Mar 21, 2014 INSURANCE

New annuity clients get time for rethink

Five UK insurers put applications on hold in wake of reforms

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) signs documents as Sergei Naryshkin (R), speaker of the State Duma, Russia's lower parliament house, and Valentina Matviyenko, head of the Federation Council, look on during a ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin March 21, 2014. Putin signed legislation on Friday that completed the process of absorbing Crimea into Russia, defying Western leaders who say the Black Sea peninsula remains part of Ukraine. REUTERS/Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Mar 21, 2014 WORLD

Russian shares hit as sanctions bite

Move against Putin’s inner circle of allies begins to take its toll

Mar 21, 2014 BANKS

Credit Suisse settles mis-selling allegations

$885m deal with US agency plunges bank into fourth-quarter loss

City workers cross London Bridge during the morning rush-hour in the City of London...City workers cross London Bridge during the morning rush-hour in the City of London August 11, 2010. British inflation will fall well below its 2 percent target in two years, even if interest rates remain at record lows, the Bank of England said on Wednesday, leaving room for more police easing if the economy worsens. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
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Mar 21, 2014 BANKS

We are all bankers now, finds study

Ex-financiers impose long-hours culture on new colleagues

Senior citizen enjoy ice cream at Labor Day Festival in Greenbelt Md USA. Image shot 2005. Exact date unknown.
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Mar 21, 2014 MARKETS

Schwab launches all-ETF US pension option

401(k) gatekeepers sceptical of new platform

Mar 21, 2014 The Top Line from INSURANCE

Pensions move a timely reminder on risk

No evidence UK insurers saw changes coming

Mar 21, 2014 BANKS

Lawsuit questions Barclays’ Libor deal

Care home alleges discrepancies over US plea bargain

Mar 21, 2014 John Authers

A default pension option is needed from the sector

Giving people more freedom sounds good, but it often works out badly

Mar 21, 2014 WORLD

Europe’s banks count cost of US sanctions

Institutions sift through assets to gauge impact on business

Businessman Li Ka Shing, who according to Forbes is the eighth richest person in the world, addresses addresses the audience after the opening of the Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery at Oxford University on May 3, 2013 in Oxford, England
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Mar 21, 2014 RETAIL & CONSUMER

Temasek to buy $6bn stake in Watsons

Deal scuppers bid for dual listing in Hong Kong and London

Mar 21, 2014 PERSONAL FINANCE

Banks to pay back £149m

Customers not told certain information about credit agreement

Mar 21, 2014 WORLD

US penalties wipe smile off faces of elite

Western companies weigh cutting business links to Russia

Mar 21, 2014 BANKS

Fed revises bank stress test results

Changes could affect capital return estimated at more than $77bn

Mar 21, 2014 MARKETS

Bond trading enters brave new world

Single-dealer bond trading venues are falling out of favour

Mar 21, 2014 MARKETS

CME move to shrink board opposed

Mar 21, 2014 FINANCIAL SERVICES

WM/Reuters examines forex fix overhaul

Benchmark provider considers ways to prevent manipulation

Mar 21, 2014 Inside London from MARKETS

Dear Minouche, wipe out the UK’s QE debt

But doing so could set us off down an inflationary path

Mar 21, 2014 MARKETS

Mt Gox finds 200,000 Bitcoins in old wallet

Mar 20, 2014 WORLD

Pensions revolution casts pall on insurers

Warnings over £12bn annuity market

Mar 20, 2014 LEX

US bank stress tests: capital ideas

All major banks passed, but next the Fed judges their returns to shareholders

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