Bright Fund can now be said to be one of the giants of the British capital industry.

Of course, Xia Yu refers to real assets, because many assets have been processed, so the outside world's awareness of the Bright Fund will be a notch lower.

But even so, Bright Fund is also one of the capital giants, and no one in the UK dares to take it lightly.

In terms of actual assets, the strength of Bright Fund is mainly concentrated in four areas.

The first is the investment field, which is the basic plate of the Bright Fund, relying on Xia Yu's foresight and the strong execution of George Berkeley and others, the Bright Fund is famous in the investment field, whether it is short-term investment, long-term investment or short-selling, the strength is good.

There are large sums of money in operation in the three markets: the stock market, the futures market, and the foreign exchange market.

The futures market and the foreign exchange market are basically short-term operations, and there are relatively few representative assets, but in the stock market, there are more things that can reflect the strength.

For example, in the field of insurance, it holds 5.1% of the equity of Prudential Group, 5.1% of the equity of Legal General Insurance Company, and 5.1% of the equity of Aviva Group, these three insurance companies are among the top three in the British insurance industry, and Bright Fund has a board seat.

Another example is the energy sector, which holds 6.5 percent of the shares of the Centrick Group, which deals in natural gas, 6.2 percent of the South Scottish Power Company, and 5.9 percent of the National Grid of the United Kingdom.

In addition, it also owns 5.3% of the shares of chemical giant Unilever, and 6.3% of the shares of HSBC Holdings, the parent company of Heung Kong HSBC Bank.

You can see how influential it is......

The second is the media field, and the Bright Fund is a giant in the British media industry and even in the European media industry.

In the United Kingdom, it holds the Financial Times Group and the Mirror Group, and controls six major national newspapers, 53 local newspapers, 96 weekly magazines, and 123 other semi-monthly and monthly magazines.

Among them, six major national newspapers, such as the Financial Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mirror, Sports Life, the Sunday Daily Mirror, and the Sunday People's Daily, all sold more than one million copies per issue, accounting for 32 percent of the national newspaper sales.

Sales of regional newspapers also account for eight per cent of the regional newspaper market in the UK.

In the field of television broadcasting in the United Kingdom, it owns 31.2 percent of the United Television Corporation, which owns 13 private television stations and 67 local radio stations, and also holds 35.4 percent of the shares of Clyde Broadcasting Company, the second largest radio broadcasting equipment manufacturer in the United Kingdom.

In addition to the United Kingdom, the Mirror Group also owns 177 newspapers and magazines in the United States, Italy, Spain and other countries, an increase of 82 over the previous two years, all of which were acquired.

In particular, it is worth mentioning that in France, the French branch of the Mirror Group is also a French film and television media giant, with 59 newspapers, and the flagship newspaper "Le Ferrero" is the first in daily sales of French newspapers, and the circulation of the entire company's newspapers accounts for as much as 28 percent of the whole country.

The French branch of the Mirror Group also owns EMI Films, the second largest film company in France, and is also the largest cinema chain and distribution company in France, with 238 cinemas and 269 screens.

The third area is heavy industry, represented by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, which is now the largest car group in the United Kingdom, with its popular models selling well all over the world, and its strength is undoubted.

The fourth area is the banking sector, which openly and secretly holds 84.6 percent of the shares of Standard Chartered Bank, 58.9 percent of the shares of the Royal Bank of Scotland, 22 percent of the shares of China Commercial Bank, and 20 percent of the shares of the Bank of Baring.

In addition to the four major areas, there are also some scattered but not small assets, such as the 15.3 percent equity of the Coca-Cola Company of the United States, the 13.4 percent equity of the Disney Company of the United States, the 7 percent equity of the British Great Eastern Telecommunications Company, the 4 percent equity of the British Petroleum Company, the largest auction house Sotheby's Auction House, and so on.

The final statistics show that the actual value of the entire Bright Fund has exceeded six billion pounds!

Considering that Standard Chartered Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland, which control huge assets, the assets directly or indirectly controlled by Bright Fund have exceeded 20 billion pounds, which is converted into more than 100 billion Hong Kong dollars.

In Xiangjiang, the strength of the Bright Fund is second only to the Jiuding Consortium.

In the UK, the Bright Fund can also be squeezed into the threshold of large consortia, as if it can be called the Bright Consortium, and is qualified to fight with the top old consortia in the UK.

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After reading these materials, Xia Yu looked at his watch, and suddenly realized that he had been looking at it for nearly an hour.

However, these results also made him very gratified.

Before he knew it, he had already laid such a big foundation in the UK, and they were all high-quality assets with huge influence and potential.

Even if his Jiuding Consortium in Xiangjiang is all gone, just relying on the Bright Fund is enough to make him a family heirloom for a hundred years!

"George, well done, the company is doing a great job under your management!"

Xia Yu said to George Berkeley with praise.

George Berkeley modestly said, "Boss, the main thing is that you plan well, and I just follow your instructions to execute normally." ”

Xia Yu shook his head with a smile and said: "I see your efforts and achievements, and when the year ends, I will give you a surprise!"

George Berkeley's eyes flashed with anticipation, and he said gratefully: "Thank you, chairman, for your approval!"

After chatting a few more words, Xia Yu asked George Berkeley about the situation in France.

"George, tell me about the latest situation in France. ”

George Berkeley pondered for a long time, and after sorting out the manuscript, he said: "Boss, according to your instructions, I have been collecting the market situation of all walks of life in France, and after such a long time of hard work, I have basically collected all of them, but the more insider information cannot be collected for the time being, and the information is secretly stored in my home." ”

"Then there's the connection with Mitterrand, which has always been relatively close, and he has not snubbed our relationship with us because he became president of France. ”

"As far as I know, Mitterrand has taken full control of the Cabinet and the Parliament, and now that the Socialist Party is in power, his will and orders can be carried out completely at the government level. ”

"Mitterrand is now in close contact with various families and consortia in France, and is exchanging interests, hoping to obtain the support of these families and consortia for him, so that the government's policies and directives can be effectively implemented. ”

"At the moment, it seems that the situation is more complicated. ”

"Mitterrand advocated a gradual structural reform of the French economy through a degree of nationalization, planning, and self-government without abolishing private ownership, in order to establish 'French-style socialism' that was 'democratic' and 'free'. ”

He now intends to intensify state intervention in economic life, emphasizing economic planning and expanding nationalization, which will seriously harm the interests of the capitalists, so the attitude of the major French families and consortia towards Mitterrand is complicated. ”

"But I've talked to Mitterrand and he himself says he has confidence in the government's ability to execute, and he intends to push forward with nationalisation reforms, starting with the banking sector, which is the lifeblood of France's major conglomerates and families. ”

"As for how to execute it, he just told me that there is no clear plan yet, and it is now being studied......"

"That's it. ”

After speaking, George Berkeley quietly looked at Xia Yu, who was in a state of thought, waiting for his instructions.

PS: I slept for more than three hours last night, got up at half past two in the morning, and was busy until the evening, I'm really embarrassed.