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Although hefty investment losses by pension funds have alarmed the public and raised questions about risk exposure, funds should not dramatically alter their investment strategies, according to Zev Frishman, vice president of global equity strategies at the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan.

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Canada private investment in R&D lags (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)

Canada is lagging its global competitors on private investment in research and development and international collaboration, according to a report released on Tuesday.

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NEW YORK , May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Hiro Sakata , President CEO of Quantitative Analysis Service, Inc. (QAS ) today announced the appointment of Kenneth G. (Ken) Tower, CMT, as Senior Vice President of the 30+ year old institutional investment …

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) A Taiwanese business tycoon has criticized U.S. investor Warren Buffett s decision to invest in a Chinese battery and car maker that faces a lawsuit accusing it of stealing trade secrets. Officials with Buffetts company …

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MUMBAI: Private equity (PE) investments like wine improve with age. The older it gets, the better it tastes. Investors who invested in the pioneering PE ventures of 2003 and 2004 stand to make good money as most funds have recorded annual …

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Australias largest investment bank, Macquarie Group , posted its first fall in annual profit in 17 years, citing billions of dollars in losses stemming from the global slowdown. The bank also said it was considering plans to raise more capital.

Citadel: Now an Investment Bank, Too (New York Times)

Two years ago, The New York Times Jenny Anderson wrote that Citadel Investment Group has elements of an investment bank disguised as a hedge fund, minus the investment bankers.

Attracting foreign direct investment in agriculture (Vietnam Net)

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Thi Bich Van, the vice director of the Foreign Investment Agency of the Ministry of Planning and Investment stated that this year the ministry will focus on attracting foreign direct investment in agriculture. Why the sudden push in this direction?

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TORONTO, May 1 /CNW/ - CIBC Asset Management Inc., the manager and trustee of the Renaissance Investments family of funds and the Frontiers Pools, announced today that it is making certain changes to its product line-up, including several sub-advisor …

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says hes issuing subpoenas to more than 100 investment firms and their agents in his probe of an influence-peddling scandal affecting some of the nations biggest public pension funds. The …

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May 1 (Bloomberg) — Investment-grade corporate bond sales fell last month by the most in five years, interrupting a record pace of offerings, as borrowers that had caught up on refinancing paused before a rush in May.

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Australian Investment Bank Posts Profit Decline (New York Times)

Australias largest investment bank, Macquarie Group , posted its first fall in annual profit in 17 years, citing billions of dollars in losses stemming from the global slowdown. The bank also said it was considering plans to raise more capital.

Apartment Investment Posts First-quarter Loss (Fox News)

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