4:56pm

M&A expected to be buoyant in Ireland

Confidence in country’s prospects improving, says report

Sea Force One ©Dream Marine 8:34pm

‘Captain Magic’ conjures up hedge launch

Tyndaris to market commercial real estate fund

PROPERTY 4:43pm

UK funding scheme boosts housebuilders

Persimmon and Bovis signal strong start to selling season

From MARKETS 12:48pm

CME pushes for talks with Deutsche Börse

German group’s response said to be ‘lukewarm’

©Bloomberg From LIFE & ARTS 12:31pm

Bankers keep close ties with fashion houses

Families behind Italy’s brands prefer discrete dealmakers

From LEX 12:15pm

Hong Kong property: bubbling up

Regulators have little chance of stemming tide of liquidity flooding into property

From MARKETS 11:24am

Russia dominates dim sum bonds

Banks raise $482m through four offshore renminbi debt issues

FINANCIAL SERVICES 8:12am

MasterCard moves into mobile payments

Credit card group to offer digital wallet and online checkout

FINANCIAL SERVICES 11:23pm

Big corporate bond funds suffer sell-off

Exposure to M&G and Invesco funds cut amid liquidity crunch worry

INSURANCE 10:13pm

Direct Line listing advisers to get bonus

RBS will pay about £7m extra on top of deal fee

BANKS 6:58pm

Asian banks win record share of debt deals

Eastern institutions more than double market share

From INDUSTRIALS 6:33pm

Turkey scraps $5.7bn privatisation

Veto thwarts country’s biggest conglomerate

BANKS 6:10pm

RBS plans partial float of US unit

Lender seeks to restructure ahead of reprivatisation

From ENERGY Feb 23, 2013

Jail term for fuel credits fraudster

Rodney Hailey sentenced to 12 years and told to forfeit $9m

From MARKETS Feb 22, 2013

Talking about a sterling revolution

BoE’s acceptance of higher inflation has knocked the pound

From LEX Feb 22, 2013

VeriFone: system malfunction

Falling revenue growth signals poor execution within a growing market

FINANCIAL SERVICES Feb 22, 2013

Auditors’ cosiness with clients under threat

Reform of audit system could give investors more power

FINANCIAL SERVICES Feb 22, 2013

Oriel Securities’ chief resigns

Simon Bragg returns as acting CEO

From LEX Feb 22, 2013

Auditors: investor inaction

Pressure to improve quality of service must come from shareholders

INSURANCE Feb 22, 2013

RSA faces investor anger over bonuses

Shares fall and investors say insurer should axe top rewards

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