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Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), a later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm, today announced IVP XV, a $1.4 billion fund. This is the largest fund raised in the firm’s 35-year history and brings cumulative committed capital to $5.4 billion. The fund was significantly oversubscribed, with IVP’s existing Limited Partners contributing the vast majority of the fund.

Alan Howard, co-founder of Brevan Howard, and Michael Platt, of BlueCrest Capital, jointly head the list of Britain’s wealthiest hedge fund managers, each with £1.5bn fortunes, in The 2015 Sunday Times Rich List, to be published this Sunday, April 26. The 128-page special edition of The Sunday Times Magazine reveals the wealth of the 1,000 richest people in Britain.

Cinedigm Corp., a leading independent content distributor in the United States, announced today that it priced its previously announced private offering of $64,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.5% convertible senior notes due 2035 to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

A first-of its-kind app designed especially for the Apple Watch user is being launched by international currency services provider FAIRFX.

Synergy FX, a leading Australian Forex broker, announced today that their Funds Management team has achieved stellar results to date, posting gains over 150 percent for the first 19 months, shattering projections and beating out competing funds by a landslide.

Rather than blow money on super cars or luxury holidays, research published by AXA shows a number of over 55s are considering starting their own businesses in the wake of the pension reforms.

A successful home trader is all set to reveal the results of a two-year challenge aiming to turn $10,000 into $100,000.

Emerging Crowd launches today and becomes the first platform where ordinary investors can invest directly in equity and debt fundraising campaigns by unlisted growth-stage companies in select frontier and emerging markets.

unbiased.co.uk and MetLife are launching MoneyFit Week 2015 (20 – 24 April) to appeal to consumers who may never have spoken with a financial adviser before. The week-long event will encourage people to think about their money in new ways and take steps to improve their overall financial fitness.

“Proposals to end austerity and increase departmental spending are wholly misguided given that the UK is still running a deficit of £90 billion a year and the government is spending nearly half of national income. Small steps to reduce the deficit have been made over this Parliament and today’s SNP manifesto would eradicate this progress. […]

IBS Intelligence reports on the core banking software market activity across the globe in 2014, with the results included in the latest Core Banking Systems Market Dynamics Report.

The number of mobile banking users is set to almost double from 17.8 million to 32.6 million by 2020, whilst the number of U.K. adults using online banking will increase from 27.7 million to over 35 million, according to a report commissioned by Fiserv, Inc.

While EIS schemes with renewable energy investments will no longer qualify for government-backed incentives from 5th April, investors can still benefit from both the incentive schemes and achieve Inheritance Tax exemption with Business Property Relief (BPR) qualifying assets, according to Intelligent Partnership (IP), the UK’s leading provider of education and insights on alternative investments. According […]

Over three-quarters (78%) of people believe things generally get better with time – this is certainly true for people who have earned interest with TSB's Classic Plus account.

Bud Genius, Inc., a leading laboratory for cannabis testing and profiling commented on an article in USA Today, which examined the potential role of major tobacco companies in the cannabis industry.

Home sales increased 10.1 percent in March compared with a year earlier, while the number of new listings increased 9.2 percent, according to Redfin (www.redfin.com), the customer-first real estate brokerage.

New TUC-commissioned analysis published today (Thursday) of tax policies in the Conservative Party manifesto shows that the party has chosen to prioritise unfunded tax giveaways to the wealthy over support for the low-paid and middle earners.

Happy Tax was born out of frustration with unreliable, under-qualified tax preparers with no licensing or certification and as little as five days tax training. Happy Tax is designed to bridge the gap between the high quality, pampered and convenient customer service that consumers want, and accurate, reliable and professional tax returns prepared by CPAs […]

It's that time of year again. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is expecting you to mail in your annual income by April 30, 2015.

Hewlett-Packard chief executive Meg Whitman claimed the top spot on a Wealth-X list released today of the five wealthiest women in the technology sector.

Whether you're voting for Cameron, Miliband, Clegg or Farage at the General Election on 7th May, do you know how many seats their parties will need to get the keys to number 10?

According to a new market research report "Mobile Learning Market by Solution (Mobile Content Authoring, E-books, Portable LMS, Mobile and Video-based Courseware, Interactive Assessments, Content Development, M-Enablement), by Applications, by User Type, & by Region - Global Forecast to 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets, Mobile Learning Market to grow from $7.98 Billion in 2015 to $37.60 Billion by 2020, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 36.3%.

A new survey by The European Business Awards, sponsored by RSM, involving business leaders from 32 countries across Europe shows strong support for the EU.

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT has declared monthly cash dividends.

GreenPath Debt Solutions, a nationwide non-profit credit counseling and education organization, is partnering with the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) to bring free financial education to libraries across the country.

60% of People Feel Well Informed About Casting Their Vote Yet Research Also Exposes Lack of Basic Political Knowledge in the UK.

Iranian Nuclear Deal Could Lead to Oil Flooding the Market

With reports coming out today on the BBC that there could be 100 billion barrels of oil in the Jurassic Kimmeridge formation according to UK Oil and Gas Investments (UKOG), the conversation about oil and gas drilling in England is more important than ever.

The Institute's three and six-month Global Trader Mentoring Programmes are open to all Retail Traders globally, and include full trader coaching on a weekly basis with Institute Senior Mentors Raj Malhotra (New York) and Jason Mcdonald (London).

Mortgage rates were little changed this week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate remaining at 3.82 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.25 discount and origination points.

With the new tax year starting on Easter Monday (6 April), changes to some tax rates and allowances will be introduced that individuals can take advantage of. ICAEW advises taxpayers to check which changes could make a difference to their personal finances and to get expert advice if unsure.

The Eurasian liquefied petroleum gas market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 3.2% from 2014 to 2019.

About half of Americans are saving no more than 5% of their incomes, according to a new Bankrate.com report. Roughly one in five (18%) are saving nothing at all, plus 28% who are saving something, but not more than 5%.

Receiving a hefty tax refund can be as joyful as Christmas in March or April. The goods you can buy are endless. Maybe even treat yourself to that new car you've had your eye on – after all, you work hard and deserve it.

The New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) will track the rapid but rocky transformation of Mongolia from agrarian society to would-be industrialized nation on Thursday, April 9.

Consumer spending continues to drive the UK economic recovery, with retail sales rising 5.7% in February compared with a year earlier.