CAPITAL MARKETS
Looming ARS buyback faces hurdle
The Federal Reserve does not accept auction-rate securities issued by closed-end funds as collateral
No short-term relief in corporate securitisation
The outlook for the European corporate securitisation market is unlikely to improve this year as hig
Fannie-Freddie debt sale bodes well
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sold a combined $3bn of short-term debt, helping to reassure stock market
Fannie Mae shakes up top ranks
Fannie Mae, the US government-sponsored mortgage financier, unveiled a management restructuring that

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Fannie Mae shakes up top ranks
Fannie Mae, the US government-sponsored mortgage financier, unveiled a management restructuring that
Siemens in talks with Gulf and Russian SWFs
Siemens, Europe's biggest engineering group, has held talks with sovereign wealth funds from the Gul
Latest Microsoft browser challenges Google
Microsoft released a web browser that includes a feature that could affect the advertising model of
SEC plans for global accounting standards
US companies are set to switch to international accounting rules so all the world's most important l