/lex/financehttp://www.ft.com/rss/lex/financeFT.com - Lex, Finance & governanceen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "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.support@ft.comWed, 23 Jul 2008 20:32 BSTFri, 25 Jul 2008 11:48:49 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gif/lex/finance(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/725bf66a-588f-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/725bf66a-588f-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlForty per cent of the largest 100 companies listed in the UK have non-British chief executives, according to Credit Suisse, reflecting a huge cultural shift Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:32 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/22309af8-54be-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/22309af8-54be-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlFor the few European banks still intending to pay them, dividend yields continue to look attractiveFri, 18 Jul 2008 22:20 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/3a19da24-5407-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/3a19da24-5407-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlJPMorganChaseBearStearns has passed its first quarter with flying coloursThu, 17 Jul 2008 20:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/acc87ef8-53d6-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/acc87ef8-53d6-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlWhen the banking industry is balancing on the high wire, examine the strength of the safety netThu, 17 Jul 2008 15:10 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/712f3d9c-5245-11dd-9ba7-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/712f3d9c-5245-11dd-9ba7-000077b07658.htmlExecutive pay is often ludicrously out of step with performance, inflated and layered with complexity by self-serving boards that rely on pliable outside advisersTue, 15 Jul 2008 16:35 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/05e97ac0-4eb7-11dd-ba7c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/05e97ac0-4eb7-11dd-ba7c-000077b07658.htmlOn Friday the Fortis board is holding a special meeting that may decide the fate of Jean-Paul Votron, the chief executive of the Brussels-based bankFri, 11 Jul 2008 09:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/ff937de6-4dae-11dd-820e-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/ff937de6-4dae-11dd-820e-000077b07658.html"A big zero". That, in the words of one leading Indian chief executive, is the legacy of Manmohan Singh as India's prime ministerWed, 9 Jul 2008 20:44 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9af7a9a2-4dbd-11dd-820e-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9af7a9a2-4dbd-11dd-820e-000077b07658.htmlBanks' highly leveraged business models make them particularly vulnerable to any crisis of confidence. Hence the special hatred reserved for "rumour-mongers"Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:11 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c3bb8e20-49a4-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c3bb8e20-49a4-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlSome of America's largest corporate dynasties are in decline. For governance purists, this is a welcome developmentFri, 4 Jul 2008 15:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/8f35ae5e-4811-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/8f35ae5e-4811-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlFor Europe's investment banks, the days have darkened into summer. The second half begins on a dismal note Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/ccff4aac-4775-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/ccff4aac-4775-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlComments from Credit Suisse's chief risk officer show that relations between regulators and the big Swiss banks are deterioratingTue, 1 Jul 2008 19:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/429f1960-46ac-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/429f1960-46ac-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.htmlUS equities are suffering a cruel summer. The fall is yet to come. June was the worst month since September 2002, with the S&P 500 down 7 per centMon, 30 Jun 2008 19:19 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/80c76f1c-435a-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/80c76f1c-435a-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe Children's Investment Fund claimed victory in the US but it was roundly defeated in Japan only hours later Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/ac0e6852-4246-11dd-a5e8-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/ac0e6852-4246-11dd-a5e8-0000779fd2ac.htmlAs Clive Cowdery turns his attentions to UK banking, the question is not one of execution but whether his timing is right once againWed, 25 Jun 2008 09:47 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/c0032260-40fe-11dd-9661-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/c0032260-40fe-11dd-9661-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe UK's takeover regulator has been dragged into the courts to prevent Halliburton flouting its all-important 'put up or shut up' rule Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:20 BST