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The Lombard Street Research economist says the credit crisis has given the clearing banks an advantage over their non-clearing rivals
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Slowdown in Aim listings hits brokers
The fall-off in new offerings in the London Aim market has hit UK brokerages particularly hard
Adaro poised to be Indonesia’s largest IPO
Coal miner hopes to raise Rp12,000bn ($1.3bn)
LSE IPO activity surges in four weeks
Companies raised $5.2bn (£2.7bn)
Türk Telekom in record fundraising
Turkish assets are attracting strong interest
KSK plans to raise $500m in dual listing
Fund targets Indian energy sector
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Miners’ Mexican wave could yet overwhelm FTSE
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J-Power failure
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Cancelled IPOs
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