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In the end Hong Kong put its red-blooded capitalist instincts First, but for a long time it looked as if old friendships and the idea that nanny government really knows best might prevail. At issue was the award of licences for the new third generation (3G) mobile telephones. Sale of these has produced windfall gains for European governments, but for months the Hong Kong telecommunications regulator declared that it would run a "beauty contest" under which the government would assess bids and award licences for free, having decided which service suppliers would benefit the community best.

The complex demands of global capital market dealings suggest that law firms that have close links with accountancy arms should be able to attract an increasing amount of business

Daniel Vasella has had a tough time as chief executive of life sciences company Novartis, with a collapse in its agribusiness, management turmoil in pharmaceuticals and weak performance in the US. But he's restructured the company and now hopes new drugs can deliver growth.

The City of London took to fancy dress on ice recently to raise funds for Sense, the charity working with deafblind people. On the eve of Halloween, bankers, lawyers, and accountants competed in speed-skating round the Broadgate rink and - even more keenly - for best costume prize. Assorted vampires, skeletons and ghosts helped to raise over £30,000.

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If Steve Pellatier has his way, everyone will be able to invest in pre-IPO companies. Or at least everyone who meets the requirements laid down by regulators. Pellatier is the CEO of Offroad Capital, which is trying to open the private equity market to individuals and smaller institutions, although Pellatier prefers the term private securities, as he doesn't want to limit opportunities purely to equities. He does not skimp on ambition and wants Offroad Capital to be "the predominant global private securities marketplace by using the internet to bring together investors, issuers and intermediaries".

Desperate times demand desperate measures. But the decision by politically embattled Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid to shore up support by allowing indebted conglomerates to get off the hook could easily backfire.