Mega Buyout Funds Raise $85bn

Force Over Mass Capital (FOMCAP) has launched a new SEIS/EIS investment vehicle which gives individual investors access to the rapidly growing start-up technology space while allowing them to receive tax reliefs of up to 64% of the capital invested under the Enterprise Investment Scheme.

Increases in the level of geopolitical tensions and the appetite for risk taking could disrupt the recovery to the global economy, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

ClearlySo, Europe’s leading impact investment bank, announced today that it has launched ClearlySo ATLAS, an impact assessment solution for private equity and venture capital investors. Octopus Ventures, a London based venture capital firm, focused on backing unusually talented entrepreneurs, is the first customer to go-live and is in the process of rolling out the solution across its portfolio.

Calculus Capital has invested £2m into a firm that is helping to deliver a low-cost revolution in the pensions, savings and investment industries.

The cybersecurity sector is expanding to match the digitalisation of companies across the globe. These new technological advancements bring an increased risk of criminal activity which needs to be combated. With this increase in demand for robust cybersecurity solutions, investors should seize the opportunity to diversify their portfolios with stocks in this area to benefit from market demands.

Smart use of technology in physical stores creates a personalised shopping experience to improve customer service and loyalty

Sometimes it's almost impossible to foresee a financial crisis until it strikes when you don't have money in your pocket or any friends and family that can lend you the funds you need. Even worse, you can't qualify for loans from specific lending platforms due to poor CIBIL scores.

ALPS, a DST Company focused on asset servicing and asset gathering, has announced the liquidation of three VelocityShares ETFs.

Banc of California, Inc. today reported net income of $19.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, resulting in diluted earnings per share of $0.39 for the quarter and $1.34 for the full year.

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is looking for a buyer for Coutts International. It is the foreign operation of the Swiss-based private bank which services HM Queen Elizabeth’s II personal account.