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Morning Line-Up: Madoff, Northern Rock, Greencore/Northern Foods

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere

The costs of Madoff clean-up operation - FT

Morgan Stanley to advise on Northern Rock’s fate – Sky News

Greencore seeks allies for Northern Foods bid - Reuters

Morning Line-Up: ‘Pay complexity’, New Media fund, CD&R deal

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

City urges end of ‘pay complexity’- FT

JP Morgan eye new-media fund – WSJ

Hedgies focus on risk, cut fees- Reuters

                                      CD&R close to Emergency Medical deal – Reuters

Morning Line-Up: Carlyle, Chinese Stocks, Prudential Inc

 News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Carlyle acquires Dutch fund of funds – FT

International funds move into Chinese stocks – Wall Street Journal

Prudential funds arm targets equity manager buy – Reuters

Morning Line-Up: PAI auction, buy-out study, US banks results

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

PAI Partners auctions Compagnie Européenne de Prévoyance – FT

Largest buy-out firms are worse performers- FT

Investors expect high top U.S. banks results – Reuters

Morning Line-Up: Crest Nicholson, Credit Suisse/Apollo, Christmas online

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Crest Nicholson lenders eye debt/equity swap – FT

Credit Suisse sells soured property loan to Apollo – Reuters

Shoppers gear up for Christmas-Day online bargains – PA

Morning Line-Up: Bankers’ pay, Sherborne/F&C , private equity

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Bankers’ pay structure overhaul – FT

Sherborne top F&C stakeholder – Daily Telegraph

Private equity firms gather billions from investors – Reuters

Morning Line-Up: Barclays private equity, F&C, shorted Gartmore

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere

Barclays to sell private equity arm to management - FT

F&C clients advised to vote against firm’s remuneration - Daily Telegraph

Hedge funds eye Gartmore short-selling – Reuters

Morning Line-Up: Gartmore trust seeks buy-backs, Nikko snaps up Tyndall

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Gartmore trust seeks new buy-backs as Roger Guy leaves - Fund Strategy

Man appoints Richard Phillips as head of UK retail - HedgeWeek

Australia’s Suncorp sells funds arm Tyndall to Nikko - Reuters

Private equity funds see value in Mexican home loans - Reuters

Aegon opens inflation fund to retail investors - Fund Strategy

Morning line-up: MENA, property and PE discounts

News and views on the fund industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Time is short… – Reuters

BC offers discount – FT

Lehmans wrangle – WSJ

NewSmith pay – Telegraph

MENA funds stymied – Reuters

Morning Line-Up: AIG targets Chinese investors, nuns sue Morgan Stanley, Davies’ new career

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

AIG eyes Chinese investors for AIA stake- FT

Nuns sue Morgan Stanley over bond – WSJ

Ex minister, Stan Chart chairman joins private equity firm – Reuters