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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)Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:35:59 +0000Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:34:05 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/lex/property(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/ab087db8-cd40-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/ab087db8-cd40-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlPrivate equity buyers are back and, rather than being intent on making a quick buck, are styling themselves as long-term, caring investorsMon, 9 Nov 2009 20:35:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/4b89db42-cd14-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/4b89db42-cd14-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlIt seems to be a case of tortoise versus hare, and investors appear to favour France's Axa, whose shares have delivered a roughly 145% returnMon, 9 Nov 2009 20:16:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/c50a0b0e-cd14-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/c50a0b0e-cd14-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlFive years ago Axa's chief failed in a bid to buy out minorities in Axa Asia Pacific Holdings... now he's back, and he's mob-handedMon, 9 Nov 2009 19:36:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/89245e8c-cab7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/89245e8c-cab7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html'Separability' is now a buzzword in UK banking circles and it is not hard to see why, given that regulatory risk is as great as it could beFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:39:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/01f0d108-cab6-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/01f0d108-cab6-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlJapan's number five and eight banks by market capitalisation confirmed reports they are in merger talks to form the country's largest trust bankFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:34:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/f4cb3246-ca17-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/f4cb3246-ca17-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlWith the rush by investors to exit the hedge fund industry over, assets under management have stabilised but are not yet showing much growthThu, 5 Nov 2009 20:58:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/303d755a-ca18-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/303d755a-ca18-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlProblem: lumpy bank writedowns. Quick solution: change the accounting rules. New problem: a Pandora's Box of reportageThu, 5 Nov 2009 19:34:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/a05f24e8-c9ee-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/a05f24e8-c9ee-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlThe eurozone's second largest bank has avoided the toxic asset headaches that afflicted many European universal bank peersThu, 5 Nov 2009 16:06:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/358b6ef2-c925-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/358b6ef2-c925-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.htmlThe French institution was almost sunk by investment bankers, but without their renaissance, its Q3 profits would not have more than doubledWed, 4 Nov 2009 20:54:12 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/ed186600-c859-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/ed186600-c859-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Treasury, desperate to bury 'light-touch' regulation, must have winced when Stephen Hester hailed the new 'light-touch' asset protection schemeTue, 3 Nov 2009 23:35:42 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/68738498-c886-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/68738498-c886-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.htmlThe bank's plans for untangling its retail and commercial lending operations will result in significant expansion of Bob Diamond's empireTue, 3 Nov 2009 23:01:44 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/be098f90-c85b-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/be098f90-c85b-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK bank's chief executive is sticking to his mantra: the worst is behind us. But is that the case? Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:31:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/8d2816cc-c792-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/8d2816cc-c792-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.htmlThe dismantling of Sir Fred Goodwin's empire has started in earnest Mon, 2 Nov 2009 23:06:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/616a9740-c791-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/616a9740-c791-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.htmlSince the Democratic Party of Japan seized power at the end of August, shares in consumer finance companies have been clobberedMon, 2 Nov 2009 22:57:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/bc239582-c7bf-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Flex%2Fpropertyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/bc239582-c7bf-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.htmlIn, out, shake it all about. If only CIT's aim of nipping into bankruptcy, quickly exiting and rejigging its business looked as easyMon, 2 Nov 2009 22:54:06 +0000