Women running the money? Rarely at hedge funds
Generous salary and juicy bonus? Check. Client meetings at private members' club? Check. Swanky Mayfair office? Check. Company maternity scheme? Maybe, we'll get back to you. In the competition for…
Qatar revamps investment strategy after Kushner building bailout
When news emerged that Qatar may have unwittingly helped bail out a New York skyscraper owned by the family of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, eyebrows were raised in Doha.…
China’s fledgling junk bond market spawns new breed of vulture funds
When the Shanghai-traded bonds of conglomerate China Minsheng Investment Group plunged 40 percent over two days in January after news it had missed a repayment, Beijing-based hedge fund manager Jash…
Mutual funds start to put their mouth where their money is
Corporate America's biggest shareholders have traditionally been content with sharing their views on a company's strategy privately with management. But now some mutual funds are beginning to rethink their stance,…
Tax policy for Investment
It is heartening to know that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has at last started a meaningful dialogue with experts and stakeholders on vital issues related to policy flaws…
A matter of investment
Sustained by a continued flow of foreign funding, the development sector in Pakistan could not effect locally-informed social change. While this is true for most foreign aid-dependent developing nations, Pakistan…
Of unpaid refunds & figure fudging – I
The story of "impressive" performance of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) during the period 2013-18 needs a through probe. The jadoogar [magician] Ishaq Dar, we all know, is said to…
Private climate investment
Even the strongest critics of climate change can no longer deny that climate change is real. Investing in low carbon and climate resilient development is the need of the hour.…
Chinese investment
Recently, one has begun to hear apprehensions on the Chinese investment in Pakistan with a few commentators even likening it to the East India Company. On the opposite side one…
Open up clogged investment arteries!
The real corridors of prosperity" carried by Business Recorder on October 20, 2016 I had dilated on the potential pathways for attaining prosperity for the people of Pakistan. Among the…
