Financials: QBE profit hit by spike in US claims, Blackstone bui...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Tuesday August 20 2013     Financials   QBE profit hit by spike in US claims   Australia's biggest insurer reports first-half earnings almost 20% below expectations, blaming a spike in US claims and a slide in investment income       Blackstone builds Europe property fund     JPMorgan probed on US power markets     KKR wades into maritime finance     Builders face curbs on 'rabbit hutch' homes     Obama urges action on Dodd-Frank     RBS branches decision likely within weeks     The second-home curse is overblown     Cultural ways do not excuse rule-breaking     Fed advises US banks to lift capital targets     CVC buys Moneybookers brand in UK     Money-maker being sold by private equity     Eurozone banks cut 'slice-and-dice' loans     Blackstone to build on real estate empire     How Blackstone revived Hilton brand               Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.