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<title>Xstrata PLC News</title>
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<title>J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. - EPT Disclosure Forth Ports Plc</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7787596&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
                       WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
                      DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                       (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal      J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd.
trader
Company...</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>JPMorgan Asset Management - Rule 8.3 - Forth Ports Plc</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7787386&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>FORM 8.3
                                        

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
                                        

1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        JPMorgan Asset Management
(Note...</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Belgium plans $500 mln increase to 2015 bond-IFR</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7787368&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>BRUSSELS, March 11 (Reuters) - Belgium has mandated banks to lead a $500 million increase to its $1 billion, 2.75 percent March 5, 2015 bond, Thomson Reuters service IFR reported on Thursday. 
       The mandated banks are Citi, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan, and the final pricing could come as early as...</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UPDATE 1-German EconMin says banks should provide more credit</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7787161&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>BERLIN, March 11 (Reuters) - Germany has not experienced a broad credit crunch yet but some medium-sized firms are finding it difficult to borrow and banks should provide more credit, German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said on Thursday. 
       Bruederle said the state was prepared to step in if...</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Xstrata PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7786939&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>RNS Number : 4082I
  Xstrata PLC
  11 March 2010
   

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of the issuer

Xstrata plc

2. State whether the notification relates to
(i)  a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R;...</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-ING raises targets on BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7786784&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>March 11 (Reuters) - UK Mining: 

* ING raises BHP Billiton PLC price target to 2,600P from 2,225P; 
      rating buy 

* ING raises Rio Tinto PLC price target to 5,375P from 4,550P; rating 
      buy 

* ING raises Xstrata Plc price target to 1,775P from 1,625P; rating buy 
     
(Bangalore Equities...</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>DEALTALK-Heir Merckle in tussle with banks over Phoenix</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7786344&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>By Ludwig Burger and Frank Siebelt 

FRANKFURT, March 10 (Reuters) - Ratiopharm owner Ludwig Merckle has turned down offers for drugs distributor Phoenix, as he struggles to retain control over his late father's diminished business empire, sources close to the matter said Wednesday. 
       Creditor...</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>REFILE-UPDATE 1-UK pension agency ups alternative assets</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7785721&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>By Cecilia Valente 

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - The UK agency which steps in to pay pensions when a firm goes bust has earmarked up to a quarter of assets to alternatives like hedge fund-style products and private equity as it seeks to boost diversification and returns. 
       The Pension Protection...</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UK pension buffer eyes private equity, infrastructure</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7785679&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - The British agency which takes over underfunded defined benefit pension funds when their sponsor goes bankrupt said it would invest in private equity and infrastructure to seek higher returns. 
       The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) said on Wednesday it had changed its...</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>JPMorgan Asset Management - Rule 8.3 - Forth Ports Plc</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7785061&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>FORM 8.3
                                        

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
                                        

1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        JPMorgan Asset Management
(Note...</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>BRIEF-Glencore 2009 net profit falls 43 pct to $2.72 bln</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7784776&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - Glencore International AG: 

* Says 2009 net profit $2,724 million versus $4,754 million in 2008 

* Says 2009 revenue $106.36 billion versus $152.24 billion in 2008 

* Net debt, taking into account readily marketable inventories, fell to $10.2 
      billion from $11.5...</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>JPMorgan Asset Management - Rule 8.3 - Forth Ports Plc</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7783631&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>FORM 8.3
                                        

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
                                        

1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        JPMorgan Asset Management
(Note...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Slovakia picks bks to lead 10-yr bond issue, due within weeks</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7783412&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>BRATISLAVA, March 9 (Reuters) - Slovakia said on Tuesday it has picked Barclays, Deutsche Bank, ING  and Erste's Slovak unit Slovenska Sporitelna as lead managers for an upcoming 10-year benchmark bond. 
       The bond is expected to be issued in the coming few weeks, subject to market conditions, the...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. - EPT Disclosure Forth Ports Plc</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7783097&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
                       WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
                      DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                       (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal      J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd.
trader
Company...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Former Deutsche Bank exec plans hedge fund - Bloomberg</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7782439&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>March 9 (Reuters) - Wang Bing, former chief of Deutsche Bank's Saba proprietary trading desk in Asia, plans a hedge fund focusing on mispricing of securities in Asia's equity and credit markets, Bloomberg said. 
       Bing's Hong Kong-based Nine Masts Capital intends to start the relative value capital...</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UPDATE 2-Kabel Deutschland starts $1 billion IPO</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7782069&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>By Daisy Ku 

LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - German cable television firm Kabel Deutschland's prospectus for its $1 billion share float now makes a trade sale very unlikely as private equity owner Providence seeks to maintain a majority stake, sources said. 
       KDG said on Monday bookbuilding on Germany's...</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Actavis plays IPO card in Ratiopharm battle-sources</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7782066&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>FRANKFURT, March 8 (Reuters) - Actavis, the indebted Icelandic generic drugs maker looking to buy German peer Ratiopharm, has raised the prospect of taking the enlarged company public should it win the auction, two people familiar with the sale process said on Monday. 
       Executives at Actavis, which...</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Deutsche lists physical gold backed commodity funds</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7781865&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's new exchange-traded commodity funds will appeal to investors looking for security because they are backed by physical gold, the German bank told Reuters on Monday. 
       Thorsten Michalik, head of db x-trackers, which houses the exchange-traded commodities...</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>JPMorgan Asset Management - Rule 8.3 - Delta Plc</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7781123&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>FORM 8.3
                                        

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
                                        

1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        JPMorgan Asset Management
(Note...</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>German stocks - Factors to watch on March 8</title>
<link>http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:XTA.L&amp;display=news&amp;action=article&amp;articleid=7780753&amp;from=rss</link>
<description>FRANKFURT, March 8 (Reuters) - The DAX top-30 index looked set to open 0.4 percent higher on Monday, according to premarket data from brokers Lang &amp; Schwarz at 0708 GMT. 
       The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks (share indications at 0704 GMT): 
        
       DEUTSCHE...</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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