Fund manager backs Irish recovery Fund manager backs Irish recoveryFranklin Templeton snapped up Irish bonds with a face value of at least €6.1bn by the end of June. Rival money managers are more circumspect
Loan rates point to eurozone fractures Loan rates point to eurozone fracturesInterest rates paid by companies in the eurozone's weaker economies have surged, highlighting the bloc's fragmentation
Big Apple dwarfs entire regions Big Apple dwarfs entire regionsTech group is now worth $624bn, or more than all the listed companies in Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain together
Talanx plans IPO after a decade of waiting Talanx plans IPO after a decade of waitingGerman insurance group says the environment for initial public offerings has improved after a number of companies cancelled listing plans this year
Spirits deals – a rum do Spirits deals – a rum doCampari's move for Jamaican group Lascelles demonstrates how multinationals are developing a growing taste for niche products despite rising prices
Bankia to receive €4.5bn Spanish loan Bankia to receive €4.5bn Spanish loanState bank rescue fund decides to give nationalised lender €4.5bn to raise core capital levels after heavy losses following bad property loans
EU pushes 40% quota for women on boards EU pushes 40% quota for women on boardsLegislation seen by the FT aimed at what EU officials believe is a severe gender imbalance across the bloc's 27 member states
Banks ready to claw back more bonuses Banks ready to claw back more bonusesFar from a bumper year for paying bank bonuses, 2012 is gearing up to be a bumper year for clawing them back, prompted by a spate of recent scandals
Partnerlink expands with European partners Partnerlink expands with European partnersIndustrial collaboration between 18 family-owned UK transport companies to expand by taking French, German, Dutch and Italian partners
Julius Baer confirms theft of client data Julius Baer confirms theft of client dataPrivate bank falls victim for the third time in the past decade, in the latest twist in the long-running German-Swiss tussle over bank secrecy
Kosovo's Fox Marble to float on Aim Kosovo's Fox Marble to float on AimFundraising will revive marble quarrying in a region blighted by conflict, with the company estimating it has 300m cubic metres of stone in reserve
Statoil finds new large North Sea field Statoil finds new large North Sea fieldNorwegian state-controlled oil group is seeking to produce more oil domestically in 2020 than it does at present after flurry of finds