Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Believes Investing Is More Of A Bet On People Than On Markets | Jeffrey Heil, Chief Investment Officer | Q&A
Jeffrey Heil is the chief investment officer at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, where he has served since 2003. In this interview, Jeff discussed how he built the portfolio and team from scratch as the Foundation's first CIO; how some of those early colleagues went off to become CIOs themselves; and why their biggest allocation change has been to venture capital coming out of the financial crisis.
Forget Facebook, Apple, Google And Amazon--bitcoin Is Suddenly Behaving 'like A Tech Stock'
London-based digital asset management firm CoinShares has recommended investors allocate 4% of their portfolios to bitcoin--arguing "bitcoin, in its growth phase, behaves like a tech stock"...
San Francisco Proposes Doubling Transfer Tax For Certain Real Estate Transactions | Allen Matkins
This November, the residents of the City of San Francisco will either approve or disapprove a ballot measure that will double city transfer taxes on residential and commercial sales over $10 million. Real estate investors need to be cognizant of this potential tax increase in drafting their purchase and sale agreements, leases, and other real estate documents. If it passes, the amended transfer tax ordinance will become operative on January 1, 2021....By: Allen Matkins.
Kamala Harris Is The Choice Joe Biden Needed To Win Over Silicon Valley
Kamala Harris, left, has had a close relationships with Sheryl Sandberg, right. | Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The California senator has glad-handed with tech elites for decades. For months, Silicon Valley hasn't been quite sure what to make of Joe Biden. But Kamala Harris? That's a candidate the industry can get behind. Biden's selection of Harris -- who has glad-handed with San Francisco elites for decades -- as his choice for vice president is likely to usher in Silicon Valley excitement and money galore in a way that other running mates would not.
Joe Rogan For Fed Chair! Feat. Hugh Hendry
Former hedge fund manager and financial dissident gives his take on what ails the U.S. economy and why the Federal Reserve should be more, not less, irresponsible.
Princeton Mortgage's Courtney Graham Honored As 2020 Housingwire Women Of Influence
EWING, N.J., Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 2020 Women of Influence winners represent 100 of the most influential women in leadership in the housing industry. From tech advancements, to mentoring, to their engagement in nonprofits - the women chosen this year show true leadership inside and out of the housing industry. They are using their positions of influence to bring others along their path and propel the next generation of women into leadership. Many of the women on this list have responded to the landscape of today's housing industry by spearheading efforts to improve processes and create progress.
Accel-kkr Targets Initial $300M For Debut 'evergreen' Small-cap Fund | Buyouts
Accel-KKR joins the likes of Vista Equity Partners and Leonard Green in raising capital to target opportunities too small for the main fund.
Lumeon Raises $30M Series D Round
BOSTON, MA, Lumeon, the leader in care pathway orchestration, today announced that it has closed $30 million in Series D funding.
Embassy Group Looking To Monetise Warehousing Biz At A Value Of Rs 2,000 Cr | Business Standard News
The group is in talks with few potential buyers to monetise completed and under-construction assets of the JV. : Leading realty firm Embassy group is exploring various options to monetise its warehousing and industrial parks business at an enterprise value of Rs 1,700-2,000 crore, sources said. Bengaluru-based Embassy group, which had in 2015 formed a joint venture with private equity firm Warburg Pincus to build industrial parks, is in talks with few potential buyers to monetise completed and under-construction assets of the JV.
Silicon Valley-based Vc Rocketship Raises $100 Mn For Its Second Fund | Business Standard News
The launch of Fund II will enable the VC to continue investing globally across sectors and company stages and increase the firm's number of follow-on investments, said the Silicon Valley-based VC.
A Smart Beta Miner Etf To Capture The Gold Rush
Exchange traded fund investors interested in the gold markets can consider gold and gold mining equities, which benefit from higher metal prices, and historically move in the opposite direction of broader equity markets. In a recent webcast, Prepare for the Post-Pandemic World with Gold, Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Global Investors, outlined [...] The post A Smart Beta Miner ETF to Capture the Gold Rush appeared first on ETF Trends.