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OMERS uses patient capital for life cycle venture investing

OMERS has will capitalise on its ability to invest for the long-term and use the newly-launched venture capital arm to invest directly in the entire life cycle of a project. OMERS Ventures, which will be the avenue for the fund to invest directly in venture rather than through funds, is predicated on funding through the […]
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Private engagement dominates results for CalPERS

Private engagement has more influence on company behaviour and performance a new study of CalPERS’ corporate governance reveals. Analysis by Wilshire Associates has found that because privately engaged companies are more receptive to reform and move more quickly to better governance standards, the turnaround in their stock performance is quicker. It found that the turnaround […]
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Why you should take notice of what we write

New research released this month gives impetus to the evidence that newspaper articles can predict aggregate future stock returns. Conducted by Professor of Finance at the University of St Gallen in Switzerland, Manuel Ammann, it examines articles in the German finance paper, Handeslblatt, from July 1989 until March 2011, and overall found that “newspaper content […]
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