Dr Robert Easton, who is managing director of the Carlyle Group, has recently been appointed chairman of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. Dr Easton has worked for the Carlyle Group for some 11 years, since 2000, mainly operating...

A handful of bumper deals in the first half of 2011, such as the $10bn flotation of commodities firm Glencore and a $13bn fundraising by Commerzbank, has helped cushion the impact of a slow second half for many but with just $17.6bn raised in Europe since...

A year ago, most people thought that the UK economy was well on its way to recovery following one of the most severe economic downturns in decades. At the end of 2010 the key FTSE UK 100 share index, which lists the 100 biggest companies in the UK, was at...

With both individual and institutional investors still working to restore their portfolios and get back on track after recent market difficulties, it should not come as a surprise that commodities have captured a lot of attention. The fact is that investi...

BP’s $7.1bn agreement to sell its 60 percent stake in South American crude oil producer Pan American Energy to Bridas failed on Monday due to legal concerns.Argentine –based oil and gas conglomerate Bridas, which is jointly owned by Chinese co...

In the turbulent second half of 2011, a lower price of oil sounded an alert for Ecuador. Fears of a double-dip recession triggered memories of 2008, when the South American OPEC member suffered from the fall in oil prices, fewer remittances from overseas ...

The Bullion reached record highs on Tuesday while European shares slumped to new lows as investors fear a second banking crisis in Europe.Gold, traditionally seen as a safe haven in times of economic uncertainty, soared to new highs of $1919 in early trad...

Can retail and shopping malls grow in such a world? Debt crisis, democracy rights…Is there a place where our business may continue to grow? My answer is yes. The opportunities and the markets are out there and they are not waiting, they are just moving ...

New individual traders often feel lost and clueless after they spend a few days trading in the foreign exchange market. Specifically, if you are new to the world of forex, you often feel under-privileged compared with senior traders and financial institut...

If countries could choose their natural disasters, most would prefer floods over earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. That’s because floods, being easier to predict, generally wreak less social and economic havoc. But sometimes nations are unlucky enough...