In today's FT: Osborne to admit fresh blow to debt target, EU set t...

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/9ULF66/K98XQ2/4N3C1Z/UU4QGA/   In today's FT Monday March 18 2013 Financial Times - UK Homepage   Osborne to admit fresh blow to debt target Having originally committed to bring the burden of public debt down by 2015-16 at the latest, chancellor is preparing to concede delay to 2017-18 http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/EK1ZY7/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   EU set to widen bonus clampdown If agreed, the Ucits overhaul will be a shock to the fund management sector, which until now has largely enjoyed free rein to set managers' pay http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/CWP2D5/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Insurers escape bank-style levies The International Association of Insurance Supervisors to make its decision public when it unveils plans to deal with 'systemically important insurers' http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/87RO4Q/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Financial Times - US homepage   Cypriot authorities in revised deal talks Cypriot authorities consider additional bank holiday on Tuesday pending emergency ratification of deal that would mitigate danger of a bank run http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/87RO4X/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Japan hits top of Asian IPO chart Companies raise more cash in Tokyo than in region's other markets combined as pro-growth policies of PM Shinzo Abe reawaken interest in stocks http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/XBW36W/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   China's Li targets smaller role for state Li Keqiang vows to tackle inequality, corruption and bureaucracy in his first public address as head of the Chinese government http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/K98XRI/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Financial Times - Europe homepage   Europe botches another rescue Cyprus deal is a rank violation of the spirit of deposit insurance, which betrays those with the most to lose and the least to answer for http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/YGXPOW/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   HSBC set to cut thousands more jobs Cuts target has still to be fixed but people close to the bank suggest up to 5,000 staff could go as part of the $1bn savings plan http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/529G7Z/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Senate staff scour JPMorgan statements Senate aides are looking for inconsistencies in statements made by Jamie Dimon, chief executive, and Doug Braunstein, former chief financial officer http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/6AS8MW/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Financial Times - Asia homepage   Middle East: Second shot, long shot President Obama's visit to the Middle East will offer important signs about whether he will pursue more active diplomacy over Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in his second term, write Geoff Dyer and John Reed http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/9MF0WN/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Iraq's appeal wanes for oil majors Political instability and poor contractual terms diminish its allure and many companies are shifting attention to the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/CWP2DJ/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Obama pledges corporate tax revamp President makes overhaul of tax code a key pillar of charm offensive towards Republicans to secure deficit deal but risks alienating some Democrats http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/6AS8MZ/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Financial Times - World   Obama talks fail to unlock budget impasse John Boehner makes it clear that last week's talks with Barack Obama had changed little in the search for a full-scale budget deal http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/B43VK4/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Pakistan prepares for election A successful democratic power transfer would be a first for Pakistan, but the political process has already become deadlocked. http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/PNVEUO/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   EU fails to speak with one voice on Syria Union torn between interventionist instincts of UK and France, two nations that see themselves as world powers, and passivity of Germany http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/XBW38R/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Saudi cleric urges royals to adopt reform In an open letter posted on his Facebook and Twitter sites, Sheikh Salman al-Odah warns the ruling Al Saud family against ignoring protests http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/Q32Q1C/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Italy looks to break political impasse People of Liberty offers to support minority centre-left government in exchange for agreement on centre-right candidate as next head of state http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/NR0YNK/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Financial Times - Companies   Norilsk peace pays dividends for Rusal Chief executive's comments underscore the importance for Rusal's finances of the peace deal with rival tycoon Vladimir Potanin http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/6AS8MM/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Transocean set for battle with Icahn The offshore drilling contractor will reject a plan from the activist investor to pay a higher dividend and appoint three new directors http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/OFCI3W/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Highbridge raises large mezzanine fund JPMorgan-owned group's fundraising underscores investors' appetite for more adventurous forms of debt as central bank action stokes demand http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/IEB49Z/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Chevron powers quietly up the oil ranks Oil group is boosted by favouring oil production over gas, exploration for new fields over acquisitions and ambitious capital spending http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/OFCIPR/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Banks must shed €3.4tn from balance sheets PwC data suggest problem of banks retreating from their traditional lending activities could be far worse than expected http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/B43VXV/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Financial Times - Financial markets news   China names new securities regulator The new chief of the China Securities Regulatory Commission is Xiao Gang, former chairman of the Bank of China http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/T17JTS/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Financial Times - Comment   Dangers lurk in US permanent campaign The cost of OFA will be lasting damage to the president's credibility. The journey from idealist to insider is now complete, writes Edward Luce http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/FDL7EH/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Europe is risking a bank run The Cyprus rescue has shown that the creditor nations will now insist that any bank rescue must be co-funded by depositors, writes Wolfgang Münchau http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/NR0Y3T/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Hedge funds' reputation in the balance They need only look at banks to witness the effects of an entire industry being discredited over the sins of a few, writes John Gapper http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/DXUADM/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Europe cannot allow unfinished business to fester For every Ireland, where there is a sense that a corner is being turned, there is a France, where the sustainability of current policy is increasingly questionable, writes Lawrence Summers http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/CWP2DL/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Why bankers are intellectually naked 'The Bankers' New Clothes' by Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig warns that the causes of the financial crisis will return, writes Martin Wolf http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/20IT2S/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Financial Times - Management   Prashant Ruia, chief executive of Essar The head of the Indian conglomerate tells James Crabtree why leading a global company owned by a close-knit family requires specific skills http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/20IT2M/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Facebook's offices are too cool for women The fact Mark Zuckerberg likes to keep his conference room at a chilly 15C is something I can really get steamed up about, writes Lucy Kellaway http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/9MF0WE/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Standing up for yourself The office is a place where people test each other all the time, writes Rhymer Rigby, so remember that you need to keep your emotions in check http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/SUZSTH/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Hand model Some people think they're looking at a prop and almost forget that there's a person attached to the hands, Nina Taylor tells James Vincent http://link.ft.com/r/9ULF66/HINON8/QFZDL0/XHFE82/K98XJD/9A/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=17   Financial Times - Special Reports The Business of Formula One FT Wealth London and the World Global Property Insight Doing Business in Lyon Video Lex European car gloom slows VW Volkswagen's 2012 numbers were not particularly positive and its outlook for the current year was for stalling in second gear. 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