The Role of Venture Capital Model in an Islamic Economic System

Since their inception, Islamic banks have been criticised for not using participatory (profit and loss sharing) modes of financing such as musharakah and mudharabah. Generally, scholars argue that participatory financing is the key to achieve the main goal of equitable distribution of wealth in society.

SA’s sticky inflation should start behaving into 2010

Vivienne Taberer, portfolio manager at Investec Asset Management, mulls the reasons for South Africa’s sticky inflation, but looks forward to a far better behaved CPI into 2010.
After seven months of nasty surprises on the upside, some commentators are tentatively suggesting that CPI inflation, due tomorrow, may just pleasantly surprise [...]

Private Equity Primer : Fund structure

Funds are typically structured as limited liability partnerships, with a general partner as sole driver of investment deals, seen as a Fund Manager.
Basically exchange control regulations in South Africa have resulted in a complex fund structuring process. A general partner has to raise and structure two limited liability partnerships, one for its International investors and [...]

How long is piece of string?

The Deloitte Private Equity Group is proud to present to you the sixth publication of the South African Private Equity Confidence Survey (“PECS”) which is conducted in conjunction with SAVCA. Private Equity Confidence Survey Q12009

Private Equity Primer

Private equity is the common term for equity investments into non-listed companies in order to help such companies develop and grow under stable conditions. Private equity investments entail not only access to capital but also to other resources like financial and industrial competence, networks and advisors.

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