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Karma for the chameleon as Myners misses out on Gartmore sale

You wonder whichone's had more reincarnations - Before he became our Minister for Banking Blow-Ups, plain Paul Myners' varied career has included stints as a journo, NM Rothschild portfolio manager and chairman of Marks &...

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Gartmore plans to list up to half its equity

Miles Costello and Francesca Steele Gartmore has fired the starting gun on a mid-December flotation on the London Stock Exchange that is likely to value one of Britain’s best-known fund managers at about £1 billion. Jeff Meyer,...

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Indonesia moves on tax loophole

by Chaim Estulin and Phoebe Leung This article is provided to FT.com readers by Debtwire—the most informed news service available for financial professionals in fixed income markets across the world. www.debtwire.com...

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Shares not always fair since 2000

The FTSE 100 fell and the banks collapsed. But as Patrick Collinson reports, the only shares that didn't go up in smoke were tobacco companies In a decade dominated by the rise of China, the expansion of the internet and the...

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Fixed-rate bonds stop rewarding savers

Savers chasing the best deal for their cash can now earn almost as much interest on instant access as from locking into a one-year fixed rate. The premium for tying up cash in a one-year bond has shrunk to its lowest since the...

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Riskier high-yield debt draws attention

Investors who fear that the seven-month rally in investment-grade corporate bonds may be over are now moving their money into riskier high-yield bond funds, according to advisers. With the Bank of England base rate unchanged at...

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UPDATE 1-Remgro sees 66-70 pct fall in H1 headline EPS

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 20 (Reuters) - South Africa's investment holding firm Remgro Ltd expects a fall of between 66-70 percent in first-half headline earnings per share compared to the same period last year due to lower earnings in...

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National Savings & Investments pulls leading bonds after private-sector rivals cry foul

One of the Britain’s most generous savings products has been pulled abruptly from the market by the state-run National Savings & Investments (NS&I) after only 24 days amid complaints from rival banks and building societies.

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'Trail' commission sparks debate

The debate over whether financial advisers should take commission for their advice reared its head again this week as it emerged that Towry Law, a fee-only firm, receives up to £6m a year in 'trail' commission

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Aberdeen takeover ends Horlick/Tchenguiz dispute

The bitter dispute between Nicola Horlick and Vincent Tchenguiz over Bramdean Alternatives has been effectively ended after Aberdeen Asset Management took over management of the fund. Mr Tchenguiz is the largest Bramdean...

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