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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)Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:09:32 +0000Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:09:14 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gif/companies/financial-services(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/0/28d2f99e-cd55-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28d2f99e-cd55-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK-based private equity group is to announce that it has tapped into the US education market by acquiring ATI Enterprises, the operator of 24 campuses, for about $500mMon, 9 Nov 2009 23:30:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd5794c6-cd72-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd5794c6-cd72-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlA former lead partner of Grant Thornton Hong Kong faces two writs filed by clients demanding a combined $12mMon, 9 Nov 2009 23:13:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9f1841dc-cd72-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9f1841dc-cd72-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlOnly 247 new banks, brokers and insurance firms have sought authorisation from the Financial Services Authority in the three months to September 30, while 643 firms cancelled their registrationMon, 9 Nov 2009 22:51:12 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9bd8514c-cd6d-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://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/0/7c15885a-cd60-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c15885a-cd60-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlHelmut Kiener, founder of the K1 hedge fund group accused of defrauding investors, claims Barclays and other investors have started 'a witch hunt' against him to deflect attention from their own mistakesMon, 9 Nov 2009 19:58:37 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b66a702-cd1e-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b66a702-cd1e-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlPioneers Holding's all-share purchase of Beltone Financial, the Cairo-based regional investment bank, will create one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle EastTue, 10 Nov 2009 03:09:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/ab087db8-cd40-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/ab087db8-cd40-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlPrivate equity buyers are back and, rather than being intent on making a quick buck, are styling themselves as long-term, caring investorsMon, 9 Nov 2009 20:35:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/4b89db42-cd14-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/4b89db42-cd14-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlIt seems to be a case of tortoise versus hare, and investors appear to favour France's Axa, whose shares have delivered a roughly 145% returnMon, 9 Nov 2009 20:16:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc4bf10a-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc4bf10a-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe government must not impose a blanket rule that forces investment managers to push companies for better governance, industry insiders warn Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:53:14 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1228376-cc9c-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1228376-cc9c-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe niche stockbroker hit by £2m of potential losses due to unauthorised trading has reached a settlement with insurersSun, 8 Nov 2009 23:26:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/305b6b92-ccba-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/305b6b92-ccba-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe stock exchange is set to permit traders to place large orders but only display a fraction of the whole order, to prevent the price moving against themSun, 8 Nov 2009 23:05:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/83957e0e-cca3-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83957e0e-cca3-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe publisher of the Daily Mirror and many regional newspapers told staff it was beginning consultations on plans to close its final-salary pension scheme Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:43:49 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/beabf546-cca2-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/beabf546-cca2-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlSir David Walker will temper his demand that banks' non-executive directors must all spend the equivalent of a month a year on the job. This follows heavy lobbying from banks and investorsSun, 8 Nov 2009 20:23:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/400262b8-cc8c-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/400262b8-cc8c-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlInvicta Capital, which provides investment opportunities for private clients, is seeking to raise a new £300m fund dedicated to the construction and operation of biomass combined heat and power plants in ScotlandSun, 8 Nov 2009 19:43:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/214a3cdc-cb07-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ffinancial-serviceshttp://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 +0000