The writer is president of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and an adviser to Allianz and Gramercy At a conference of investment professionals I recently attended, several private equity funds argued with … Read More
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The Schleswig-Holstein question was a 19th-century diplomatic puzzle supposedly understood by only three people. They variously died, went mad or forgot the details, said the British statesman Lord Palmerston. Now … Read More
BlackRock is seeking to provide “absolute transparency” on private market fees as the UK government pushes pension plans to plough funds into unlisted assets, an executive at the world’s biggest … Read More
AGL Energy has abandoned a plan to spin off its coal-fired power plants and its chief executive and chair resigned after tech billionaire and climate activist Mike Cannon-Brookes bought shares … Read More
Imperial College London is to set up a research institute to explore and develop technologies needed to support the aviation industry’s transition to net zero, backed by a £25mn donation … Read More
International shareholders that took control of Chinese property group Nam Tai have been waging a six-month battle to force out its management, highlighting the risks for overseas investors looking to … Read More
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US petrol prices hit fresh records this weekend but, despite the soaring cost, millions of American motorists took to the roads for the unofficial start of summer. Even as the … Read More
The head of the Dubai-based group that owns P&O Ferries has insisted it is too late to reverse the decision to sack 800 sailors, as he praised its management for … Read More
