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Principal content
UK commercial property values surge
A rapid recovery in commercial property values from the deepest slump on record to near bubble-like conditions could see the sector turn positive this year
Derivatives crackdown hangs over commodities
US legislation on way for leading banks
FSA sees fall in applicants for authorisation
Cancellations outweighed new registrants
Sarkozy to act over pensions shortfall
French will have to work longer
Islamic bonds spread beyond the Gulf
GE poised for inaugural sukuk issue
Related content and features
The Big Picture
Collective engagement is picking up steam
Collective engagement with companies by fund managers is picking up steam but there are concerns about costs and dividing the workload
Face to face
Bill Crist: shareholders should club together
Bill Crist, chairman of Governance for Owners, does not want to dictate company policy but he does want to keep boards on their toes
View from the US
Why gold is certain to move higher
It’s not central bank gold purchases that are the key support for the metal, but the prospect of more controls on international flow of capital from the likes of Brazil, writes John Dizard
Last word
Lords of finance, culprits of crises
Lords of Finance, which focuses on how the decisions of four central bankers in the 1930s led to the Great Depression, provides an important perspective to our current outlook, writes Jonathan Davis
Comment
Tackling ‘ownerless’ corporations
UK Treasury minister Lord Myners has once again raised the issue of ownerless corporations, but It may take regulation for the industry to take note, writes Pauline Skypala
Blog
- Praying for a market miracle - Nov-04
- Further reading - synthetic ETFs - Nov-02
- Sustainable stock exchanges - Nov-02
- Noo - the banks be stealing our ETFs - Oct-28
- Eat your heart out - Oct-27
- Don’t blame the EMH - Oct-22
