1. Leading the way will be investment banks and brokerage houses, whose earnings are seen surging 40%.

2. The government aims to double the investment to 35 trillion yen in 2020.

3. The fund will initially accept 99 accredited investors with a minimum investment sum of $100,000.

4. It is selling shares at $7 apiece, with a minimum investment of $100.

5. The airline group said it planned to cut investment by €300m euros a year in 2015 and 2016.

6. Far worse, if you had put the money in Walmart shares, your investment would be worth only $2,250.

7. Others include SAP, which has made a $500 million investment in 51 African countries through 2020.

8. It raised £150,000 in seed investment in December 2012.

9. The company targets investment of $135 million this year, down from $175 million in 2013.

10. Managers kept 84% of investment profits, while investors netted only 16%.

11. Most of the investment in space launch companies has come from private venture capital firms.

12. No one had wanted to put the investment into new cards and new terminals.

13. There is not enough foreign investment in the Chinese market for it to be a major problem.

14. This has led to an increase in mobile investment in the enterprise.

15. It has also stepped up its investment online and in the stores.