Asia AM: Global pool of triple A status shrinks 60%, Buffett ...

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/ZE9K33/GYHC9L/53PVL9/WLXS67/   Asia AM Wednesday March 27 2013 Financial Times - Asia homepage   Global pool of triple A status shrinks 60% Expulsion of the US, the UK and France from the 'nine-As' club has led to contraction in the stock of government bonds deemed safest http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/WHWQO6/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   Buffett to join Goldman top 10 investors Berkshire Hathaway will hold a stake of about 2 per cent in the bank as a result of a revised deal over warrants issued to the conglomerate during the financial crisis http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/HIBVJD/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   Damage ripples through Cypriot economy As Brussels heralds the bailout, the lack of credit is having severe repercussions on businesses, with banks not scheduled to open until Thursday http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/A53BDM/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   Secret HQ set up in London to fight cyber crime The initiative will be set up in London, where about 12 officers from the Government Communications Headquarters and MI5 will work with business representatives http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/Q3AXT3/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   Japan bond prices near all-time high Bank of Japan's governor vows to broaden scale of asset purchases to reverse deflation, which this week is expected to show further deterioration http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/B4PGYX/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   US in crackdown on Citigroup anti-laundering flaws Federal Reserve targeted the financial group's Banamex unit, Mexico's second-largest bank, ordering it to improve its compliance with anti-money laundering rules http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/EKLOQQ/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   Facebook ad trial risks new privacy fears Social network to test one of the internet's most effective methods known as 'retargeting' – or tying adverts to users' behaviour from other websites http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/52SU5K/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   Cohen buys Picasso's 'Le Rêve' for $155m The sale came as the US returned to top spot as the world's biggest art market, edging out China which had taken top spot in 2011 http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/DX16E5/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   Online courses open doors for teenagers Amol Bhave, 17, from Jabalpur, India, learnt he had been accepted to MIT in the US after scoring 97% on a massive online open course, or Mooc http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/OFV41T/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   Japan courts urge Abe on electoral reform Regional courts are stepping up pressure on government to reform an electoral system that gives sparsely populated districts disproportionate power http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/RPZKHB/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   Financial Times - US homepage   Divided US court hears gay marriage case US Supreme Court begins two days of landmark hearings on same-sex marriage amid seismic shift in public attitudes on the issue http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/6AJ14Z/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   Dell the unlikely target for financiers It is up to a special committee to decide if offers from Blackstone and Icahn will lead to a better bid than the one from Dell and Silver Lake http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/HIBVJN/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   Financial Times - UK Homepage   Fund manager bonuses cap set to be eased European Parliament member leading the charge on pay restrictions says he is open to allowing fund managers to increase the cap on their bonuses http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/1OIF2H/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   David Miliband to step down as MP Former foreign secretary is taking up role as head of International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian charity in New York, in a move that ends Labour 'soap opera' http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/MJ0MPN/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   Commodities trading rule calls rejected Swiss government seeks to protect its central role in industry by launching a dialogue to write a set of voluntary principles http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/ULCCNU/9Z3GXS/4CH7NQ/20ENAG/YT/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=26   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..