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U.S. Venture Capital Industry Pacing for Another Record-Breaking Year in 2018

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SEATTLE, April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Investment into venture-backed companies is already on pace to experience another record-breaking year in 2018, according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, the authoritative quarterly report on venture capital activity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem jointly produced by PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Coming off multiple years of record fundraising, … Read more

Silicon Valley and Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone to Mutually Set Up “Technology & Finance Center”

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CHENGDU, China, March 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — On March 27th, Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone, Silicon Valley city clusters (Dublin, Mountain View, and Menlo Park), and Him Group, a management consulting company in Silicon Valley, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperating to set up the “Chengdu-Silicon Valley Technology & Finance Center”, aiming at promoting the realization of the global development of SMEs in both Silicon … Read more

Global IPO outlook remains robust after promising Q1 2018 results

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Global IPO capital raised is up 28% but deal numbers are down 27% year-over-year on Q1 2017 LONDON, March 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Despite geopolitical uncertainties and market volatility, global IPO activity in the first three months of 2018 posted strong results to start the year. Global IPO markets raised US$42.8b in Q1 2018, a 28% year-over-year (YOY) increase on … Read more

Blockchain-Powered Global Digital Advertising Platform – AdRealm – Receives Investment from Top Tier Investors

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SINGAPORE, March 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — AdRealm, a global digital advertising ecosystem driven by blockchain technology, has received funding from multiple top tier investment institutions. According to AdRealm, investors include Jian Sun from JLAB, Bo Shen from Fenbushi Capital, and institutional investors INBlockchain and FUNCITY Capital. AdRealm has partnered with UPLTV, an AI-driven mobile app monetization optimization service for developers and … Read more

Navigating the Current Stock Market for Investors and Traders

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MoneyShow is Returning to Las Vegas LAS VEGAS, Feb. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A strong economy has landed investors and traders in unprecedented territory. With interest rates at an all-time low, fears of inflation are flooding the markets with investors simultaneously selling bonds and seeing little to no bond reprieve, and little to no change in yields. … Read more

Global dividends break new record in 2017, with more to come for the year ahead

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DENVER and LONDON, Feb. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A strengthening world economy and rising corporate confidence pushed global dividends to a new high in 2017, according to the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index. Global dividends rose 7.7% on a headline basis, the fastest rate of growth since 2014, and reached a total of $1.252 trillion. Every region of the world and … Read more

Grayscale Investments Announces Launch of the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund

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NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Grayscale Investments, LLC (“Grayscale”), the sponsor of the Bitcoin Investment Trust (OTCQX: GBTC), the Ethereum Classic Investment Trust and the Zcash Investment Trust, announced today the launch of a new investment vehicle, the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC (the “Fund”). The Fund intends to hold the top digital assets by … Read more

Investors Beware: Equity Valuations Are Only Relative Equity Valuation: Science, Art or Craft?

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Investors don’t want to pay too much for their investments, but can they really know if the actual market price of a stock — or of stocks in general — is fair value? A new publication by the CFA Institute Research Foundation, Equity Valuation: Science, Art or Craft?, addresses this question, not only … Read more

Private equity sees disruption through emerging technologies

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Private equity firms have more opportunity for partnerships Competition drives the evolution of operating resources NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — As the private equity (PE) market continues to evolve 10 years after its 2007 peak, firms are seeing that the implementation of digital technologies have a dramatic impact on the ways that PE firms organize and … Read more