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further boosted investor sentiment in the US banking sector, posting better-than-expected second-quarter results including a strong performance in investment bankingMon, 21 Jul 2008 23:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0323fe04-56f6-11dd-916c-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=eddfd4e0-4bc3-11da-997b-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0323fe04-56f6-11dd-916c-000077b07658.htmlShares in UK's biggest mortgage lender dip 6.2% after it reveals that only 8.3% of its investors took up their allocations in its 275p cash callMon, 21 Jul 2008 20:52 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc61f100-568e-11dd-8686-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=eddfd4e0-4bc3-11da-997b-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc61f100-568e-11dd-8686-000077b07658.htmlCitigroup has come under pressure from activist union shareholders who want the financial conglomerate to break itself upSun, 20 Jul 2008 23:36 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93127ade-568a-11dd-8686-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=eddfd4e0-4bc3-11da-997b-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93127ade-568a-11dd-8686-000077b07658.htmlUBS has launched a campaign to hold on to clients of its UK wealth management business after suffering its second mass defection of bankers in two yearsSun, 20 Jul 2008 23:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7701fba2-5686-11dd-8686-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=eddfd4e0-4bc3-11da-997b-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7701fba2-5686-11dd-8686-000077b07658.htmlSovereign wealth funds missed an opportunity to expand their foothold in the US financial system when Merrill Lynch last week decided against selling its 49 per cent stake in BlackRock, the fund manager, people familiar with the talks saidSun, 20 Jul 2008 23:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da313d78-5681-11dd-8686-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=eddfd4e0-4bc3-11da-997b-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da313d78-5681-11dd-8686-000077b07658.htmlInvestor fears for the credit risk of eurozone countries with weaker economies has increased sharply this monthSun, 20 Jul 2008 19:27 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/317210d8-5684-11dd-8686-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=eddfd4e0-4bc3-11da-997b-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/317210d8-5684-11dd-8686-000077b07658.htmlFirms ramped up the level of minority investments in Chinese and Indian companies in the first half of the year amid a fall in buy-out opportunities, according to a studySun, 20 Jul 2008 23:40 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a609bac-543b-11dd-aa78-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=eddfd4e0-4bc3-11da-997b-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a609bac-543b-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlThe battered investment bank spoiled investors' appetite for financial stocks and dealt a setback for its chief executive after reporting a $4.6bn loss in the second quarterFri, 18 Jul 2008 02:10 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/81c96f6a-53f3-11dd-aa78-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=eddfd4e0-4bc3-11da-997b-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/81c96f6a-53f3-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlJPMorgan Chase provided a relative bright spot for the US financial sector as it reported second-quarter results ahead of Wall Street expectations, despite $2.4bn in new write-downs and credit provisionsThu, 17 Jul 2008 12:32 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/63c21388-5429-11dd-aa78-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=eddfd4e0-4bc3-11da-997b-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/63c21388-5429-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlJosef Ackermann, Deutsche Bank's chief executive, said the credit crunch was at 'the beginning of the end' as banks and regulators have taken action to deal with the crisis and many businesses were slowly returning to normalThu, 17 Jul 2008 19:49 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ff573a6-52a6-11dd-9ba7-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=eddfd4e0-4bc3-11da-997b-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ff573a6-52a6-11dd-9ba7-000077b07658.htmlTrading in financial stocks was highly volatile, as the market initially plunged before staging a recovery that gathered steam after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced its review of naked short sellingTue, 15 Jul 2008 21:04 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e247e6e-50f7-11dd-b751-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=eddfd4e0-4bc3-11da-997b-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e247e6e-50f7-11dd-b751-000077b07658.htmlLehman Brothers expects to have agreement from rival investment banks and other investors by the fourth quarter to take stakes in a new joint venture with the London Stock Exchange to launch a "dark pool" trading platformSun, 13 Jul 2008 22:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1595f8e6-4eb1-11dd-ba7c-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=eddfd4e0-4bc3-11da-997b-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1595f8e6-4eb1-11dd-ba7c-000077b07658.htmlBen Bernanke called on Congress to consider sweeping changes to financial regulation, including much tighter supervision of investment banksThu, 10 Jul 2008 20:07 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1d187cda-4eb4-11dd-ba7c-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=eddfd4e0-4bc3-11da-997b-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1d187cda-4eb4-11dd-ba7c-000077b07658.htmlSwiss regulators have stepped up plans to impose higher capital requirements on UBS and Credit Suisse in the wake of the banks' massive losses in the credit crunchThu, 10 Jul 2008 23:58 BST