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Sustaining these is not easy, writes Aline van Duyn Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b331180-d5ab-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b331180-d5ab-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlSouth Korea plans to allow naked short selling of bonds next year to attract more foreign participation in the country's underdeveloped and illiquid bond market Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:31:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/38f71676-d56a-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/38f71676-d56a-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlShort-term US interest rates turned negative as banks frantically stockpiled government securities in order to polish their balance sheets for the end of the yearFri, 20 Nov 2009 01:40:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/23be2540-d611-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/23be2540-d611-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlCompany pension liabilities should be discounted by an interest rate equal to that on risk-free government bonds Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:08:45 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c3a3be3e-d608-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c3a3be3e-d608-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlJapan said for the first time since 2006 that the economy was back in deflation, warning of the risk that price falls may put pressure on a fragile economy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:32:06 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/44fea966-d59c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/44fea966-d59c-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlJapan says that for the first time since 2006 the economy is back in deflation, warning of the risk that price falls may put pressure on a fragile economy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:18:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c9c3eda-d567-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c9c3eda-d567-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe launch of Vega-Chi, which marks the first attempt to provide a facility for block trades, is likely to be met with resistance by dealer-banks that control the telephone-based marketFri, 20 Nov 2009 03:00:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/86014d68-d567-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86014d68-d567-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlBank of America plans to sell $460m of commercial mortgage bonds backed by properties owned by Fortress Investment Group as this battered market begins to show signs of life, people familiar with the deal saidFri, 20 Nov 2009 02:05:49 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5eb8d8ba-d545-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5eb8d8ba-d545-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlGE has taken a move that will help open up a niche market to a broader non-Muslim investor baseThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:06:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed9d69a0-d528-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed9d69a0-d528-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe European Commission has charged Standard & Poor's with breaching competition rules through licence fees levied on fund managersThu, 19 Nov 2009 17:17:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/33270040-d4ab-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/33270040-d4ab-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlGroups such as Marks and Spencer, Tate & Lyle and British American Tobacco have undertaken so-called liability management exercises to tap investor demand for new, longer-dated paperThu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fedaf64-d48d-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fedaf64-d48d-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlA looming default by the Native American tribe that owns the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut is stirring a debate over whether holders of billions of dollars of tribal debt can pursue their claims as creditors under US lawsWed, 18 Nov 2009 23:30:13 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a8ad8980-d481-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a8ad8980-d481-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlInvestment fads again seem to be the great driver of portfolio construction, rather than the basic principles of asset allocationWed, 18 Nov 2009 21:00:57 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5036dba6-d479-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5036dba6-d479-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlIn spite of being flush with cash, they are seeking to build up war chests while borrowing is cheap in case of future emergenciesWed, 18 Nov 2009 20:09:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4b970bc-d472-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcapitalmarketshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4b970bc-d472-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlThe signals coming from housing starts underline the uncomfortable reality that a lasting improvement in the US housing market is far from assured, says Aline van Duyn Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:02:44 +0000