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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/WD4dZlKBm9I/us-goldman-propertyfund-idUSBRE83105U20120402" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs eyes $3 billion property debt fund: report</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/opinion/sunday/kristof-financers-and-sex-trafficking?_r=3&amp;ref=business" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs and Sex Trafficking</a><br />The New York Times</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e0889e6/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0C25m0Epay0Edeal0Efor0Ehead0Eof0Estandard0Elife0E760A91250Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">£2.5m pay deal for head of Standard Life</a></div>
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<div>The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e03d26d/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbusiness0Econfidence0Eimproves0Esays0Enew0Elloyds0Esurvey0E760A83630Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Business confidence improves says new Lloyds survey</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ceab0b0c-7caa-11e1-8a27-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">LSE set for majority stake in LCH.Clearnet</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e02162b/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cmarkets0C9180A1780CLSE0Ewins0Econtrol0Eof0ELCH0BClearnet0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">LSE wins control of LCH.Clearnet</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e02f993/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbankers0Eassociation0Eboss0Eangela0Eknight0Eto0Eleave0E760A81470Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bankers&#39; association boss Angela Knight to leave</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f70ecdf4-7ce6-11e1-a676-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Barnier hits out at lobbying ‘rearguard’</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e07b678/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91820A190CAmbac0Esues0EJP0EMorgan0EChase0Eover0EBear0EStearns0Emortgage0Ebacked0Esecurities0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Ambac sues JP Morgan Chase over Bear Stearns mortgage-backed securities</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e0889de/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cus0Ebuyout0Egiant0Epoised0Eto0Ewin0Etakeover0Efight0Efor0Emisys0E760A91180Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">US buy-out giant poised to win takeover fight for Misys</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17582689" target="_blank">Eurozone contagion &#39;overstated&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/ocefEvJ1wfc/service-disruption-hits-visa-card-network" target="_blank">Service Disruption Hits Visa Card Network&#0160;</a><br />Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/9yHW-j-eaSw/global-payments-data-breach" target="_blank">Global Payments Data Breach</a><br />Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4135f366-7c7a-11e1-af2b-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Scale of credit card breach revealed</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e08a468/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9182330A0CUS0Eregulators0Echarge0ERoyal0EBank0Eof0ECanada0Eover0Eillegal0Efutures0Etrades0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">US regulators charge Royal Bank of Canada over &#39;illegal futures trades&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17582428" target="_blank">Finance sector continues to grow</a><br />BBC</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/WD4dZlKBm9I/us-goldman-propertyfund-idUSBRE83105U20120402" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs eyes $3 billion property debt fund: report</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/opinion/sunday/kristof-financers-and-sex-trafficking?_r=3&amp;ref=business" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs and Sex Trafficking</a><br />The New York Times</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e0889e6/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0C25m0Epay0Edeal0Efor0Ehead0Eof0Estandard0Elife0E760A91250Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">£2.5m pay deal for head of Standard Life</a></div>
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<div>The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e03d26d/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbusiness0Econfidence0Eimproves0Esays0Enew0Elloyds0Esurvey0E760A83630Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Business confidence improves says new Lloyds survey</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ceab0b0c-7caa-11e1-8a27-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">LSE set for majority stake in LCH.Clearnet</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e02162b/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cmarkets0C9180A1780CLSE0Ewins0Econtrol0Eof0ELCH0BClearnet0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">LSE wins control of LCH.Clearnet</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e02f993/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbankers0Eassociation0Eboss0Eangela0Eknight0Eto0Eleave0E760A81470Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Bankers&#39; association boss Angela Knight to leave</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f70ecdf4-7ce6-11e1-a676-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Barnier hits out at lobbying ‘rearguard’</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e07b678/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C91820A190CAmbac0Esues0EJP0EMorgan0EChase0Eover0EBear0EStearns0Emortgage0Ebacked0Esecurities0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Ambac sues JP Morgan Chase over Bear Stearns mortgage-backed securities</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1e0889de/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cus0Ebuyout0Egiant0Epoised0Eto0Ewin0Etakeover0Efight0Efor0Emisys0E760A91180Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">US buy-out giant poised to win takeover fight for Misys</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17582689" target="_blank">Eurozone contagion &#39;overstated&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/ocefEvJ1wfc/service-disruption-hits-visa-card-network" target="_blank">Service Disruption Hits Visa Card Network&#0160;</a><br />Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaymentsNews/~3/9yHW-j-eaSw/global-payments-data-breach" target="_blank">Global Payments Data Breach</a><br />Payments News</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4135f366-7c7a-11e1-af2b-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_financial-services/feed//product" target="_blank">Scale of credit card breach revealed</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1e08a468/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9182330A0CUS0Eregulators0Echarge0ERoyal0EBank0Eof0ECanada0Eover0Eillegal0Efutures0Etrades0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">US regulators charge Royal Bank of Canada over &#39;illegal futures trades&#39;</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17582428" target="_blank">Finance sector continues to grow</a><br />BBC</div>
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