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FT.com - Financial Markets News

• Asia shares fall on Greek debt delay
  Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:43:04 GMT
  Failure to agree on bail-out terms hits regional stocks as Chinese inflation accelerates
  

• SP cuts CME?s rating over raised risks from MF Global
  Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:32:44 GMT
  The agency said that CME had taken on additional risk by branching out into clearing of over-the-counter derivatives contracts
  

• US stocks react to 2012 forecasts
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:39:59 GMT
  US stocks open higher, but discussions in Athens to secure a further tranche of bail-out money continue to weigh on sentiment
  

• Centrica off the boil after Petronas stake sale
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:27:24 GMT
  British Gas owner among the sharpest fallers as London drifts lower awaiting news on Greece?s bail-out
  

FT.com - Your Investments

• Investors offered renovation gamble
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:37:41 +0000
  Tax incentives for renovating business premises provide a low-outlay, high-risk opportunity
  

• Call for fund fees 'labelling'
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:24:22 +0000
  A new fund fees disclosure would have to be voluntary, industry claims
  

• Banks increase structured product offers
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:20:50 +0000
  Banks tailoring new investments to suit clients who want to beat inflation
  

• Big pharma tipped as tonic for investors
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:19:55 +0000
  Takeover targets offer 'exceptional gains' but high-yielding multinationals offer better balance of risk and return
  

FT.com - Your Pension

• Report finds ways to boost pensions
  Thu, 9 Feb 2012 01:29:57 +0000
  Save earlier, pay more in while working and retire some years after becoming eligible for state entitlement, it says
  

• Minister proposes 'defined aspiration' pensions
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 19:00:14 +0000
  Rules governing 'gold plated' company pension plans could be relaxed to encourage take up of newer, less riskier plans
  

• Retirees lose up to £1bn through opaque market
  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:58:37 +0000
  The sum could treble over the next few years as millions more are automatically enrolled in workplace pension plans under rules taking effect in April
  

• Savers?gain better access to 'protected rights'
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:12:56 +0000
  Easier access to 'protected rights' pension funds will offer flexibility and potential inheritance tax savings
  

FT.com - Your Tax

• Investors offered renovation gamble
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:37:41 +0000
  Tax incentives for renovating business premises provide a low-outlay, high-risk opportunity
  

• Can I offset losses on my Railtrack shares?
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:21:10 +0000
  Does a foolish investment entitle me to a tax rebate?
  

• Brussels to overhaul rules on state aid
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:47:56 +0000
  Joaquín Almunia, EU competition commissioner, plans to change the ground rules for state aid to cut irrelevant cases, target resources and free up manpower
  

• HMRC launches contractual disclosure facility
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:10:59 +0000
  Taxpayers who are not under investigation but want to admit to tax fraud can come clean in exchange for not being criminally investigated
  

Citywire News

• Citywire Top Stocks Daily News Digest
  Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:03:00 Z
  All the news from across the web about the companies featured in Citywire's Top Stocks.
  

• Thursday Papers: Brokers suspended in Libor inquiry
  Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:01:00 Z
  And Stephen Hester calls for freedom to run Royal Bank of Scotland.
  

• Overnight Markets: US stocks up as Greece starts talks on reforms
  Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:57:00 Z
  Financial and technology shares gained the most, while energy companies were the biggest decliners.
  

• Rental boom: record rise in new tenants could push rents up
  Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
  The number of new private tenants soared 24% in 2011 causing many properties to be let before they are even advertised.