedy.

EUROPE - European stock exchange indices observed a minute's silence at 2:45pm (CET) today in response to the attack on the World Trade Center in New York by two hijacked planes. The London Stock Exchange, London International Financial Futures and Options...

GLOBAL - Private equity investment surged 30% last year, recording a new high of US $177bn but is now set to slowdown, according to a report by venture capitalists 3i and consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers.

GLOBAL - Global benchmark provider MSCI is rebalancing its small cap country indices.

GERMANY/LUXEMBOURG - SEB Invest Luxembourg, a regional arm of Swedish asset managers SEB Invest, is to launch a new fund in October.

GLOBAL - Stephen Kingsley, head of consultancy Andersen's Europe, Middle East and Africa financial services practice, has been promoted to global head of the financial services industry practice.