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In the UK, the mob is once again baying for bloodFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:28 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/2893c720-d452-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/2893c720-d452-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlThe bank's most precious asset – its awesome reputation – is turning as toxic as a pile of rotting collateralised debt obligations Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:14:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/72b3cf6e-d3ce-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/72b3cf6e-d3ce-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlLeon Black's private equity group is planning to take advantage of the market recovery with a listingTue, 17 Nov 2009 23:22:19 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/a45e89f2-d38b-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/a45e89f2-d38b-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.htmlFinally a central banker has admitted he is as clueless as everyone else, but arguing over the rally is short-sighted – powerful shifts are occurring Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:37:06 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/4f8c0330-d216-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/4f8c0330-d216-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlEurope is on tenterhooks over whether Russia will shut off gas to Ukraine and leave it shivering in JanuaryMon, 16 Nov 2009 09:16:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/5a752136-d217-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/5a752136-d217-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlEurope's financial institutions have again been dragged into the political spotlight, this time over the fight for control of accounting standardsMon, 16 Nov 2009 09:15:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/1c0f60b0-cf6e-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/1c0f60b0-cf6e-11de-b876-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Empire State rivals the Golden one in terms of thepoor working of its budgetThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:16:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/058ef306-ced2-11de-8812-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/058ef306-ced2-11de-8812-00144feabdc0.htmlWith the acquittal of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers, it is back to the drawing board to find Wall Street villains to convict Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:29:57 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/96adb0cc-ce3f-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Ffinancehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/96adb0cc-ce3f-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlAmong possible options, the White House has indicated a willingness to consider the more dramatic solution of one über-regulatorTue, 10 Nov 2009 21:30:04 +0000http://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 +0000