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Credit Suisse in Crisis, shuts its Private Banking Office in Birmingham
Credit Suisse is shutting its private banking office in Birmingham in the West Midlands area of the UK. The Zurich-listed banking group confirmed it to some newspapers. “Clients in the Birmingham region will continue to be served out of our London and Manchester offices,” a spokesperson for Credit Suisse said. Birmingham, renowned as a centre of UK manufacturing, has had a private banking office since 2008. … Read more »
It is in : Alternative Investments, Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Job & Careers, Private Equity, Real Estate and Property, Succession Planning and Family Business
THE STRAITS OF AMERICA by Nouriel Roubini
Macroeconomic indicators for the United States have been better than expected for the last few months. Job creation has picked up. Indicators for manufacturing and services have improved moderately. Even the housing industry has shown some signs of life. And consumption growth has been relatively resilient. But, despite the favorable data, US economic growth will remain weak and below trend throughout 2012. Why is all the recent economic good news not to be believed? First, US consumers … Read more »
It is in : Alternative Investments, Business Opportunities - Global Investments, Hedge Funds, Highlights, Real Estate and Property
ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS OF IAIR LEGAL AWARDS 2011
The winners for IAIR LEGAL AWARDS 2011 have been finally announced on December 15th. The IAIR (International Alternative Investment Review) winners and nominees were selected through an independent survey of readers covering different key practice areas. The online survey was conducted through the IAIR’s readership, an international editorial staff, reporters and global opinion leaders. According to Alexa – Amazon in terms of international ranking and number of readers, IAIR is one of the leading and … Read more »
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Manulife Real Estate Funds buys Burlington Office Complex
Manulife Real Estate Funds has acquired a two-building, 159,237-square-foot, Class-A office complex located in Burlington, Ontario in a deal that closed 11 October, 2011. The property was purchased for the Manulife Canadian Property Portfolio, a core, open-end, income producing real estate investment fund that invests in quality Canadian commercial real estate assets managed by Manulife Real Estate. The Fund is offered to institutional investors through Manulife Asset Management, the global asset management arm of Manulife Financial. … Read more »
It is in : Alternative Investments, Real Estate and Property
MGPA plans to present Asian Real Estate special fund for German investors
Independent private equity real estate advisor MGPA intends to launch a core plus special fund under German investment law, aimed at making investments in the Asian region. It will focus on established markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. MGPA has operated in Asia since 1999 and has a substantial organisational structure in the region, with six offices and over 150 employees. The planned special fund is intended primarily for German-speaking institutional … Read more »
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