FINANCIAL SERVICES 3:03am

3i buys Brazil eyewear group Óticas Carol

UK group’s second foray into Latin America’s largest economy

BANKS 12:14am

Stress tests may rein in US bank pay-outs

Banks’ share buyback and dividend plans in spotlight

From LEX 12:00am

US bank stress tests: capital cushions

Investors are more interested in the tests as a gateway for potential payouts

BANKS 10:16pm

Goldman exposed to $20bn loss in a crisis

Federal Reserve stress tests reveal bank weakness

FINANCIAL SERVICES 9:51pm

L&G ex-trader jailed for insider dealing

Milsom case a result of the FSA’s Operation Tabernula

BANKS 9:51pm

US lawmaker attacks HSBC settlement

Move follows claim that size of big banks impedes prosecutions

Lombard from INSURANCE 9:28pm

Decoding life groups’ dividend plans

Payout cuts need not always undermine long-term investment case

BANKS 9:24pm

Barclays chief wants 30% staff reduction

Antony Jenkins’ revelation may fuel talk of mass job cuts

INSURANCE 9:00pm

Aviva triggers insurance investor rethink

Dividend slashed after reporting £3bn loss

From MARKETS 8:56pm

China in push to open currency borders

More renminbi freedom for offshore funds

INSURANCE 7:08pm

Aviva pitches a necessary evil

Investors remain nervous about insurer’s growth plan

BANKS 6:44pm

TPG and NorthStar wooed over BTPN stake

Groups likely to make six times their money from Indonesian bank

PROPERTY 6:12pm

L&G in £1bn boost to housing associations

Effort to fill void left by banks and dwindling public finances

From UK 5:41pm

Pace of social change slows

Less change seen over the past decade than in any previous period

BANKS 5:04pm

Computer fault angers RBS customers

Overnight hitch blocked access to cash and accounts for few hours

FINANCIAL SERVICES 4:45pm

Schroders raises payout on strong results

Assets under management grows to £212bn

From MARKETS 3:35pm

Eurozone remains split on Cyprus rescue

‘Bail-in’ could reinforce two-tier banking system in eurozone

INSURANCE 2:49pm

Standard Life to pay special dividend

Strategy since demutualisation pays off

From LEX Mar 7, 2013

Aviva: the old two-step

UK insurer has made good progress in past year but now must find growth

BANKS Mar 7, 2013

Rift over forcing banks to deal with losses

IASB proposals fail to bridge regulatory disagreement with US

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