State Street has published a Vision paper which explores how the continued volatility of global financial markets has identified weaknesses in investment portfolios, causing institutional investors to reconsider their asset allocation strategies. According to “The Asset Owners’ Perspective: Evolving Investment and Operational Models”, investors are using new approaches to liquidity

Restoration Partners’ first investment opportunity through its recently launched Restoration Alpha Angels network of active investors has helped m-commerce payments platform provider, paythru, raise over GBP700,000. John Shackleton, the former chief executive of Open Text, is joining the board of paythru with immediate effect. Shackleton’s career spans over 30 years

Companies working in, or looking to set up in, the space community at Harwell in Oxford will benefit from GBP1m funding to help them to go further and faster towards commercial success, according to David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science. The investment in innovative R&D projects is part of

Private equity firms in the US are facing increased competition from foreign and international firms for investment opportunities within the US market, according to the 2012 Global Private Equity Report by Grant Thornton International. Now in its second year, the report is the result of 143 in-depth interviews with senior