Hitachi Debacle Strengthens Franco-chinese Hand In Uk Nuclear | Reuters
Hitachi's decision to freeze its $28 billion (£22 billion) nuclear power project in Britain strengthens the hand of France's EDF and its Chinese partner in talks with the government on how to finance new reactors.
Save Money On Energy Bills: Uk Households Overpaying By PS1.4B - How You Can Switch | Personal Finance | Finance
HOUSEHOLDS across the UK are overpaying their energy bills by a combined potential total of PS1.4billion, but luckily a new app could provide a simple and easy way to switch and save you money.
University Of Virginia Announces $120M Gift To Fund New Data Science School - Techcrunch
One of America's oldest universities is launching a school for one of the world's youngest disciplines. The University of Virginia announced today that it has received a $120 million private donation to endow a new School of Data Science. The donation is the largest in the university's history, and will create the twelfth school at [...]
The Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends Of 2018
In July, we published a list of the top 10 utility regulation trends of 2018 -- so far. With 2018 behind us, we check in again on the top public utility commission actions and trends of the past year. Ten prominent trends and actions stand out above the rest, from renewables continuing their downward price trajectory, to approvals for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, to exploration of utility business model reforms and non-wires alternatives, to traditional distribution investments. Here is the full roundup of the top 10 matters before public utility commissions in 2018. 1.
Commercial Mortgage Alert :: Search Results
Societe Generale will launch its first solo single-borrower securitization next week.The offering will be backed by a senior $210 million portion of a $410 million floating-rate loan it originated this month on a repositioned mixed-use building on Manhattan's Far West Side. The 464,000-square-foot property, at 787 11th Avenue, is owned by a partnership between Georgetown Co. of New York and the family of hedge-fund operator Bill...
The 10 Private Equity Firms That Pay The Best
It certainly pays to work at these private equity firms. : Finding a job in private equity is no easy task. One firm recently told us that it receives 250 applications for every available role. While there are several reasons for the industry's popularity, compensation is surely the leading factor. PE firms pay extremely well, and compensation at the top of the market is only growing. The rankings come from a new report from Wall Street Oasis, which asked employees how their compensation compared with similar jobs in private equity.
Another Billionaire Turns To Gold | Kitco News
(Kitco News) - Another billionaire has jumped on the gold bandwagon after Sam Zell, the founder of Equity Group Investments, announced on Bloomberg TV that he bought gold for the first time in his life.
Interview: Markets Going Digital? The 20 Year Old Running Wall Street's Hot Hedge Fund
When it comes to finance, it's easy for the general public to be hypnotized by the overflow of Wall Street jargon. We speak to John Iadeluca, 20 year old founder of Banz Capital, a fund that trades in digital assets on the highways and byways of finance.
Adam Neumann Landlord | Sam Zell Wework
Adam Neumann, CEO of the recently rebranded We Company, is facing more blowback for leasing he has ownership interest in to WeWork. Billionaire real estate investor Sam Zell said WeWork's size gives them "public responsibilities, including governance," in an interview with Bloomberg television Thursday. The Equity Group Investments founder was referring to reports that The We Company's CEO Adam Neumann is still personally buying buildings that are leased to the company's co-working arm, WeWork, first [...]
Xconomy: Outdoorsy's Big Haul & Other Startup Fundraising In Tx Tech News
Let's catch up with the latest innovation news in Texas. --TeVido, an Austin biotech, has raised $1.2 million to help fund a new facility in which the company can use a patient's own cells to create personalized pigment cell grafts to treat vitiligo, a loss of skin color that affects about 1 percent of the [...]
6 Ways To Get The Wealthy To Donate More To Charity
Research shows that most millionaires and billionaires only give a tiny percentage of their wealth to charity. Here are six ways to encourage them to donate more.