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If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/QM42II/A53XMG/0SJ8ND/LQ05NB/   Asia AM Wednesday March 20 2013 Financial Times - Asia homepage   Cyprus parliament rejects bank levy Nicosia seeks aid from Moscow in an effort to secure economic assistance as the island's finance minister has his resignation rejected by the president http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/Z8D08Q/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Stocks fall as Cyprus uncertainty mounts Uncertainty over the situation in Cyprus made for a cautious session as the country's parliament rejected a planned tax on bank deposits http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/K96R93/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Hacked PCs falsify billions of ad clicks Botnet traffic defrauding advertisers of $6m a month, according to a report that highlights the increasing complexities and opacity of the industry http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/YGKOGW/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Obama faces battle to woo Israeli public US president will try to win trust of ordinary Israelis on his first visit to the Jewish state, but there is little enthusiasm for him on the ground http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/DX1YXN/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Liberty Media in $2.6bn cable 'pipes' bet Confirming plans to buy stake in Charter Communications, Liberty Media chief executive told the FT: 'Pipe is only getting more valuable' http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/XBX6BD/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Freddie sues over 'substantial' Libor loss Freddie suffered losses from hundreds of swap transactions indexed to Libor as well as on billions of dollars of mortgage securities, suit alleged http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/FDTED9/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Yoga pants reveal Lululemon shortcomings Announcement leaves the exercise brand with a pants shortage, which it said would hurt sales, and focuses attention on its supply chain http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/Q3A13B/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   More bond investors bet on US rate rise More money has flowed into leveraged loan mutual funds in the first 10 weeks of 2013 than all of 2012 in a ploy to utilise floating interest rates http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/VT4GT4/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Gehry at centre of Eisenhower memorial spat A $142m tribute to Dwight Eisenhower is decried by the former president's family as insufficiently austere and is opposed by a Tea Party congressman http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/NRC3RP/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Chemical attack reported near Aleppo In the first credible report of the use of chemical weapons in Syria's war, both the regime and rebels deny firing a Scud rocket near a northern city http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/52S72J/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Financial Times - UK Homepage   Osborne orders £2.5bn in extra cuts Scale of borrowing crisis set to dwarf any good news. Ministers told to find savings over next two years to fund housing and other capital projects http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/7ZR5ZY/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   French budget minister resigns Jérôme Cahuzac steps down as formal investigation into allegations that he had an undeclared Swiss bank account up to 2010 is launched http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/Q3A132/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   More bond investors bet on US rate rise More money has flowed into leveraged loan mutual funds in the first 10 weeks of 2013 than all of 2012 in a ploy to utilise floating interest rates http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/4V9ZVK/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Fraudsters exploit web advert algorithms Investigation into 200 websites reveals armies of hijacked PCs are being used to inflate traffic by billions of page impressions, costing brands $6m a month http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/K96R9B/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Bank bailouts reshuffle risk hierarchy The Cypriot rescue plan, while likely to be moderated, shows how eurozone policymakers have taken increasingly aggressive actions http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/Z8D085/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Leading banks make big strides on Basel Capital shortfall almost halves as the amount required to meet tougher new requirements dips below 50% of the reported profits of the lenders http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/LSOFSV/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Arm loses a pair of capable hands Warren East's departure surprised both the industry and markets as the company reaches an inflection point in its development to global tech powerhouse http://link.ft.com/r/QM42II/FDRADP/FXHVQP/16UHKJ/3CQAC4/6C/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=19   Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. 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