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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)Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:55:36 +0000Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:55:56 +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/e3bde38c-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3bde38c-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlMicrofinance is proving increasingly popular with investors from different economies, attracted by its crisis-proof qualities as well as the social-good aspect Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:55:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9e03232-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9e03232-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK's Asset Management Working Group calls for greater transparency for Europe's savers, amid criticism of banks selling their own investmentproductsSun, 8 Nov 2009 08:01:31 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/db1424b0-cb03-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db1424b0-cb03-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe world's biggest private equity company is targeting its competitors and hedge fund managers that have been weakened by the credit turmoil, after it enjoyed a third-quarter reboundSat, 7 Nov 2009 00:30:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/12c72632-cb09-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/12c72632-cb09-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlClare Spottiswoode will take a parting shot at the regulation of with-profits savings products when she releases her final report for AvivaFri, 6 Nov 2009 23:25:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d039563c-cae0-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d039563c-cae0-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlAIG underlined the challenge it faces to retain a viable business and emerge from US government control after reporting a modest quarterly profit driven by accounting gains that offset weakness in its core insurance operationsFri, 6 Nov 2009 20:38:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c5fc92b4-caff-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c5fc92b4-caff-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlHelmut Kiener petitions to be released from custody, arguing that he holds diplomatic status and lack of evidence against himFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:50:01 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3b24d28-cad5-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3b24d28-cad5-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlA PwC plan to help speed up the winding-up of Lehman Brothers in Europe was rejected by the Court of Appeal on FridayFri, 6 Nov 2009 18:09:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b7cd3d86-caa7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b7cd3d86-caa7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe state-owned lender, which this week agreed changes required by Brussels in return for further state funds, swung to a pre-tax loss of £2.2bn from a £2.2bn profit a year agoFri, 6 Nov 2009 12:19:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9279e7fa-cac5-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9279e7fa-cac5-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlLCH.Clearnet has announced it has completed its shareholder streamlining, ending a two-year saga over the ownership of the clearing houseFri, 6 Nov 2009 11:36:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a330c3c2-ca96-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a330c3c2-ca96-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlSumitomo Trust & Banking and Chuo Mitsui Trust are in merger talks to create Japan's largest trust bank by assetsFri, 6 Nov 2009 09:08:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1513e888-cb3d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1513e888-cb3d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe credit crunch and ensuing financial crisis were inflamed by a breakdown of trust on a grand scale. In finance, abuse of trust is nowhere more corrosive than in the...Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/12e94c74-cb3d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/12e94c74-cb3d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlOne reason to hope Kraft and Cadbury do eventually get together would be to observe the interaction between Irene Rosenfeld and Roger Carr. Mr Carr, the UK group's...Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f94bdd4a-cb3c-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f94bdd4a-cb3c-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlTextual analysts would have a field day scrutinising the rhetoric of Stephen Hester's public pronouncements. This week, he talked several times of feeling "bruised" by...Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c3399238-cb3c-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c3399238-cb3c-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlA nalysts' explanations for the Bank of England decision to plough a further £25bn into quantitative easing make it sound about as scientific as necromancy or...Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9a10ad4-cb3c-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancialshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9a10ad4-cb3c-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlSumitomo Trust & Banking and Chuo Mitsui have agreed to merge, which will create Japan's largest trust bank with assets under management of Y58,000bn ($647bn). The...Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000