The growing debt crisis in Europe and a strong US dollar heavily impacted global returns on alternative investments during last year’s third quarter. Private equity and venture capital funds that invest primarily in developed markets outside the US as well as those that target emerging markets each posted a loss

Future Capital Partners (FCP) has launched another EIS fund that will capitalise on the firm’s successful green energy investment strategy. The new fund is the third of FCP’s renewable energy EISs, following the success of Elara I and the recently closed Elara II. Elara III targets annual rate of return

The majority of private equity (PE) firms interviewed in a new study of responsible investment practices say their action on environmental, social and governance issues (ESG) is set to increase over the next five years, with investor concern the main, or in some cases the only, driver for taking action.

New figures for the Guernsey funds sector show there is no room for complacency, according to Peter Niven (pictured), Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry. Statistics from the regulator, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC), show that the net asset value of

Guinness Asset Management’s third EIS fund, Guinness EIS Fund 3, is now open for investment. This fund will invest in UK sustainable infrastructure companies through the tax-efficient EIS structure. The Guinness EIS Fund 3 will target attractive risk-weighted returns by making investments in Sustainable Infrastructure companies which have predictable revenues,

Blackstone portfolio company Center Parcs is to start construction on a fifth site at Woburn (Bedfordshire) to complement its four existing sites. Investment funds managed by Blackstone, will support this important capital project by committing to invest approximately GBP100m of new cash equity into the business. Four leading UK banks

Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC, the private equity investment trust managed by Dunedin the UK mid-market private equity house, has reported a significant increase in value across its portfolio, as reflected by the uplift in net asset value announced for the year to 31 December 2011. During 2011 Dunedin Enterprise’s

The European Commission is launching a process to review European pension regulation with Michel Barnier (pictured), European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services opening a public hearing on the review of the “IORP Directive”. The European Commission aims to make important elements of the Solvency II legislation for insurance companies

Record levels of corporate cash and historically low interest rates may provide the catalysts to fuel a rise in the level of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity this year, according to a survey of 825 executives conducted by KPMG and Knowledge@Wharton, the research and analysis arm of The Wharton School