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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)Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:02:00 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/financials(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/cb383d0c-d606-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb383d0c-d606-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe top three US credit ratings agencies are accused of 'wreaking havoc' on US financial markets by providing inflated ratings and costing state funds hundreds of millions of dollarsSat, 21 Nov 2009 00:23:26 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/23be2540-d611-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/23be2540-d611-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlCompany pension liabilities should be discounted by an interest rate equal to that on risk-free government bonds Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:08:45 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/12a89788-d614-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/12a89788-d614-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe fund manager is hoping that this year's robust growth figures will prove attractive to investors, but all bets will be off if the market slips into reverseFri, 20 Nov 2009 22:41:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc58259c-d56d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc58259c-d56d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK's third largest life and pensions company is on the verge of appointing John Stewart, the former head of National Australia Bank, as its new chairman, pending FSA approvalFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1f8bc28-d609-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1f8bc28-d609-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe supermarket chain, which has pledged to become the 'people's bank', has indicated that it could look to introduce mortgages by the end of next year, but may not begin offering current accounts until 2011Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6819f064-d5a5-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6819f064-d5a5-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe asset management group says the offering will cut net debt to £150m. Managers are expected to sell up to 20% of their shares Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:20:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f97ea29e-d5fe-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f97ea29e-d5fe-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe European Commission has warned that it will be months before it decides whether to support a radical overhaul of accounting rules on how banks and other financial institutions value their assetsFri, 20 Nov 2009 18:42:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d27ff7a-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d27ff7a-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlChristmas has come early in the Square Mile. That, ironically, is a popular complaint among City stockbrokers at the moment, who reckon trading volumes have fallen to...Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e20f186a-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e20f186a-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlRoger Guy is no longer the only feather in Gartmore's cap, writes Alice Ross . Just last year, the star fund manager was the only big name with international...Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/db5d7692-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db5d7692-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe financial crisis "might plausibly have been less costly for the real economy" if authorities had had an effective way of damping the credit boom, the Bank of...Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b013732-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b013732-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe dollar stabilised this week as the recent rally in risky assets appeared to falter and the Federal Reserve made rare comments on the value of the currency. The...Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a8abaee-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a8abaee-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlGermany's new finance minister yesterday echoed Chinese warnings that low US interest rates and a weak dollar are raising the threat of fresh global asset price...Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3840f57e-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3840f57e-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlState-backed savings providers have in some cases become more competitive in the past year, according to analysts, but there is little evidence to suggest they...Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/fc5aca3e-d5b7-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/fc5aca3e-d5b7-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe age of transparency is upon the private equity firm whose third-quarter results are its first since its merger with its Amsterdam listed co-investorFri, 20 Nov 2009 22:03:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4791a65e-d60c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4791a65e-d60c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe K1 affair: In detaining Helmut Kiener, German prosecutors have provoked much intrigue over the hedge fund operator with big banks as clients but a history of regulatory run-insFri, 20 Nov 2009 21:29:44 +0000