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Rengan Rajaratnam, the younger brother of imprisoned hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, departs Manhattan Federal Court in New York

Regulators swoop on more insider dealing

An increase in arrests reflects a big rise in tip-offs, and greater industry-wide scrutiny
Hedge funds face $20bn UK tax clamp

HM Revenue & Customs accused of using a ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’
‘Lax’ Luxembourg defends regulation

The grand duchy denies lapses in the supervision of funds

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Brussels probes Apple’s iPhone tactics

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Inquiry spurred by private complaints from mobile operators

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China struggles to find wealth fund chief

Candidates fear $500bn investment vehicle would be poisoned chalice

China’s CIC change of the guard
Markets Insight Asia’s SWFs must shed political shackles

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China’s premier warns on EU trade war

EU probes of Chinese-made goods will backfire, says Li

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Alarm over skills shortage in Europe

FT Series: European industrialists fear threat to competitiveness

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BoJ lays out stakes to calm bond market

Kuroda says risk of instability ‘not large’ in bond yield spikes

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