The hedge fund run by the co-owner of GB News almost tripled its investments in fossil fuel companies in the first quarter of 2026 to $2.8bn (£2.1bn), the Guardian can reveal. Critics have accused Sir Paul Marshall of “cashing in on climate chaos” and have claimed the news channel, which frequently attacks climate science and
Aberdeen Investments successfully acquired US-based MFS Investment Management last week, for a combined assets under management of about £1.5bn. The assets transitioning from MFS will be led by Jonathan Mondillo, Aberdeen’s global head of fixed income, and will focus primarily on the firm’s closed-end funds (CEFs) and bond range. Under the terms of the acquisition,
48 properties have been sold so far Daniel Mumby and Local Democracy Reporter 06:00, 06 Jul 2026 Marks & Spencer Store At 5 Middle Street In Yeovil(Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service) Somerset Council has lost more than £91m on its commercial investments – with further losses being expected as the remainder are sold off. Since
Investment taps into growing demand for hyperscale, cloud and AI-ready digital infrastructure TORONTO, July 3, 2026 /CNW/ – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ( CPP Investments ) announced today it will invest US$1.75 billion (C$2.4 billion) to support EQT’s strategy to build AI Infrastructure, led by global data centre developer and operator EdgeConneX. “Demand for
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) is partnering with data center firm EdgeConneX and investment firm EQT to develop data centers. CPP this week announced it will invest US$1.75 billion to support EQT’s AI Infrastructure build-out, led by EdgeConneX. The transaction has closed. Further details of the investment, including what projects the money might
Private Equity-Venture Capital (PE-VC) investments saw a slight dip in the quarter ending June (Q2 of the calendar year). Total PE-VC investments stood at $6.4 billion — a decline of 3 per cent from the $6.6 billion last year, as per data from Venture Intelligence. The decline was sharper in volume terms, with 266 deals
QUÉBEC, June 29, 2026 /CNW/ – RGP Investments Inc. (formerly R.E.G.A.R. Gestion Privée Inc.) (“RGP Investments”), in its capacity as manager of the RGP Investments Funds, announces today that the dissolution of the RGP Impact Fixed Income Portfolio (the “Fund”) was completed on May 31, 2026 (the “Dissolution Date”), as previously announced in the press
GCP Infrastructure Investments: A 9% yield backed by an £850m portfolio and working to narrow its discount valuation Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock Buy a pound of assets for around 79p, then collect a 9% income while you wait for the gap to close. That, in rough terms, is the case for GCP Infrastructure Investments (LSE:GCP). The
Chinese firm Tencent is attempting to exit many of its investments in Japanese game companies, and it’s willing to take a loss in the process, according to a new Bloomberg report. Due to the current downturn in the video games industry and its need to catch up in the AI space, the outfit is evaluating
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