http://www.ft.com/lex/besthttp://www.ft.com/rss/lex/bestFT.com - Best of Lexen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:22:25 +0000Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:01:03 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/lex/best(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/3/8e3f8a18-da70-11de-9c32-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fbesthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/8e3f8a18-da70-11de-9c32-00144feabdc0.htmlNeither Argentina's default in 2001 nor Lehman's collapse came out of the blue, yet both caused shockwaves. Now it may be Dubai's turnThu, 26 Nov 2009 22:14:45 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/8b9a343e-d9d5-11de-ad94-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fbesthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/8b9a343e-d9d5-11de-ad94-00144feabdc0.htmlGreece needs to complete the structural changes, such as pension and labour market reforms, pledged when it joined the euro but hardly begun Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:40:47 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/67fe1d74-da70-11de-9c32-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fbesthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/67fe1d74-da70-11de-9c32-00144feabdc0.htmlMarking the dong down by 5 per cent on Wednesday against the US dollar is unlikely to spark tit-for-tat retaliations by other trade partners Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:22:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/08c830dc-d9a4-11de-ad94-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fbesthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/08c830dc-d9a4-11de-ad94-00144feabdc0.htmlOne of the country's most successful developers says rampant investment in commercial property has undermined China's long-term prospectsWed, 25 Nov 2009 22:38:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/9e038ed8-d8d9-11de-99ce-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fbesthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/9e038ed8-d8d9-11de-99ce-00144feabdc0.html Speculation that the JPMorgan Chase chief executive could succeed US Treasury chief Timothy Geithner may not be far-fetchedTue, 24 Nov 2009 22:53:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/4ce63786-da13-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fbesthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/4ce63786-da13-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.htmlSir David Walker is putting the banking sector under pressure to disclose the number of employees earning £1m or more. Others should follow suitThu, 26 Nov 2009 09:35:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/a12f0f8a-d841-11de-8b04-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fbesthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/a12f0f8a-d841-11de-8b04-00144feabdc0.htmlThe process of redefining existing standards will take years, with implementation some three years away Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:22:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/8c73622c-d8db-11de-99ce-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fbesthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/8c73622c-d8db-11de-99ce-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK bank, emboldened by investor take-up of its £9bn bond exchange offer, will issue new shares that are priced to flyTue, 24 Nov 2009 23:09:37 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/cdde1fbc-d8dc-11de-99ce-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fbesthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/cdde1fbc-d8dc-11de-99ce-00144feabdc0.htmlChina's banks enjoy many distinctions, but capital strength is not among them as record loan growth knocks down capital ratiosTue, 24 Nov 2009 23:11:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/d2ac2ab6-d841-11de-8b04-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fbesthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/d2ac2ab6-d841-11de-8b04-00144feabdc0.htmlThreats to freeze out the search engine will not change the underlying economics of its success, nor would any industry-wide boycott workMon, 23 Nov 2009 22:35:42 +0000