Despite some recent volatility in the precious metals markets, it appears the bull market is far from over for precious metals, especially considering the burgeoning demand for gold on the part of central banks.  With increasing distrust and apprehension over the value of many paper currencies, especially the dollar and the euro as governments print additional money in order to attempt to stabilize their respective economies, many nations' central banks are turning to gold as a backup plan. Central banks in Germany, Venezuela, Russia, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Azerbaijan have begun ...

Fund raising in private equity refers to the actions of a private equity firm looking for capital from the investors for funds. Investors make investments in specific funds managed by firms, becoming limited partners in the funds, instead of the investors themselves. Therefore, you need to understand how private equity funds are raised and how the equity funds are managed. Basically, the entire process has been divided into 6 stages which are fund raising for the limited partners, portfolio acquisition search, investment, growth, divestment and dispersal of the funds back ...