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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Weekender</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/11/20/84581/the-weekender-123/?source=rss</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Selected reads from FT Alphaville this week,

-  Weird waterfalls and the synthetic CDO stumper.

- A Minskian roadmap to the next gold mania.

- The Daily Mail discovers contango.

- The Daily Mail re-discovers contango.

- T-bill terror.

- All roads lead to retranching in CRE crunch.

- Cazenove,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Deutsche funds hurt by rising life expectancies</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/11/20/84566/deutsche-funds-hurt-by-rising-life-expectancies/?source=rss</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Betting on life expectancy, as investors in so-called life settlements do, is fraught with risk - not least that people will live longer than models suggest they will.&nbsp; 
Investors in two Deutsche Bank funds -- db Kompass Life 1 and 2  --  that invested in US life settlements have learnt this lesson to their cost....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>CDS report: Is Greece the only sovereign on a slippery slope?</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/11/20/84576/cds-report-is-greece-the-only-sovereign-on-a-slippery-slope/?source=rss</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gavan Nolan of Markit wrote this CDS report
The difference between sovereign and corporate CDS spreads in Europe this week reached its smallest level since February as public finances came under increasing scrutiny. The Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe hit 65bp on Thursday, its widest level since it began trading in September....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a financial blogwar!</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/11/20/84561/its-a-financial-blogwar/?source=rss</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pixels are flying: Felix Salmon at Reuters on Thursday took a gratuitous swipe at The Business Insider's Henry Blodget, over the latter's alleged failure to disclose the details of his past wrangles with the SEC and Eliot Spitzer, which involved a $4m "disgorgement" by Blodget.

The former Merrill Lynch analyst promptly suffered a sense of humour failure,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>My big fat dollar finger</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/11/20/84556/my-big-fat-dollar-finger/?source=rss</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's a Friday mystery. Presenting  December ICE dollar index futures as traded on November 20:



So what could that peculiar spike be down to?

We're not sure. As MarketWatch reports, the exchange is at least on to it:

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The IntercontinentalExchange is probing trades in U.S....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>&#8216;Verify borrower income&#8217;, and other blindingly obvious proposals for mortgage reform</title>
		<link>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/11/20/84536/verify-borrower-income-and-other-blindingly-obvious-proposals-for-mortgage-reform/?source=rss</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alright, blindingly obvious is a tad harsh. But it surprised us that the proposals for improving mortgage underwriting standards made by John Dugan, US comptroller of the currency, were not already in force.

In a speech in Tokyo, Dugan proposed that "regulators around the world should address the problem that sparked the financial crisis of the past two years by establishing minimum underwriting standards for all mortgages made in their respective countries."...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The insecurity of the unsecured creditor</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you solve the problem of excessive risk-taking and systemic risk?

FDIC chairman Sheila Bair had an idea back in October:

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ensuring secured creditors face losses when a financial institution fails could help rein in excessive risk-taking and strengthen the financial system,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Are we witnessing contagion of outrage?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, the Federal Reserve became the latest institution to feel a sudden, aggressive backdraft.

A joint ambush by Republicans and Democrats of the House Financial Services Committee left America's central bank facing a comprehensive audit of its activities for the first time, and, by extension,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Lunch Wrap</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On FT Alphaville Friday morning,

- T-bill terror.

- Day 2 of the Daily Mail tanker outrage!

- Goldman sees a holly, jolly, rally-filled Christmas.

- The GOD (glut of distillate) delusion.

- Japan equities: The 'midget is limbo-dancing'.

-  Cadbury-Hershey merger: the Carnival solution....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The GOD (glut of distillate) delusion</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Could the world finally be catching on to the distillate glut problem? (Despite the Daily Mail getting completely the wrong end of the stick on the story).

We note even the normally media-shy physical trader Trafigura warned about the matter via Reuters on Thursday:
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - European oil trader Trafigura Beheer BV said on Thursday the worst of the credit crisis was over,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
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