FT.com - Financials

• EIG to quit Goldman platform for Asia listing

  Unattractive regulatory environment in the US prompts asset manager to switch from quasi-public GSTruE exchange to Hong Kong

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 10:54 pm

• Osborne warns of anti-business mood

  Chancellor says enterprise could be stifled and jobs put at risk if ‘anti-business culture’ were allowed to take hold

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 10:24 pm

• Lawson urges Brussels over auditing reforms

  Former chancellor says proposed European Commission legislation should require greater sharing of information between regulators and bank auditors

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 10:17 pm

• Resource suitors lead FTSE 100 lower

  Xstrata and Glencore shares fall after confirmation of merger terms while the wider market is in stasis, waiting for clarity from Athens

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 9:07 pm

• RBS shake-up has cost £38bn so far

  People close to the bank estimated that the final restructuring bill could surpass the price paid for the government’s 83% stake

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 8:47 pm

Wealth Manager: Latest News

• Lloyds to cut 900 jobs

  Part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group is to cut 900 jobs - part of wider plans unveiled last year to cull 15,000 posts across the company.

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 1:56 pm

• Why it's too soon to call the end of treasuries' bull run

  Risk assets have got off to a good start this year but strategists are sceptical about calling time on treasuries' bull run with so much uncertainty remaining in the global economy.

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 1:55 pm

• Skandia drops Aviva Investors from Best Ideas after job cuts

  Skandia Investment Group has removed Aviva Investors’ manager Julius Lipner from running money for its Skandia UK Strategic Best Ideas fund, following the strategic review of the firm.

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 1:53 pm

• The Polar Cap tech team's take on Facebook hype

  Polar Capital’s Nick Evans and Ben Rogoff believe a successful Facebook floatation will act as a positive catalyst for other social media related stocks, particularly LinkedIn and Chinese company Sina.

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 1:48 pm

• Hufton resigns from embattled Sloane Robinson Europe trust

  Michael Hufton has resigned from Sloane Robinson Europe, the investment trust which last week was tipped to offer investors a wind up or cash exit on the back of redemptions and poor performance.

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 1:24 pm

BBC News - Business

• Profits decline at BHP Billiton

  Falling prices of iron ore and coal push down profits at the world's biggest mining company, BHP Billiton.

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 10:55 pm

• VIDEO: Can Greece take more austerity?

  In Greece, the government is said to be close to agreement on new austerity measures to qualify for more bailout funds.

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 10:45 pm

• Euro 'could survive Greece exit'

  Pressure is rising as Greece's government once more postponed a crucial meeting to agree tough reforms, as Europe's leaders openly discuss Greece leaving the euro.

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 10:16 pm

• Yahoo board in another shake-up

  Yahoo's chairman and three other board members step down as the tumult at the US web portal continues.

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 10:11 pm

• Brazil's Itau has record profits

  Itau Unibanco posts 14.6bn reais ($8.5bn, £5.3bn) of net profit in 2011, the highest ever for a bank from Brazil.

  Posted on 7 February 2012 | 8:41 pm

Sky News | Business | First For Breaking News

• Taxpayer-Backed Lloyds To Axe 1,000 Jobs

  Lloyds Banking Group is to axe almost 1,000 jobs and close four of its offices, the partially state-owned bank has announced.

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• BP 'Willing to Settle' Ahead Of Oil Spill Trial

  BP boss Bob Dudley has told Sky News that he is "willing to settle" the outstanding compensation claims arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 before they go to court.

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• Drugs Maker GlaxoSmithKline Returns To Profit

  Britain's biggest drugs maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) returned to profit in the fourth quarter of 2011 following vigorous restructuring and cost-cutting.

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• Labour Demands Banks Cut 'Damaging' Bonuses

  Labour has called for all British banks to cut bonuses after public pressure led Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester to waive his near £1m payout.

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• Electrical Firms Pledge To Improve Warranties

  Three major UK retailers - Dixons, Comet and Argos - have pledged to improve warranties on their electrical goods following an investigation by the consumer watchdog.

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