The Very Rich Green Their Portfolios (SocialFunds.com) - By . With European and Middle Eastern investors leading the way, high-net-worth investors are putting their money into green technologies and alternative energy sources.

September 5, 2008 | 10:59 IST (India Infoline) - Kubera Cross-Border Fund Limited ("KUBC" or the "Company") is a closed-end investment company traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The Company makes private equity investments in cross-border companies, primarily in businesses that operate in the US-India corridor.

Renewable Energy Wows World Investors (SocialFunds.com) - By Anne Moore Odell. The United Nations Environmental Program reports a new record in sustainable energy investments in 2007 with more than $148 billion invested globally.

Environmental & Energy (Mondaq) - This article, by Vince Heaney, was published in the June edition of International Trade Money magazine and quotes Head of Eversheds' Clean Energy and Sustainability Team, Michelle Thomas' views on corporate social responsibility concerns in biomass project financing.

Saints Capital to Acquire Interests in Ten Companies From Innovacom Gestion (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) - Saints Capital, a leading secondary direct investment firm, today announced that it has acquired interests in ten different companies from Innovacom Gestion, an active early stage investor in Europe and North America. As part of the transaction, Saints will acquire all of the Innovacom shares in Actelis Networks, Inc., Air2Web, Inc., Aperto Networks, Inc., Envivio, Inc., Kirusa, Inc., KXEN, ...

Times are Good for Storage Vendors (PC World) - Digital documents and paperless offices are driving demand for storage capacity in businesses and homes.

Lawmaker says Russian gov't may buy stocks (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The government is considering investing in the Russian market to break a weekslong fall of local stocks, a senior Russian lawmaker said Thursday.

New Issues Round Up (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance) - A report from US financial services boutique Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has revealed that global initial public offering volume slipped to its lowest in 15 years this month.

Venture capitalists today look far and wide for start-ups (USA Today) - While others toiled in the technology mecca of Silicon Valley, Trevor Loy a former Intel manager and Stanford University-trained engineer pursued the digital road not taken.

Tanzania: Dar Blocks Foreigners From IPOs (AllAfrica.com) - The Tanzanian Government shall limit all sale of national assets to its citizens in its privatization programmes, the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) Governor has said.