April 20, 2024
Funds

Shanghai planning US$13.8 billion fund of funds in pursuit of ‘several world-class industry clusters’, with eye on AI, biotech and semiconductors

The fund will underpin promising start-ups in the fields of artificial intelligence, biotechnology and semiconductors, and is expected to attract more technology firms to Shanghai, the municipal government said in a statement on Friday. The local state-owned assets watchdog will be responsible for the fund’s establishment and operations. It will be the city’s largest government-backed

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Mortgage

“Positive Signs in Housing, Mortgage Markets”

by Calculated Risk on 2/06/2024 08:58:00 AM Today, in the Real Estate Newsletter: ICE (Black Knight) Mortgage Monitor: “Positive Signs in Housing, Mortgage Markets” Brief excerpt: There have been very few low credit score mortgage originations. During the housing bubble, many of the low credit score loans were made through the private-labeled securities market. •

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Investment

Top-down vs bottom-up investing approach: What’s the difference between the two?

The realm of investment is expansive and continually changing, providing a multitude of strategies tailored to accommodate diverse risk tolerances, financial objectives, and investment philosophies. Discovering investment opportunities involves various methods. In addition to the conventional fundamental and technical analysis employed for this purpose, numerous investors explore both top-down and bottom-up fundamental analyses. These approaches

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