Chapter 972 European Wealth
I have said before that in Europe and the United States, the so-called "environmental protection" and "animal protection" are more often a business.
For example, those environmental protection organizations that have been protesting in large-scale engineering projects, why do you think they are so idle and don't have to go to work to protest every day?
Of course not, there are interests involved.
Behind many environmental protection organizations are related environmental assessment companies...
Yes, as long as you have the right to speak on "environmental protection", whether you are environmentally friendly enough depends on the check you write for their assessment company.
Others, including "equal rights" organizations, are also in this routine - constantly accusing certain companies of discriminating against some "minority groups" in terms of employee structure or products, and then sending review teams to these companies to gain benefits. Later, these organizations did this in Hollywood and the game industry... Look at what Blizzard's game characters have become.
Even in the project of the High Speed Rail Line 2 in England, Barron used both soft and hard tactics. He not only threatened some "environmental protection" and "animal protection" organizations that were making a lot of noise through tough means, but also gave them a red date after the slap - they funded and hired several assessment companies related to these organizations to assess the planned route of the High Speed Rail Line 2 in England. Millions of pounds of checks were issued, and the result was that everyone was happy.
It is also because the High Speed Rail Line 2 in England is now implemented by private enterprises such as the First Rail Group in England, which can use such flexible means.
If it were the "masters" or "transportation experts" of state-owned companies, then I am afraid that they would not be able to find the "core demands" of these environmental protection and animal protection organizations at all, just like in the original time and space, and after spending countless unjust money, the project would still be intermittent.
After the success of Jaguar's TYPE, it can be said that the British Automobile Group is also full of confidence in the development of their electric vehicles.
At the beginning of next year, in addition to Jaguar's continued launch of its follow-up electric coupe TYPE new models, the Land Rover brand will also launch the pure electric SUV Aurora X...
This is also the main reason why the British Automobile Group will expand their super factory in Birmingham.
Regarding Johnson's affairs, Cameron was very smart not to mention this topic this time.
As public opinion intensified, more things about Johnson were revealed. This very individual mayor of London can be said to be overwhelmed and under great pressure.
He made a public statement a few days ago, apologized for his extramarital affair, and resigned from the post of Mayor of London.
You know, he just defeated his old opponent, the candidate of the Labour Party, former Mayor of London Livingstone, in the London Mayoral election last year and was re-elected.
After Johnson's resignation, his position as Mayor of London will be held by the Deputy Mayor until the next London Mayoral election in 2016.
Although Johnson is also a supporter of Cameron, because after his resignation, the Mayor of London still stayed in the Conservative camp, although it was a little regrettable, Cameron could accept it.
But it is certain that even if Cameron is re-elected in the 2015 general election, Johnson will no longer have a place in the new cabinet.
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"Hello, Earl Spencer, I'm glad you're here..."
"Duke Furnock, we meet again, I hope you have fun today."
"Mr. Grosvenor, thank you for coming here. I heard that you've been in poor health recently? Are you feeling better?"
A grand banquet is being held at Chatsworth House.
It can be said that almost all the nobles in the UK have been invited. The noble families who can get the invitation letter written in beautiful cursive script are honored for this. After all, the invitation letter for this banquet was sent by the Duke of Devonshire, who now has the most wealth and power in the UK.
In December, the Barron family returned to Chatsworth House. They planned to spend Christmas here and then return to London.
Although Chatsworth House is undergoing another overall renovation, before that, the exterior walls of the main house and some living spaces have been renovated, which is enough for the Barron family to stay and hold such a grand banquet.
It can be said that only in a magnificent building like Chatsworth House can such a large-scale banquet be held.
In this hall with British classical style, against a magnificent background, being in it seems to have returned to the Victorian era, the banquets that were popular during the golden years of the nobles...
"Barron, I heard that you are going to launch two more funds?"
After the Duke of Westminster asked this question, many nobles focused on Barron's upcoming answer.
The reason why so many nobles came here today, in addition to the "reputation" of the Duke of Devonshire - if the assassination was successful, and some consortiums successfully shorted DS companies, then these nobles would only lament that another duke family has fallen... and look for opportunities to gain some benefits from it.
But none of these things happened. After the Duke of Devonshire returned to London, the attackers paid the price, and the Devonshire family is still as prosperous as ever - the share prices of DS-related listed companies have risen much more than before.
Under such a result, knowing that everyone has the opportunity to invest in the fund led by the Duke of Devonshire again, everyone is naturally very concerned about the relevant news.
Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Barron smiled and said directly:
"Yes, we will have two super funds open for subscription before next year. These two funds are the Vision Fund for investing in emerging markets and the European Wealth Fund for investing in mature European markets..."
The total scale of the first phase of the Vision Fund is US$100 billion, and US$65 billion has been raised so far, of which US$15 billion is DS Group's own funds.
Because it is investing in emerging markets including Asia and Africa, the expected return of the Vision Fund will be slightly higher, but at the same time, the risk will also increase accordingly.
In addition, the European Wealth Fund for investing in mature European markets has a total scale of 50 billion euros in the first phase. The expected annualized return of this fund is about 6-8%. Relatively speaking, the risk will be relatively small because it invests in mature market businesses in Europe.
Therefore, everyone can choose according to their investment preferences. However, both funds have investment thresholds - the minimum investment for the Vision Fund is US$10 million, and the minimum investment for the European Wealth Fund is EUR 5 million.
