In today's FT: Pru plans foray into UK rented housing, Bailey calls...

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/0QSDPP/SUMU2K/N7MJW3/IY8ZJL/   In today's FT Monday April 01 2013 Financial Times - UK Homepage   Pru plans foray into UK rented housing Government has made clear it is keen to encourage institutions to become landlords as an alternative to buy-to-let investors http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/T1515I/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Bailey calls for bank capital transparency Lenders should make such requirements public so that investors can see which ones have attracted regulatory concerns, says the new watchdog http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/NRVRVH/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Russia gears up for shale boom Lukoil's vice-president is warning Russia's leaders that tax changes are vital to maintain the oil flow that is fuelling an industrial renaissance http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/4VSVSW/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Financial Times - US homepage   Japanese business sentiment ticks up The survey showed that companies expect further improvements in business conditions following Mr Abe's aggressive push for monetary stimulus http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/HIGIGA/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   China deaths raise bird flu fears The deaths of two men in Shanghai from a strain of bird flu have raised the spectre of a new epidemic 10 years after the Sars virus caused panic http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/Z8Y8Y6/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Rush to find Cypriot cash escape route At least three people have attempted to flee country in recent weeks with more than €200,000 in cash on their person, according to official sources http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/A5P5PT/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Financial Times - Europe homepage   Blow for ECB as wider loan rates hit south Goldman Sachs' interest rate divergence indicator shows companies in southern Europe are paying significantly higher interest rates than northern rivals http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/4VSVSH/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Taiwan president warns on China spying Chinese spying on Taiwan has intensified even as relations between Beijing and Taipei have improved, according to Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/IE8E8F/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Air France-KLM calls for Gulf restrictions Head of Franco-Dutch group says it would be suicide for European airlines if restrictions on Gulf carriers flying into European airports were removed http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/RP7P7Z/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Financial Times - Asia homepage   Novartis warns India over drug patent Warning that refusal to grant patent protection for medicine would have repercussions for multinational drug companies' activities in the country http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/20Q0Q1/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Emerging markets dump euro reserves Sell-off highlights damage that Europe's sovereign debt crisis has done to the single currency's standing in the international financial system http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/3C9C9J/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Perry under pressure to accept Obamacare Texas governor's refusal to expand Medicaid would leave $100bn on table, causing his own party to ask for negotiations with Washington http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/NRVRVG/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Financial Times - World   US immigration bill moves step closer The AFL-CIO union and Chamber of Commerce, with help of senators charged with crafting the bill, agree on new type of visa to overcome hurdle http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/1OEOES/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Abe needs to fix broken electoral system Premier's embrace of a trade deal hated by Japanese farmers comes as the courts urge reform of a political structure skewed in favour of rural areas http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/3C9C91/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Fears rise of growing Tunisian militancy Population has long history of supporting pan-Arab movements. Some say high literacy levels contribute to participation by the marginalised http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/LS0S0G/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Obama seeks middle ground in budget plan President's team has been weighing whether to propose cuts and reforms to health and pension programmes – at risk of alienating Democratic allies http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/20Q0Q9/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Hollande fails to convince on economic policy President fails to convince on the big economic issues: tax, the eurozone crisis, reducing the budget deficit and improving competitiveness http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/RP7P7C/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Financial Times - Companies   Online gaming sector snaps up ex-bankers Online gambling and gaming groups benefit as job cuts and apparently structural salary curbs prompt shift in City talent amid narrowing of pay gap http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/Z8Y8YM/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Repsol targets a revival of fortunes Spanish oil exploration company seeks to prove analysts right by rebounding from war, hostile investors and expropriation http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/9M3M33/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Japanese cross-holdings ripe for sale Japanese companies gaining from an 'Abenomics'-inspired surge in their stock portfolios may cash in share stakes worth about $118bn, Nomura says http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/RP7P7A/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Fight looms over United Spirits cash Dispute in India centres on the fate of the balance of cash paid by Diageo after shares pledged as collateral to banks against loans are released http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/3C9C92/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Battery cars a niche for now, executives say All three of the biggest US carmakers expect little growth in demand for pure electric cars until technology improves, particularly batteries http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/4VSVSZ/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Financial Times - Comment   US inequality will define the Obama era Since the onset of the financial crisis, each year has brought slightly lower middle-class incomes than the previous one, writes Edward Luce http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/YGDGDC/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Economics will catch up with the euro With creditor nations refusing a genuine banking union, the hurdle for a case in favour of eurozone exit is shockingly low, says Wolfgang Münchau http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/IE8E8J/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Confessions of a Keynesian heretic A way to get people back to work is to reflate the asset markets. Central banks and treasuries should intervene to reflate the bubble, says Roger Farmer http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/T1515Y/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Trade deals show power politics is back The American strategic objective in its negotiations is to contain China's rise by setting a high regulatory bar, writes Zaki Laïdi http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/DXLXLZ/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Bargain basement banks not such a bargain The Cyprus crisis has produced what optimists might call a nice buying opportunity but it has also set important precedents which cannot be reversed http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/YGDGDW/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Financial Times - Management   Sir Charles Dunstone, Carphone Warehouse The billionaire mobile phone retailer Sir Charles Dunstone is now looking beyond handsets to the fast-food market, writes Daniel Thomas http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/FDHDH7/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   The corporate world is rich in April Fools The festival of tomfoolery has a hard act to follow in view of the entertainment provided by business, writes Lucy Kellaway http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/7ZFZFK/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Hot form press operator Steve Mercer tells James Vincent why making parts for BAE Systems' fighter planes requires total trust in your suit and your teammates http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/EKTKTM/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   When colleagues wrong you The damage caused by unresolved conflict can be immense both in terms of productivity and personal relations, office life experts tell Rhymer Rigby http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/B49B0F/JI67RT/NJDOAZ/IE8E8V/E4/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=31   Financial Times - Special Reports Investing in Japan Connected Business Trading Insight Combating Tuberculosis Boldness in Business Video Lex Enders achieves EADS overhaul EADS' share price is at an all-time high, and at an extraordinary general meeting today chief executive Tom Enders secured a new corporate governance structure. 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