8:16pm

Fund manager bolsters Ireland’s reputation

Franklin Templeton makes €8.4bn bet on country

7:46pm

KKR buys Alliant in ‘pass the parcel’ deal

Insurance company passed between private equity rivals

7:09pm

Buyout groups pick up Irish bargains

Private equity interest is growing as the economy has stabilised

From HEALTH 9:52pm

Baxter revives Gambro takeover ambition

Move would boost kidney dialysis business

From WORLD 8:30pm

Church looks to City for storing up of wealth

Hedge funds and private equity experts sought to run endowment

From WORLD 7:10pm

Church of England makes assets work harder

Investment strategy reflects tough economic times

From WORLD 6:53pm

Councils top up first-time buyer deposits

Scheme has helped more than 1,000 first-time buyers

David Stevenson Adventurous Investor from PERSONAL FINANCE Nov 23, 2012

Making alternative finance investible

David Stevenson finds a new way to invest in alternative finance

Pensioners dancing ©Getty From PERSONAL FINANCE Nov 23, 2012

New regulator to champion older consumers

FCA to promote access to products

Week in Review Nov 23, 2012

Olam hits back at Block with libel suit

Commodity trading house is US short seller’s biggest target yet

Nov 23, 2012

Permira inches towards fund milestone

Group expects to raise at least a third of €6.5bn target by early next year

From BANKS Nov 23, 2012

Credit Suisse restructures

Response to regulators’ demand for banks to draw up ‘living wills’

From BANKS Nov 22, 2012

Santander lines up US spin-off

Spanish bank begins to explore listing unit

From MARKETS Nov 22, 2012

Stockbrokers look at pooling back offices

Move highlights unprecedented co-operation in the industry

Nov 22, 2012

Trade threatens to haunt top hedge fund

Ex-manager at CR Intrinsic charged with securities fraud

From COMMENT Nov 22, 2012

The pernicious influence of US audit rules

A prudent regime would have precluded bank excesses, write Ben Levenstein and Robert Talbut

From LEX Nov 22, 2012

Olam – when companies sue

Extent to which corporate reputations should be protected is hotly debated

From WORLD Nov 22, 2012

Ruling raises fear of Argentina default

US court orders Buenos Aires to pay $1.3bn to hedge funds

From MARKETS Nov 22, 2012

Banks tout idea of sharing bond data

Directory of corporate debt would make trade easier

Nov 22, 2012

Project investing hit by lack of expertise

Banks are shifting debt funding elsewhere

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