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	<title>Financial Journalist</title>
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	<description>Gerry O'Kane</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Worse than two divorces: welcome to BT</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=63</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Columns</category>
	<category>Finance Week</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finance Week, Gerry O&#8217;Kane, 23 May 2008
Harry, my FD mate who has moved on to talking to his red cabbage, told me it was the most stressful three weeks of his life. &#8220;And I&#8217;ve been through two divorces,&#8221; he emphasised.
It wasn&#8217;t a merger, or pay review or job interview or a new baby; it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BT stands for Brain Trauma</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=61</link>
		<comments>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=61#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Finance Week</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gerry O&#8217;Kane Finance Week 7 July 2008
Just as I started to write this Avon and Somerset police announced that another pensioner had been the victim of a distraction burglary by someone pretending he was from British Telecom.
My heart goes out to the 83-year old, but she must only remember telephone companies being owned by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adapting to a changing landscape</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=60</link>
		<comments>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=60#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Finance</category>
	<category>FT Mandate</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FT Mandate, March 2009
The dire economic situation towards the end of 2008 saw asset-servicers battening down the hatches, but now the institutions have to convince their clients that they provide a safe haven in these troubled times. By Gerry O&#8217;Kane.  
If 2007 was a relatively low-key year for the asset servicing industry, with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global players circling private equity firms</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=59</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>FT Mandate</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FT Mandate, March 2009
There are huge opportunities in private equity, but can boutique houses offer the services and security that are in demand? By Gerry O&#8217;Kane.
You can almost hear the increasing pitter-patter of the administrators&#8217; heartbeat when they speak about private equity prospects in 2009. While much is made of a grinding down of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Failure of governance and risk compliance unforgiveable under Madoff</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=55</link>
		<comments>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=55#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Columns</category>
	<category>Finance Week</category>
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Here we go again, ‘there shall be a weeping and gnashing of teeth&#8217; heard globally as pension funds, charities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not quite a global one-stop shop</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=53</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Fund administrators have massively broadened their global reach but no one house can provide all the services required in every corner of the world, and whether they admit it or not, they still require local partners. By Gerry O’Kane.]]></description>
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		<title>Factoring pitfalls and explanations</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=56</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Business</category>
	<category>Finance Week</category>
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27 November 2008 — Gerry O&#8217;Kane, Finance Week
Although factoring has become more important to the cash flow of British business, it still has its pitfalls. Here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In search of improved working capital Tesco bullies suppliers</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=54</link>
		<comments>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=54#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Working capital specialist, Brian Shanahan tells Gerry O&#8217;Kane that Tesco&#8217;s move to improve its own working capital by taking longer to pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to approach working capital</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=57</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ var gaJsHost = ((&#8221;https:&#8221; == document.location.protocol) ? &#8220;https://ssl.&#8221; : &#8220;http://www.&#8221;); document.write(unescape(&#8221;%3Cscript xsrc=&#8217;&#8221; + gaJsHost + &#8220;google-analytics.com/ga.js&#8217; type=&#8217;text/javascript&#8217;%3E%3C/script%3E&#8221;));   try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(&#8221;UA-7794142-1&#8243;); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}31 October 2008 — Gerry O&#8217;Kane, Finance Week
Many British businesses are ignorant of working capital and need to understand forecasting, cashflow and the financial supply chain. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting market volatility to work</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=58</link>
		<comments>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=58#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>FT Mandate</category>
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Volatility trading is no longer the preserve of hedge funds as traditional investors look to exploit the huge spikes in the market. By [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Gerry met Billy</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=62</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Finance Week, Gerry O&#8217;Kane, 25 June 2008,
So, Farewell
Then Bill
Gates
Famous for
Being so rich
And
Having glasses
You have altered
My life forever
My blood pressure has
Never been the same since
But you couldn&#8217;t care less
Apologies to E.J. Thribb
By the end of June, the world&#8217;s richest man is going to step down as chairman of Microsoft. The reality is that had anyone met [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for a tonic for the risk headache</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=49</link>
		<comments>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=49#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Interviews</category>
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	<category>FT Mandate</category>
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 — Alistair Smith, Barclays Capital 



As a self-regulated market, foreign exchange has generally avoided any big scandals, yet it is still considered a risky [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Communication drives new alpha generator</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=48</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=48</guid>
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Electronic communications networks are increasingly used to handle forex deals – but their rise in popularity has been so dramatic that the market [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cross-product support wins brokers’ backing</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=47</link>
		<comments>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=47#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Finance</category>
	<category>FT Mandate</category>
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 — David Aldrich,  Bank of New York 



Prime brokers are investing in technology as the hedge fund industry develops. Gerry O’Kane [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prime brokers move to exploit demand</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=46</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FT Mandate December 2006
The explosion within the FX market is no secret, but now prime brokers are looking to get a piece of the action as the asset class evolves into a potential alpha generator. Gerry O’Kane reports.
It has become almost a cliché over the past few years to say that the business of foreign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Integrated solutions drive forex shake-up</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=50</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FT Mandate December 2006
The future might look rosy for foreign exchange prime brokerage, but those who refuse to provide a broader service through new technology may find themselves left behind. Gerry O’Kane discusses this and other issues facing FX prime brokers in the next few years.
There is little doubt that the industry sees the future [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NT and Citigroup nab China deals amid fresh scandals</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=45</link>
		<comments>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=45#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Finance</category>
	<category>FT Mandate</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FT Mandate: November 2006
At a time when China is lurching from one financial scandal to another, writes Gerry O&#8217;Kane, both Northern Trust and Citigroup have won the first global custody mandates from a Chinese pension fund.
The National Council for Social Security Fund (NCSSF) was established in 2000 to act as a fund of last resort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Custodians show their mettle in mature market</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=52</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FT Mandate June 2006
The ‘lift-out’ days of old have moved on, since outsourcing providers stood up to being forced into maintaining multiple systems on one platform. Gerry O’Kane charts the modern outsourcing landscape.
It was a gleeful announcement. JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services (JPMorgan HFS) had signed an agreement to take over the middle- and back-office of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big players winning fund servicing battle</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=51</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FT Mandate June 2006






 — Mark Kerns,Bank of New York 



Fund administration is developing, but in favour of the larger managers who can use the increasingly complex investment style, more regulation and new demands to their advantage, writes Gerry O’Kane.
Fund administration is maturing. Whether it is the service, the pricing or the attitude from either [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banks smell pensions&#8217; blood</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=44</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2006 22:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Finance</category>
	<category>FT Mandate</category>
	<category>Features</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FT Mandate April 2006

  
 
In the first in a series of five special reports, Gerry O’Kane looks at how and why investment banks are encroaching into the world of asset management. Are they a competitive threat or do they offer a complementary service?
  
 
Over the past two years investment banks have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding a place in a portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=43</link>
		<comments>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=43#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2006 22:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>FT Mandate</category>
	<category>Features</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FT Mandate April 2006
The lofty heights of a few years ago may be over for enhanced indexation, but it offers managers an option on the way to pure passive investment. Gerry O’Kane charts its evolution.
They may be less sexy than at their peak two or three years ago, but enhanced index funds are still finding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Realistic expectations lead to a new maturity</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=42</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 21:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Interviews</category>
	<category>Finance</category>
	<category>FT Mandate</category>
	<category>Features</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FT Mandate March 2006
The latest research from FT Mandate reveals a more mature securities services industry, with a discerning outlook for deals. Gerry O’Kane examines the winners and the trends of 2005.
It has been all change in the world of securities servicing over the past 12 months. Players have veered away from outsourcing being their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Potential to perform well in all weathers</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=5</link>
		<comments>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=5#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2001 06:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Finance for neophytes</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FT Mandate 21 May 2001
Could convertibles push equities into the shade if understanding of them was more widespread? Examples of convertibles currently on the market show they can provide more security than equities, says Gerry O&#8217;Kane
&#8220;They simply will not see the opportunities available to them in the convertible market,&#8221; says Jeremy Howard, head of Deutsche&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bonds survive the toughest of times</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=16</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2001 06:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Finance</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FT Mandate 28 Feb 2001
Last year saw the Euro make a big impact on the bond markets, while emerging market debt grew in appeal, writes Gerry O&#8217;Kane
It has been a mixed twelve months for fixed income investment. Traditionally safe US Treasury bills (T-bills) and UK gilts have been through tough times, while high-yield corporate bonds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If B2B is to work, watch your bottom line</title>
		<link>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=35</link>
		<comments>http://www.financial-journalist.co.uk/financial_journalist/?p=35#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2000 07:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gokane</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Technology</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong iMail October 30, 2000
Do not be dazzled by the figures bandied about by the most respectable financial institutions - they all want to believe
By Gerry O&#8217;Kane
A friend cornered me last week to tell of his brave concept for doing business. He thinks it&#8217;ll make millions and he should have no problem floating the [...]]]></description>
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