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View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Thursday Feb 26 2009 Financial Times - UK Homepage State to insure £300bn of RBS assets Feb 25 2009 23:54 The state-controlled lender is preparing to inject loans and other credit assets worth more than £300bn into a government-backed insurance scheme in a last-ditch effort to stabilise the bank while saving it from full nationalisation Read more » UK banks to face tougher rules Feb 25 2009 23:00 A 'revolution' in financial regulation was promised by the head of the City watchdog on Wednesday as he outlined a series of tougher rules for banks and hedge funds Read more » Luxembourg attacks UBS over Madoff fund Feb 25 2009 20:37 Swiss bank accused of 'serious failure' by Luxembourg's financial regulator over its custodianship of a $1.4bn fund that funnelled money into Bernard Madoff's alleged $50bn "Ponzi" scheme Read more » Financial Times - US homepage Obama's rescue plan buoys bank shares Feb 26 2009 00:34 Bank stocks rallied as the Obama administration finally revealed the details of a rescue plan that could lead to the partial nationalisation of some of the biggest US financial institutions Read more » White House to create $634bn health fund Feb 25 2009 23:57 President Barack Obama will announce the creation of a $634bn healthcare reserve fund that would help pay for his plans to provide universal insurance partly by raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans Read more » AIG considers break-up in bid to stay afloat Feb 25 2009 23:42 AIG and the US authorities are in advanced discussions over a radical restructuring that would split the stricken insurer into at least three government-controlled divisions in an attempt to keep it afloat, according to people close to the situation Read more » Financial Times - Europe homepage EU taskforce proposes tougher regulation Feb 25 2009 20:43 New pan-European bodies need to be established to beef up the supervision of financial institutions in Europe and better monitor risks to financial stability, recommends a high-level report Read more » AIG considers break-up in bid to stay afloat Feb 25 2009 23:42 AIG and the US authorities are in advanced discussions over a radical restructuring that would split the stricken insurer into at least three government-controlled divisions in an attempt to keep it afloat, according to people close to the situation Read more » Luxembourg attacks UBS over Madoff fund Feb 25 2009 20:37 Swiss bank accused of 'serious failure' by Luxembourg's financial regulator over its custodianship of a $1.4bn fund that funnelled money into Bernard Madoff's alleged $50bn "Ponzi" scheme Read more » Financial Times - Asia homepage Obama's rescue plan buoys bank shares Feb 26 2009 00:34 Bank stocks rallied as the Obama administration finally revealed the details of a rescue plan that could lead to the partial nationalisation of some of the biggest US financial institutions Read more » AIG considers break-up in bid to stay afloat Feb 25 2009 23:42 AIG and the US authorities are in advanced discussions over a radical restructuring that would split the stricken insurer into at least three government-controlled divisions in an attempt to keep it afloat, according to people close to the situation Read more » EU unveils guidelines for toxic bank schemes Feb 25 2009 14:45 European countries are being warned to watch out for the total cost of toxic asset schemes and concentrate measures on 'a limited number of banks of systemic importance', if resources are scarce Read more » FT.com - World Obama's rescue plan buoys bank shares Feb 26 2009 00:34 Bank stocks rallied as the Obama administration finally revealed the details of a rescue plan that could lead to the partial nationalisation of some of the biggest US financial institutions Read more » EU trio targets tougher Iran sanctions Feb 25 2009 22:17 France, Germany and the UK are proposing a tough list of additional sanctions to be imposed against Iran in order to give the Obama administration more muscle in its expected engagement of the Islamic republic Read more » Dhaka mutiny kills nearly 50, says minister Feb 26 2009 02:41 Bangladeshi paramilitary troops who mutinied on Wednesday over a pay dispute begin laying down their arms after accepting an offer of amnesty from the government Read more » White House to create $634bn health fund Feb 25 2009 23:57 President Barack Obama will announce the creation of a $634bn healthcare reserve fund that would help pay for his plans to provide universal insurance partly by raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans Read more » EU taskforce proposes tougher regulation Feb 25 2009 20:43 New pan-European bodies need to be established to beef up the supervision of financial institutions in Europe and better monitor risks to financial stability, recommends a high-level report Read more » FT.com - Companies Luxembourg attacks UBS over Madoff fund Feb 25 2009 20:37 Swiss bank accused of 'serious failure' by Luxembourg's financial regulator over its custodianship of a $1.4bn fund that funnelled money into Bernard Madoff's alleged $50bn "Ponzi" scheme Read more » NXP to overhaul $6bn secured debt Feb 25 2009 18:57 The Dutch chipmaker maker founded by Philips planning to restructure its $6bn debt Read more » Saks to end discounts of prestige brands Feb 26 2009 02:33 The troubled US luxury retailer forecasts further falls in sales and a shift to a lower-priced mix of products after a gloomy festive season Read more » Chief to go as Chi-X Europe faces a shake-up Feb 25 2009 23:06 Chi-X Europe, the Pan-European share trading platform, is to lose its chief executive in a reorganisation by controlling shareholder Nomura Read more » RBS to end F1 sponsorship Feb 25 2009 20:00 The troubled bank announced the demise of its flagship sponsorship of the Williams Formula One racing team, and said it plans to halve sponsorship budgets by the end of next year Read more » FT.com - Financial Markets News Overview: Data underscore deteriorating global outlook Feb 25 2009 23:19 Dire data from the US, Germany and Japan help to trigger a retreat for US and European equities Read more » Asian stocks edge higher on bank hopes Feb 26 2009 03:30 Asian stocks edged higher as investors bet government "stress tests" of US banks will bring the ailing industry closer to a fix, while the dollar extended its rally against the yen Read more » BofA stages turnround amid the gloom Feb 25 2009 21:49 Financial stocks swung violently as investors weighed economic data that underscored the severity of the housing crisis with some confidence that the government would not afterall nationalise key lenders and thus wipe out shareholders Read more » European shares fall for fourth session Feb 25 2009 17:31 European shares slipped to a fresh six-year low on Wednesday as positive earnings figures from German firms Henkel and Deutsche Borse failed to anchor the wider markets Read more » Financials keep FTSE strong Feb 25 2009 17:08 London equities rose on Wednesday, with financial stocks in demand on hopes that the worst extent of the toll taken by the financial crisis was becoming clearer. Read more » FT.com - Comment and analysis A generation gap forthe Murdochs Feb 25 2009 19:51 Rupert Murdoch's best response to the simmering discontent over the problems at News Corporation would be to set some sort of timetable for him to step down. But there is still no sign of it happening, writes John Gapper Read more » Don't reject Chinalco's bid for bogus reasons Feb 25 2009 19:43 If Rio shareholders refuse this offer, they should make clear they mistrust an accident-prone board not the motives of China, writes David Pilling Read more » Fight the crisis with eurozone bond market Feb 25 2009 19:36 A spirit of solidarity is not only an essential of the European Union, but must be the foundation to defeat the fear fuelling the global crisis Read more » Europe needs a stronger France inside Nato Feb 25 2009 19:40 By remaining a member of Nato without taking part in its integrated military structure France has penalised itself, write Karl Kaiser and Dominique Moisi Read more » We face a long wait for the Seventh Cavalry Feb 25 2009 20:17 Hope is fading in business that state intervention can restore credit to "normal levels" and brake plunging economic growth, writes Jonathan Guthrie Read more » FT.com - Business Life Credit in the jobs bank Feb 25 2009 22:44 Germany's family-owned businesses are finding ways to retain skilled workers Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. 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