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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:22:08 GMT Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:30:29 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/companies/financial-services http://im.media.ft.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.gif http://www.ft.com/companies/financial-services http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eac95af8-5727-11e1-be25-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product German and Swedish governments are considering proposals to lift tax rates for on the industry’s profit-sharing schemes Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:22:08 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eac95af8-5727-11e1-be25-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product eac95af8-5727-11e1-be25-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1fa7dc8-5679-11e1-b548-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product Buy-out group receives a binding offer from Japan’s Glory for Talaris, highlighting how some deals struck in the financial crisis are 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