Clarke Inc. announces that it has acquired 600,000 units of Somerset Entertainment Income Fund bringing its total holdings in Somerset to 3,585,600 units representing approximately 24.74% of the total outstanding units of Somerset, and approximately 20.13% of the voting rights attached to all issued and outstanding securities of Somerset.

Former salesman Stuart Atkinson (45) says:"Over the past few years buy-to-let property investment has become a major phenomenon that has swept us all along. How many of us would have thought at the beginning of the millennium of becoming serious property investors with million-pound portfolios? I am 45 years old and can never remember a period like this before where so much property development has occurred and where there is still so much opportunity."

African leaders have made a strong pitch for investment in their resource-rich continent with Indian business leaders.

Former Prime Minister of Georgia, Zurab Nogaideli, and Captain of the Georgian national football team and Italy's AC Milan player, Kakha Kaladze today announced the launch of Kala Capital. The new venture was formed to make significant investments in the Republic of Georgia, Eastern Europe's fastest growing economy.

Fidelis Security Systems, the authority on extrusion prevention, today announced the successful closing of $22 million in a second round of venture capital investment. The series B round of expansion capital was led by Tudor Ventures, the venture capital and private equity arm of Tudor Investment Corporation, an internationally recognized diversified investment management firm with $18 billion in assets.

Newcastle University has announced details of a £200 million programme of investment in its campus and facilities.

The accounts of Oxford University’s colleges for the year to 31 July 2007 show a modest surplus at the operating level. Investment returns remained strong both absolutely (14.5 per cent over the year) and relative to benchmarks.

The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, passed legislation Friday limiting the ability of foreigners to invest in industrial sectors considered as strategic.

A new report for affluent investors takes the wealth management community to task for unjustified high fees and inadequate services. It urges high net worth investors to become more active in measuring and managing their advisors and estate plans.

Foreclosure Trackers, Inc., a one-stop foreclosure resource for investors of all levels, will present “Defaulted Mortgages: Turning Foreclosures into Investment Income” on Saturday, March 1 at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 2 at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. during the Home Improvement & Backyard Living Expo at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

A $35 billion Indian Health Care Act approved Tuesday by the U.S. Senate makes the first major investment in American Indian health care in nearly two decades, supporters say.

The State Farm Youth Advisory Board, in partnership with State Farm, announced today that it will award $4,893,165 for youth-led, service-learning based projects to 68 organizations across the United States and Canada.