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Among the brigade of economists and investment strategists a depressing idea has been gaining traction in recent years, one we might call the Japanification of the Anglo Saxon world.

Schroders' Richard Buxton has revealed he was congratulated by Artemis' Tim Steer for holding tech firm Autonomy as it received a bid approach - a time when Steer was shorting the stock.

Three years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Laura Miller revisits the shocking events and asks if any lessons have been learned.

Facebook has delayed its $66.5bn IPO until late 2012 in order to keep employees focused on their jobs rather than a payout, according to reports.

Darwin's David Jane, JPM's Nick Gartside, MAM's Martin Gray, and Andrew Cole of Barings look at the similarities and differences between today's market and economic backdrop and the crisis that followed the Lehman collapse in 2008.

Home secretary Theresa May has written to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme about its decision to compensate some Lehman-backed NDFA structured products but not others.

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French bank shares have dropped after ratings agency Moody's downgraded two institutions due to their exposure to the eurozone debt crisis.

China's premier, Wen Jiabao, said the country is ready to help Europe through its current debt crisis, but is calling for Europe to recognise China as a full market economy.

Fidelity's Anthony Bolton is headlining our Senate Autumn Investment Conference next week and we have a few places left for wealth managers wanting to hear from one of the world's leading investors.