How Funds Vary Cash Holdings To Manage Market Volatility
Cash held in a portfolio is mostly invested in money market instruments such as treasury bills. :
Cash is also a position – says the old school investing wisdom. As interest rates get closer to zero or even negative in many developed economies – especially on very short-term instruments – many may question using cash as a position. However, many equity funds do have cash in their portfolio. Cash is inevitable in most equity mutual fund portfolios. In the case of exchange traded funds tracking indices, the fund managers need not be worried about redemptions.
Gong Raises $200 Million In Series D Funding At $2.2B Valuation
Revenue intelligence platform has grown 2.5x in 2020, enabling companies to sell in the remote work era. SAN FRANCISCO, August 12, 2020-- Gong, the revenue intelligence platform leveraging artificial intelligence to transform revenue teams, today announced it raised $200 million in a Series D funding bringing the company's valuation to $2.2 billion. The new investment follows Gong's $65 million Series C funding announced in December 2019.
Woodside Sinks To $5.7B Loss As Virus Hammers Energy Sector
The loss comes after Woodside slashed up to $6 billion from the value of its assets last month due to the severity of the pandemic's impact demand for crude oil and LNG.
Rabo Ventures Joins EUR12 Mill Round In Sme Accounting Vendor Candis
CANDIS, the platform for automated accounting and payment processes, raised EUR12M in a financing round led by Viola Ventures and Rabo Frontier Ventures, the investment arm of Rabobank. Existing investo.
Eden Health Raises $25M In Series B
NEW YORK, NY, Eden Health has raised $25M in a Series B funding round, which was led by Flare Capital Partners.
Why The Mauritius Oil Spill Is So Serious - Bbc News
The location of the Mauritian oil spill means the environmental consequences of the incident could be wide-ranging. : The amount of oil spilled from the Japanese-owned ship nearby the lagoons and coastal areas of south-east Mauritius is relatively low compared to the big oil spills the world has seen in the past, but the damage it will do is going to be huge, experts say. Unlike most previous offshore spills, this has taken place near two environmentally protected marine ecosystems and the Blue Bay Marine Park reserve, which is a wetland of international importance.
Sen. Kamala Harris Isn't The Anti-big Tech Crusader Silicon Valley Fears, Tech Insiders Say | The Daily Caller
'A quiet ally for them': Sen. Kamala Harris is poised to become a welcome friend to the big tech industry if she and former Vice President Joe Biden win the White House in November, Silicon Valley insiders argue. The California Democrat has deep ties to the tech industry and will almost certainly be friendly to the likes of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans, according to Bradley Tusk, a venture capitalist who invests in startups in the tech industry.
Sogal Ventures Closes Debut $15M Fund, Eyes Second Vehicle In 2021
SoGal Ventures invests in early-stage, female-founded companies. The post SoGal Ventures closes debut $15m fund, eyes second vehicle in 2021 appeared first on DealStreetAsia.
Nine Must Reads For Cre Investors On August 13, 2020 | National Real Estate Investor
Stein Mart filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to permanently close most of its stores, reports CNBC. Online investment platform YieldStreet is being investigated by two government agencies, according to the Wall Street Journal. These are among today's must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.
What One Professional Is Doing To Increase Diversity In Cre | National Real Estate Investor
Among the Black Commercial Real Estate Network's aims is to promote awareness of careers in CRE among young Black people.