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    Money Made Easy: Five-minute guide to… venture capital trusts

    13 january 2013 VENTURE CAPITAL TRUSTS (VCTs) were given a boost last week when the European Commission approved new rules that will allow them to invest in a wider range…

    Office for Renewable Energy Deployment (ORED)

    The Office for Renewable Energy Deployment (ORED) has the job within Government of ensuring that we meet our targets for renewable energy. ORED works closely with delivery partners and stakeholders…

    Why We Want Markets In Health Care

    13 january 2013 A piece from the UK showing why we really do want to have markets, multiple providers, in health care. This doesn’t mean government cannot be involved, most…

    In Which We Look Forward To The Brad Delong v. Paul Krugman Cage Fight

    13 january 2013 Paul Krugman’s column today concentrates on the thought that raising the eligibility ages for Social Security and Medicare won’t have much effect on Federal finances and even…

    The Law Closes In On The Richest Man In Ireland–The Billionaire Mighty Quinn

    As former billionaires shuffle through the criminal and bankruptcy courts, the Irish public is gasping at the extremes of deceit, cronyism and hubris that pushed the country into a massive…

    Moody’s Downgrades the UK Banks

    13 january 2013 Much furore in the UK today as Moody’s announced that it had downgraded the credit ratings of 12 of the UK’s financial institutions. I have to admit…

    The Lawsuit Business Is Good For UK’s Burford Group

    13 january 2013 Burford reported its profits surged to $15.9 million last year from $1.9 million in 2010, as the U.K. litigation-finance firm harvested millions of dollars from settlements negotiated by…

    Huddle Wows Diageo, UK Government

    13 january 2013 Diageo (DEO), the London-based “drinks” leader, is a fan of Huddle — an online tool that makes global teamwork easier. Its chief technology officer exclaimed after using…

    Financial Models Bog Down in Corporate Bureaucracy

                                                                                                                                  13 january 013 Although financial firms think their models are an important part of their success, development and deployment of new models is often bogged down in bureaucracy, according…

    AAC CAPITAL UK SELLS AMTICO TO MANNINGTON MILLS INC.

    London, 5 March 2012: AAC Capital UK (“AAC UK”), the mid-market buy-out firm, today announces that it has sold Amtico Group (“Amtico”), the leading international designer andmanufacturer of high end…