From COMPANIES 6:39pm

Rush to set up ‘ultra-short’ bond funds

Groups seek to grab business from money market funds

Industry trends

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Enthusiasm wanes as regulators sharpen claws
– Special report
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Bulk of activity focused on cross-border funds
– Quarterly industry review
From CAPITAL MARKETS 11:07pm

Companies in last-minute bond flurry

Week’s issuance may hit $25bn ahead of holiday slowdown

From EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS Dec 5, 2012

ETF investors see fiscal cliff solution

US inflows rise strongly in November

From WORLD Dec 5, 2012

More bondholders in Argentine legal spat

Funds seek payments for bonds issued under UK law

From WORLD Dec 5, 2012

Doubts over Osborne infrastructure vows

Critics say previous pledges failed to unleash promised investment

Alchemy
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Hopes rise of cut in pension deficits

Chancellor to unveil review of company schemes

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Deutsche Post launches convertible bond

German logistics group issues €2bn debt to tackle pension costs

The Dealmaker Column Dec 4, 2012

Mergers and acquisitions, and the Orient-Express

The pursuit of a luxury hotel brand raises some intriguing questions for dealmakers

From WORLD Dec 4, 2012

Maldives threatens to seize airport

Attack on Indian company GMR sparks diplomatic tensions

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 4, 2012

Investors warn over UN climate fund

Help for poor countries risks being ‘strangled at birth’

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