Gillian Tett from MARKETS 4:21pm

Watch out for the second US cliffhanger

Expiry of bank guarantees could trigger bond rush

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‘I have chosen the bright side’

Florian Homm, known as the ‘Antichrist of Finance’, says his children inspired him to reform

From LEX 2:08pm

Barclays/Absa – Team Africa

UK banks’ sale of its African operations to Absa makes operational sense

Jupiter Fund Management FINANCIAL SERVICES 1:38pm

Jupiter manager steps down from funds

Veteran Anthony Nutt to retire in 2014

Lobby of Standard Chartered headquarters ©Bloomberg BANKS 9:29am

StanChart to pay $330m Iran settlement

Fine would be on top of $340m paid to US regulator

BANKS 9:14am

Barclays Africa seals £1.3bn Absa deal

UK lender hails crucial step in ‘One Bank in Africa’ strategy

BANKS 12:01am

Wells Fargo banker faces insider trading charge

Information allegedly obtained about impending mergers

BANKS 11:26pm

Nomura loses top rainmaker in global M&A

Piero Novelli steps down less than two years after joining bank

From WORLD 11:20pm

General Atlantic invests in Brazilian broker

Private equity firm pays $201m for ‘minority’ stake in XP Investimentos

FINANCIAL SERVICES 8:47pm

Brewin Dolphin profits up by a third

Shares in wealth manager reach five-year high

From LEX 8:44pm

Citigroup – knife and easy

The bank is not exiting any business lines

INSURANCE 8:34pm

Chief of German insurer stabbed

Provinzial Nordwest boss Ulrich Ruether recovering

BANKS 7:48pm

Citi joins bank jobs cull by axing 11,000

New chief executive puts first stamp on group

From WORLD 7:39pm

Watchdog to curb payday loan costs

Financial Conduct Authority will limit rates

BANKS Dec 5, 2012

HSBC sells Ping An stake to Thai group

Charoen Pokphand to pay $9.4bn for 15.6% holding

BANKS Dec 5, 2012

UK regulator unveils new Libor rules

Watchdog likely to expand number of banks that supply rate

From WORLD Dec 5, 2012

Irish property tax piles on homeowners’ misery

Levy heightens sense of grievance over negative equity

From WORLD Dec 5, 2012

Dubai’s ‘old guard’ join the bounce back

Those in charge before crisis being seen and heard more

From LEX Dec 5, 2012

UK bank levy – populist agenda

Increase in levy is good politics, but terrible banking policy

BANKS Dec 5, 2012

Credit Suisse Asia head plays down split

Separation of units driven by efficiency, says Eric Varvel

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