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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)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:04 +0000Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:47:13 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/uk(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/0/1ef171dc-d5af-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ef171dc-d5af-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe head of Nationwide, Britain's biggest building society, accuses government-backed companies of seriously distorting the savings market as its profits fall more than 60%Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6819f064-d5a5-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6819f064-d5a5-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe asset management group says the offering will cut net debt to £150m. Managers are expected to sell up to 20% of their shares Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:20:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1f8bc28-d609-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1f8bc28-d609-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe supermarket chain, which has pledged to become the 'people's bank', has indicated that it could look to introduce mortgages by the end of next year, but may not begin offering current accounts until 2011Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/230ad7ae-d613-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/230ad7ae-d613-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlPrivate banks are demanding upfront cash deposits from wealthy homebuyers seeking property loans, as extra security against uncertain bonus incomeFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:33:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a081faa-d531-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a081faa-d531-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlHerman Van Rompuy and Baroness Ashton were welcomed by world leaders as Europe's first full-time president and foreign policy chief, even as a chorus of critics questioned their relatively low profiles Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:38:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ec8e13e-d54e-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ec8e13e-d54e-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK employers' group has supported Conservative plans to cut the budget deficit swiftly and sharply, rejecting Gordon Brown's eight-year timetable to reduce the national debtThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:31:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e66bcd0-d5c9-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e66bcd0-d5c9-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlThe government has put forward legislation to tackle illegal file-sharing and abuse of internet domain names, protect local news provision and add age ratings to video gamesFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:01:12 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac116cfc-d54b-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac116cfc-d54b-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlFive heavyweight private equity groups are among the first-round bidders for the privately owned discount clothing retailerThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:48:31 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d587a062-d549-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d587a062-d549-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlProduction of gold coins has been dramatically ramped up as demand for the precious metal continues to surgeThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:38:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/078a937e-d53d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/078a937e-d53d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe British Chambers of Commerce is asking the government for a three-year moratorium on labour legislation amid fears that small companies in particular will struggle to absorb a concentrated wave of regulationThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:30:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc58259c-d56d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc58259c-d56d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK's third largest life and pensions company is on the verge of appointing John Stewart, the former head of National Australia Bank, as its new chairman, pending FSA approvalFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/48bd1e38-d54d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48bd1e38-d54d-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlTransactions by British Airways and Cable and Wireless have left questions over which assets are available to repair the huge deficits that schemes of both employers now carryThu, 19 Nov 2009 23:40:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9747cb2-d545-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9747cb2-d545-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe economy will not suffer if legislation allowing bankers' bonus deals to be ripped up drives 'reckless' individuals from the City to other countries, says the governmentThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:07:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2c7cbd2-d488-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2c7cbd2-d488-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlJPMorgan is to pay about 535p a share for the UK broker in a deal that will see David Mayhew, a well-connected corporate adviser, remain chairman of the Cazenove brandWed, 18 Nov 2009 23:20:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/48ba81cc-d53a-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fukhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48ba81cc-d53a-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe owner of Abbey has launched a bank account that does not impose any fees – even if the holder exceeds their overdraft limit – in advance of a court decision into the fairness of penalty chargesThu, 19 Nov 2009 19:34:13 +0000