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Investing exclusively in apartment properties in the U.S. with laser focus, American Private Equity Group has consistently outperformed with its risk-adjusted returns. American’s Senior Principals are nationally recognized as the ‘father of the apartment industry in the U.S.’ with innovations vastly increasing the quality of life for residents throughout the U.S. We had a chance to speak with the firm and hear more what makes their strategy and focus cutting-edge.

MagneGas Corporation is a highly innovative technology company that counts among its inventions, a patented process that converts liquid waste into hydrogen based fuels. We spoke to Ermanno Santilli, CEO of MagneGas, to find out more about his company and learn more about the truly game-changing technology they have created.

UK Economic Secretary Harriett Baldwin labels HSBC’s landmark decision to move its retail banking operation from London to Birmingham 'a major boost to jobs and growth in the Midlands'.

The City of Bellevue is a city of the First Class located in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. We invited Larry Burks, Bellevue’s Assistant City Administrator and economic development point of contact, to provide us with an insight into this growing city and the developments which are making it an increasingly attractive investment opportunity.

Alkimis SGR was established in 2008 by Massimo Morchio, backed by several well-known Italian family offices. The firm is regulated by the Italian/European law and supervised by Bank of Italy/Consob.

The largest investment banks notched a 20% gain in market share of the US M&A advisory market during last-year’s record-breaking technology M&A spree, according to a new report by 451 Research.

In response to the introduction of the new State Pension in April 2016, the government will continue to price protect the Guaranteed Minimum Pension of public sector workers.

Over 780,000 homebuyers saved an estimated £657 million on Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in the year since the tax was reformed, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced today.

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) and The Occupational Pensions Defence Union (OPDU) today announced an alliance to promote good governance in UK pension schemes.

Addressing an audience at the David Hume Institute on Tuesday evening, Scotland’s First Minister argued that tax powers must be used for Scotland’s long-term social and economic benefit.

Finance Minister Mervyn Storey MLA today announced a continuation of the real terms regional rate freeze for 2016-17.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today published a discussion paper encouraging firms to do more to support the UK’s ageing population and ensure that consumers can access the financial products and services they need at every stage during their life.

With an EU referendum in the UK still looking probable despite Prime Minister David Cameron’s best efforts this week, leading online estate agent eMoov.co.uk, has predicted an EU exit could see UK house prices drop by 5%.

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) announced the appointment of Gareth Tancred as its new Chief Executive Officer, to replace Vince Linnane who last year announced his intention to leave after 32 years’ service with the PMI.

Finance Minister Mervyn Storey MLA welcomed an encouraging period in Northern Ireland’s housing market with steady price growth combined with continuing affordability.

Investor confidence in the commercial aviation industry has rebounded in recent months, following a tumultuous period in which the industry suffered from high oil prices, the global financial crisis and increasing market competition. Bhanu Choudhrie, Executive Director of C&C Alpha Group of explores this in an exclusive article.

Revenue Scotland has received its 100,000th tax return, ten months on from the creation of the first Scottish taxes in more than 300 years.

Do you know the single biggest expense in your business? (hint: It’s not what you think.) Most managers are not conscientiously aware that the single biggest expense to their business each year is rework. Rework is defined as anything, which is not done correctly the first time and must be redone or adjusted to get the work to acceptable levels.

Legislation that would levy a supplement on the purchase of additional residential properties has been given the backing of MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee today.

Long-standing FinTech company, Prepaid Financial Services (PFS), a leading e-money issuer and provider of prepaid bank account solutions has today announced it is offering a Partial Account Switch Service that allows for the streamlined transfer of regular payment arrangements from an existing bank or building society account to a PFS-issued prepaid account. This service offering is a further example of the company's widening prepaid banking services.

People looking to access their pension pot under the new pension freedoms will benefit from easier transfers and more information.

Islamic banking leaders and dignitaries from across Africa and the Middle East gathered today at the 2nd annual International Forum on Islamic Finance (IFIF 2016). Held under the patronage of the Government of the Republic of the Sudan, the Central Bank of Sudan and the Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning – and in strategic partnership with the Bank of Khartoum - IFIF 2016 hosted 200 dignitaries, central bank representatives, Ministers, C-level bankers, thought leaders and experts who gathered at the Al Salam Rotana Hotel in Khartoum to deliberate on strategies to enable Islamic finance gain prominence and spur economic growth across Africa.

Over £2 billion has been collected from users of tax avoidance schemes as a result of new government measures to collect disputed tax upfront.

Ethika Investments is a renowned real estate investment firm that provides investors access to a unique platform by tactically investing in opportunistic real estate assets primarily in the United States. We spoke to Andres Szita, Chairman at Ethika Investments, to find out more about his firm and to talk us through their highly innovative fund strategy.

The European Commission says that the Portuguese government's 2016 Draft Budgetary Plan is at risk of non-compliance with the provisions of the Stability and Growth Pact.

Three quarters of high-net-worth individuals plan to increase contributions to their investment portfolios in the first half of 2016, reveals a new global poll.

Golding Capital Partners is one of Europe’s leading independent investment managers and advisors for investments in private equity, private debt and infrastructure. We spoke to Jeremy Golding, Founder and Managing Director of Golding Capital Partners, to find out more about the company and how they orchestrated the largest diversified infrastructure fund of funds ever raised in the German-speaking area.

LookingGlass can assist by providing intelligence across the fund and its portfolio companies to provide proper guidance on risks and threats that may be impacting the business or future portfolio companies.

PwC Cyprus is one of the main market players in the provision of professional services to Funds and Fund Managers. Through a team of experts, PwC stands ready to offer a complete spectrum of services for the funds market

Jammal Trust Bank SAL (JTB) is a rapidly growing medium sized retail Bank in Lebanon that has been serving the local market and a niche market in Western Africa for over five decades.

Eiffel Investment Group is an independent group, owned by the team alongside former Louis Dreyfus group Chairman & CEO Jacques Veyrat (the company started end 2008 as an asset management division of the Louis Dreyfus group and spun-off mid-2011).

Founded in 2008, Barak is a niche fund management company whose main purpose is to provide investors with unique commodity-focused investment opportunities via trade finance assets across more than 30 African countries. We spoke to them to find out more about their company, and how their flagship fund, The Barak Structured Trade Finance Fund, consistently achieves returns.

QW Capital LLP is an investment management firm based in London (UK). They manage equity portfolios following a non-discretionary quantitative approach and offer investors access to their strategies either through managed accounts or a UCITS fund structure with daily liquidity. They also have the ability to provide a variety of tailor made products such as swaps, options and capital protected notes on their strategy.

Chilton Investment Company has been managing long/short equity portfolios for institutional clients since the firm’s inception in 1992. Today, Chilton has offices in both the US and the UK, focusing on managing classic hedged equity strategies that seek to generate consistent and superior risk-adjusted returns.

With 225,000 employees worldwide, Deloitte is a leading professional services provider on a Spanish and international scale. Deloitte’s wide range of services include audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management as well as tax and legal services.

Since the formative transaction that created C-III Capital Partners in 2010, C-III has grown into a fully-diversified commercial real estate services and investment management company; this full-service platform has a competitive advantage in sourcing, underwriting and managing real estate debt and equity investments.