In today's FT: Qatar lined up for £10bn UK projects fund, Argentine...

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/VKY5JJ/7ZJFQB/4N3C1Z/OJ2XU6/   In today's FT Thursday March 14 2013 Financial Times - UK Homepage   Qatar lined up for £10bn UK projects fund The potential projects the fund could invest in include energy plants, road and rail projects and even the Thames 'super-sewer' under London. http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/529JQJ/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Argentine Jesuit intellectual elected pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, a 76-year-old Jesuit intellectual, greeted the world as Pope Francis, the first pope from outside Europe in more than a millennium http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/T1757C/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   UK watchdog warns on bonus cap Bailey says measure could drive up salary costs at UK banks and undercut moves to improve risk management at the UK arms of overseas institutions http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/B43U3Q/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Financial Times - US homepage   Xi's wife to play role in charm offensive Peng Liyuan, a famous Chinese folk singer, will have her own speaking engagement when she accompanies her husband to South Africa for a Brics summit http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/529J9K/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Obama vows 'tough talk' on cyber spying Obama administration is now facing pressure to find ways to punish companies that have benefited from stolen intellectual property http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/K98O8P/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Germany defies calls for stimulus Calls from eurozone partners for more economic stimulus were ignored as Berlin revealed plan to cut spending and balance budget ahead of schedule http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/LS608I/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Financial Times - Europe homepage   Citigroup risk chief at odds with dealers Head of risk at Citigroup puts himself at odds with Wall Street dealers after calling for derivatives to move to exchange trading http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/B43UNA/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Big banks fail to capture Asia growth FT analysis finds only HSBC and StanChart have grown profits from corporate and investment banking consistently in Asia over the past three years http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/20IQYT/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Apple's Cook to testify in ebooks case Judge claims that chief executive's 'position and closeness' to Steve Jobs leaves him in a unique position to be able to answer questions relating to ebook pricing http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/PNVACY/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Financial Times - Asia homepage   Kuroda urged to plan for BoJ board games New governor will need to build consensus as he seeks to implement Shinzo Abe's pledge to pull the world's third-largest economy out of deflation http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/HIHGTZ/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Chevron challenges Argentina over YPF US company's stance is a blow to Argentine government's hopes of forming a partnership with a leading oil company to help develop vast shale reserves http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/NR0V0N/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Google's head of Android to take new role Google announced on Wednesday that Andy Rubin would step down as its senior vice-president of mobile to take on an unspecified new role at the company http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/OFC2CV/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Financial Times - World   New leader needs skills of a modern manager As well as a theologian and communicator, cardinals will be hoping for an efficient administrator to drag the Catholic Church into the modern era http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/CWP1PM/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Obama casts doubt on budget deal hopes Remarks delivered amid a rare three-day push by the president to meet lawmakers to see if any common ground is possible to end the country's budget wars http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/529J9A/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Rebels mirror regime in Syria's murky war Abductions have become rampant on both sides in a conflict driven by a chaotic proliferation of actors, with people at risk even in central Damascus http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/NR0V00/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   EU Parliament rebuffs budget The parliament's vote to reject the budget was widely expected but MEPs reduced their demands suggesting a compromise is likely http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/YGXDWJ/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Italian U-turn on marines angers India Italy fears that dispute over marines it is refusing to send back to India for possible trial could hamper trade relations between the two countries http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/PNVAVN/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Financial Times - Companies   Goldman goes west for shareholder meeting The decision to move the annual assembly to Salt Lake City underscores the growth of the bank's local office as well as the economic clout of Utah http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/EK1T1X/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Ermotti is best paid banker at UBS Chief executive will depose Robert McCann, head of the bank's lucrative wealth management business, who held the top slot in 2011 http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/XBWK4Y/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   América Móvil suffers as reforms sink in Carlos Slim's group saw its shares fall for the third consecutive day amid concern over Mexico's telecoms and broadcasting reforms http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/VT5WMX/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Global banks struggle for profits in Asia Revenues in traditional investment banking business, such as equity capital raising, have been falling despite the region's healthy growth rates http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/HIHGTO/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Drew to testify on JPMorgan trading loss Ex-chief investment officer and bank's current and former executives will appear before Senate permanent subcommittee on investigations http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/Z8KYK2/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Financial Times - Financial markets news   S&P 11 points shy of all-time high Dollar firmer and demand for Treasuries falls as stronger than expected US retail sales figures add to a sense of the US economy gaining traction http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/NR0VOD/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Value investors back in fashion as growth rivals trail The value side of the mutual fund world boasts the best performing funds of last year and is ahead of its growth-focused rivals for the first time in five years http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/Z8KYKC/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Beijing acts to stockpile aluminium Chinese smelters, which suffer from some of the highest production costs, struggle with weak demand, high inventories and industry overcapacity http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/EK1T1I/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   US asset manager backs farmland research Asset manager's move comes as US farmland returned 18.6 per cent last year, the most since 2006, according to the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries. http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/IEB8HZ/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Tax blow to Italian stock trading Sharp drop sees banks as the biggest losers amid wider fall in volumes following introduction of tax on financial transactions http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/FDLHLP/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Financial Times - Comment   Drinking yourself to death is not a right Even a law-abiding drunk drowning his sorrows at home imposes health costs on others. Alcoholism triggers crime and violence, writes John Gapper http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/Q32Z2V/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Myanmar's transition is stuck in limbo After years of operating clandestinely, Suu Kyi's party is struggling to become a modern organisation capable of taking power, writes David Pilling http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/Q32Z2T/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Osborne is too timid, not too austere The view that the UK government's austerity programme is condemning the country to more stagnation lacks evidence, writes Chris Giles http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/B43U3F/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Beware monetary experimentation Countries are being enrolled in the economic equivalent of clinical trials, but fiscal relaxation feels less risky, Martin Taylor says http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/9MF3RT/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Judging the honesty of British politics After the jailing of Chris Hune, Robert Shrimsley points out that the state of the UK political realm is not quite as clean as it likes to think http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/Q32ZVX/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Financial Times - Management   The multilingual dividend Research shows that the ability to speak two or more languages develops cognitive skills that are ideal for top managers, writes Andrew Hill http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/20IQYR/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Open web courses are massively overhyped The latest innovation in education misses an important social point and is in many ways too good to be true, writes Michael Skapinker http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/Z8KYX1/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Public crusade to help women get to the top April Dembosky reviews 'Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead' by Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/XBWKWT/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Design space: Maddak reinvents the wheel Foldable wheelchair wheels have the advantages of larger, conventional models but the space-saving qualities of smaller wheels, writes Clare Dowdy http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/NRTGXM/OJ2XU6/30LFCL/GYTBTP/KI/h?a1=2013&a2=3&a3=14   Financial Times - Special Reports London and the World Global Property Insight Doing Business in Lyon Video Lex Pru's progress UK insurer Prudential has reported forecast-beating results, particularly in Asia. 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