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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 19:51:38 +0000Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:53:58 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/lex/finance(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/e16e751a-cc96-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/e16e751a-cc96-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Tobin tax or levy on financial transactions has, in reality, gone through several mutations and it should remain a curiosity of economic historySun, 8 Nov 2009 19:51:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/778010bc-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/778010bc-cc98-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlSpreads on three-month Libor have settled back into their boom-time groove, yet a continued lack of lending means credit can still not claim to be uncrunchedSun, 8 Nov 2009 19:48:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/8c1d3204-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/8c1d3204-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlUS authorities have attacked the alleged ring in the Galleon case with a gusto usually reserved for mafia bossesFri, 6 Nov 2009 14:49:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/6361d580-cab7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/6361d580-cab7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlTPG, which this year said it had snubbed 140 LBO opportunities, has jumped back on the wagon to lead the year's largest Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:33:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/c4d39256-c713-11de-bb6f-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/c4d39256-c713-11de-bb6f-00144feab49a.htmlThose demanding US banks keep "skin in the game" when securitising loans should think about what type of flesh they wantMon, 2 Nov 2009 09:52:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/a0f11278-c3d0-11de-a290-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/a0f11278-c3d0-11de-a290-00144feab49a.htmlBanks should insist on clearer ground rules in legislation that currently leaves too much to regulators' discretionFri, 30 Oct 2009 10:02:15 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/a9a66d6c-c46d-11de-912e-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/a9a66d6c-c46d-11de-912e-00144feab49a.htmlChristmas is the season of goodwill; the new year will be the season to write it off. Goodwill will be the focus for auditors Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:22:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/4a4896f2-c499-11de-912e-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/4a4896f2-c499-11de-912e-00144feab49a.htmlLately some hedge funds have closely resembled a house of cards, where a single knock can bring the whole thing down Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:22:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/a171e808-c3a3-11de-a290-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/a171e808-c3a3-11de-a290-00144feab49a.htmlThe appointment of the next chief executive of the entity created to manage government stakes in British banks is an astute choice by the chancellorWed, 28 Oct 2009 22:25:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/c261220c-c23d-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/c261220c-c23d-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.htmlNews that FTSE 100 chiefs' remuneration rose an average 7.4 per cent in the past year is bound to be seized upon as further evidence of a broken systemWed, 28 Oct 2009 11:51:31 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/0a29137e-c239-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/0a29137e-c239-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.htmlThere remains a problem at the heart of attempts by such shareholders to create value by rattling corporate cages Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:58:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/e137ce98-c192-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/e137ce98-c192-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.htmlPrivate equity bosses have not been sunning themselves on the beach during the credit crisis. Many have been primping their portfolio companies for saleMon, 26 Oct 2009 09:19:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/6ca44476-c192-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/6ca44476-c192-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.htmlIf testimony by a White House economic adviser is to be believed, the US economy may resemble a square root symbol – flatlining at a low baseMon, 26 Oct 2009 09:19:14 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/e00eed1e-bfab-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/e00eed1e-bfab-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlThe City had forecast a small economic expansion between July and September, but the economy shrank, falling 0.4 per cent quarter on quarterFri, 23 Oct 2009 19:25:32 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/09554682-bfac-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/09554682-bfac-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlBrussels now admits that proposed reforms need to be redrafted – hedge funds have the impartial voice of the ECB to thank for thatFri, 23 Oct 2009 19:12:13 +0100