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Alternative investment fund AUA up 14.5 per cent to USD7.64tn

Alternative fund administrators have reported an increase in assets under administration (AUA) to USD7.64 trillion, up 14.15 per cent from the prior year, according to eVestment’s 2017 Alternative Fund Administration survey. Highlighting the continued growth in third party administration of private equity funds, survey respondents, who cover hedge funds, private

Israeli high-tech capital raising hits USD1.03bn in Q1

In the first quarter of 2017, Israeli high-tech companies raised a total of USD1.03 billion in 155 transactions, a 4 per cent decrease from the USD1.07 billion raised in 165 deals in the previous quarter and 8 per cent lower than the USD1.11 billion raised in 174 deals in Q1

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Alternative asset managers see increase in complexity during Q1

Alternative asset managers saw an increase in “complexity” during the first quarter of 2017, with 152 managers, or 2 per cent, moving to a high complexity profile in their operational and business model, according to Convergence. The increase in complexity was led by hedge funds, with 78 funds moving to

Brexit marks shift in risk appetite of UK investors

Some 2.21 million investors in the UK are entering the new financial year with a greater risk appetite and seeking fresh investment angles, according to a survey of 1,000 UK investors by IW Capital. Nearly half (44 per cent) of British investors feel Brexit will have a positive impact on their investment strategy, with 22 per cent

Global VC deal volume drops to lowest level since 2011 in Q1

Venture capital (VC) deal volume continued to fall in Q1 2017 with only 2,716 deals completed globally during the period compared to 3,201 in Q4 2016, according to Venture Pulse Q1 2017 – the quarterly global VC trends report by KPMG Enterprise. Despite the fourth straight quarter of declining deal activity,

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Japanese investors key to global real assets funding, says AMP Capital

Investors from Japan are primed to play a key funding role for global infrastructure and real estate, according to analysis from AMP Capital.   With assets under management approaching JPY500 trillion (approximately USD4.4 trillion), the Japanese institutional investment environment is undergoing a transformation and represents a substantial source of capital

Business leaders back industrial strategy but seek boost for emerging players

Nearly nine out of 10 (88 per cent) business leaders believe that the UK needs a comprehensive industrial strategy, according to BGF’s Growth Climate Index. However, the survey of over 280 business leaders and entrepreneurs found more than three quarters (77 per cent) want the government’s proposed industrial strategy to

Private healthcare market in London is thriving, says LaingBuisson

The private acute medical care market in central London grew to an estimated value of GBP1.43 billion during 2015, according to LaingBuisson. This is equivalent to around 35 per cent of the national market for private patient revenues in independent hospitals and private patient units (PPUs) in the UK.  

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