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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:41:14 +0000Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:07:18 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/banks(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9bd8514c-cd6d-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9bd8514c-cd6d-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlUK companies have refinanced 83 per cent of their bank debt that is due to mature this year, alleviating earlier fears that they would not find the money to do soMon, 9 Nov 2009 20:41:14 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0241c42c-cd55-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0241c42c-cd55-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlIndia's largest private sector financial institution expects its balance sheet to grow this quarter after 12 months of contractions in a sign that the bank is turning the corner following the crisisMon, 9 Nov 2009 18:24:22 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0b9868c-cd4f-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0b9868c-cd4f-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html East meets west in the Japanese investment bank's reshaped Gulf operation – but can the two different traditions actually work together? Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:01:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b68f3bf2-cd42-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b68f3bf2-cd42-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlChief executive of the Financial Services Authority warned that bank bosses have yet to learn the lessons of the crisis in a speech in which he outlined the need for a strong financial services supervisorMon, 9 Nov 2009 16:01:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/288e77de-ccaa-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/288e77de-ccaa-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe group's India branch is increasingly targeting regional business, particularly involving China, in a reflection of the rapid growth of trade between the world's fastest-growing large emerging markets Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:34:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/16859442-cc95-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/16859442-cc95-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html The bank aims to raise up to $4.68bn with Hong Kong's largest initial public offering this year, a move that should solidify China's dominant position in the global IPO market Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:43:47 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/84d214e2-ccaa-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/84d214e2-ccaa-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlOne of the biggest bank failures this year prompted a US regulator to call for harmonisation of international law and to press for new powers to resolve a collapsing institutionSun, 8 Nov 2009 22:33:19 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/214a3cdc-cb07-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/214a3cdc-cb07-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlAs Barclays beefs up its pension fund investment team following the closure of its final salary scheme we take a closer look at its strategySun, 8 Nov 2009 09:24:45 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/aaa29442-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/aaa29442-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlJitters in the IPO market attest to continued uncertainty, but are more likely to be speed-bumps on the road to recovery than road-blocksSun, 8 Nov 2009 20:30:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/e16e751a-cc96-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/e16e751a-cc96-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Tobin tax or levy on financial transactions has, in reality, gone through several mutations and it should remain a curiosity of economic historySun, 8 Nov 2009 19:51:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/778010bc-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/778010bc-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlSpreads on three-month Libor have settled back into their boom-time groove, yet a continued lack of lending means credit can still not claim to be uncrunchedSun, 8 Nov 2009 19:48:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9388bf8-cb0d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9388bf8-cb0d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlOperating profits tumble 93 per cent to £11m, amid rising number of 'no win-no fee' lawyers bringing costly personal injury cases against motor insurersFri, 6 Nov 2009 23:02:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/89245e8c-cab7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/89245e8c-cab7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html'Separability' is now a buzzword in UK banking circles and it is not hard to see why, given that regulatory risk is as great as it could beFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:39:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/696bfe1a-cb0c-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/696bfe1a-cb0c-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlGeorges Pauget is to step down as chief executive of Crédit Agricole early next year, which is sooner than expected, following political infighting at France's second-biggest bankFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:34:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/01f0d108-cab6-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fbankshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/01f0d108-cab6-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlJapan's number five and eight banks by market capitalisation confirmed reports they are in merger talks to form the country's largest trust bankFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:34:08 +0000