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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/DHGUVV/CWUMF5/YQ9BRX/9Z3GXS/   Asia AM Tuesday March 19 2013 Financial Times - Asia homepage   Cyprus scrambles to renegotiate bailout Island's banks are ordered to stay closed for two more days to avoid a bank run, as the government delays vote for the second day running http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/VT4UZX/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   Levy plan 'bleak day for banking union' Investors rattled that terms of bailout seem to tear up the principles of creditor hierarchy, setting a precedent that could be replicated elsewhere in eurozone http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/3CQ6DE/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   Citi to pay $730m in subprime settlement Buyers of Citi securities between 2006 and 2008 had alleged it misrepresented its vulnerability to billions of dollars in mortgage-related assets http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/RPZFC5/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   Liquidity of corporate US at record level Swelling cash reserves of Apple and other technology groups have raised the overall liquidity of corporate America to record levels http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/IEGDLZ/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   Japan's farmers dig in against trade deal The agriculture ministry says that if import barriers are lifted under the prime minister's plan, Japan's agricultural output could shrink by half http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/EKL436/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   Charter soars on interest from Liberty Shares in Charter Communications hit new highs on reports that John Malone's Liberty Media was in talks to acquire a 25 per cent stake for $2.5bn http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/52S0IU/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   China joins top five arms exporters Chinese arms exports rose 162% in 2008-2012 mainly because of sales to Pakistan, ousting the UK as the world's fifth-largest weapons exporter http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/NRC984/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   Contractors reap $138bn from Iraq war FT analysis reveals how private US and foreign groups have benefited, with the top 10 contractors securing business worth $72bn between them http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/GYHXU6/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   Electronic Arts to replace chief executive The second-largest video game publisher by market capitalisation lost its crown when Activision merged with the games division of Vivendi http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/SU7NVM/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   SAC signals further action after $614m deal Tom Conheeney, SAC president, told clients that he did not 'want to leave you with the thought that this means everything is cleared up' http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/EKL438/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   Financial Times - US homepage   Republicans attack chief executive pay The party's move to fund a new grassroots network aimed at minorities follows a review of its losing performance in the 2012 presidential election http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/Q3AR0E/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   Financial Times - UK Homepage   Osborne to tighten public sector squeeze Chancellor to challenge Labour to match his tough attitude to public sector workers or face a further black hole in the public finances http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/FDTWP2/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   Fund managers rail against EU pay curbs Powerful investor backlash triggered against EU plans to reform pay and bonuses of fund managers across the continent http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/YGKT5K/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   MPs vie to claim press regulation win Agreement on press standards will include a robust code, upfront apologies to victims and an arbitration service with a complaints system http://link.ft.com/r/DHGUVV/9MIHR9/72FH4Q/ZG3L4L/YGKT5N/AZ/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=18   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. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..