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| The European debt crisis and paucity of domestic deals embolden companies to become more aggressive chasing natural resources and luxury brands |
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| Funding gap for plans of S&P 500 companies almost doubled in 2011 to around $450bn as bond yields dropped |
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| Private Swiss bank attracted more than SFr10bn of new money last year in spite of difficult markets and investigation by the US into offshore accounts |
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| Leadership change reveals shift in focus towards Turkey and Saudi Arabia as investors shun north African economies, fearing political upheaval |
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| Cascade of recapitalisations and mergers predicted across the Spanish banking sector following strict new government regulations |
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| Investors in US home mortgage securities will be forced to write down a 'substantial' amount of principal for distressed borrowers as part of a national settlement against US banks |
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| Capitalism works ? and works far better than any other system ? because the discipline of the marketplace keeps greed, folly and incompetence in check, writes Nigel Lawson |
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| The state-owned bank wants to stave off criticism over its failure to meet certain government-set targets on availability of credit for small business |
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| The premise that pension assets are locked up and lying idle has a long pedigree within UK governments |
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| Chief executive Jean-Yves Hocher reveals changes to corporate and investment bank in response to Basel III regulatory overhaul |
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