Observer - Two private equity firms are believed to be looking to dispose of controversial investments in children's care homes. The possibility of ownership changes will worry charities already upset about the presence of buyout firms in the sector following ..more

Times Online - THOUSANDS of wealthy savers who have bought bonds run by life insurers are being urged to review their investments following the prebudget report. Advisers say some savers could find themselves paying thousands of pounds more in tax than if they had ..more

AZCentral.com - businesses made a killing in the third quarter, attracting more than seven times the amount of venture capital they received during the same quarter a year earlier. The other shows an opposite trend, with the total dollar amount of investments ..more

San Francisco Gate - Secondly, VCs made fewer investments in the third quarter than last year, but the amount they poured into each deal was higher than in the past. In short, most of the money is being used to nourish startups until they are mature enough to go public ..more

Bloomberg - Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi said yesterday that Paulson said Pacific Investment Management Co., manager of the world's largest bond fund, and Fidelity Investments, the world's largest mutual-fund company, are involved in discussions on the ..more

Minneapolis Star Tribune - MoneyGram International sank this week when third-quarter earnings on Thursday showed that the company lost $230 million on mortgage-related investments and increased borrowing raised concerns that the company may run short of cash. Medtronic was by ..more

Washington Post - In the mid-1980s, Romney chose the Staples chain and its founder, Thomas Stemberg, for one of Bain's major initial investments. The gamble paid off as the office supplier turned into a financial powerhouse, and Romney eventually joined Staples' board ..more

Washington Post - The other is the concern that workers may not be earning enough through their investments to provide a decent retirement income — especially as retirement savings plans supplant, rather than supplement, traditional pensions. The number of different ..more