Asia AM: KPMG resigns as Herbalife auditor, Swap traders’ mor...

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/NA70KK/RP7WRV/VYIL95/0GINVW/   Asia AM Wednesday April 10 2013 Financial Times - Asia homepage   KPMG resigns as Herbalife auditor Accountant says confidential information about two clients was passed on to an alleged insider trader, as it condemns individual's 'rogue actions' http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/B4UBMZ/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   Swap traders' morning fix under scrutiny Regulators turn their attention to the ISDAfix process, where 16 banks provide the rates at which they would buy and sell a benchmark swap http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/MJC7S9/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   Google favours 'in-house' search results Alongside widely expected concessions on labelling own services, the US group will also need to offer solutions that give more prominence to rivals http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/PNA4R9/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   N Korea urges foreigners to leave South Pyongyang's warning for foreign companies and tourists to prepare to evacuate in case of war comes as tensions escalate on the peninsula http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/UL4YUS/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   US equities overcome early caution Chinese inflation data ease concerns about possible monetary tightening in world's second-biggest economy as attention turns to US earnings http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/DXL84O/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   Fitch downgrades China's credit rating Agency cuts currency rating to A+, citing underlying structural weaknesses in the economy, amid concerns it could need a bailout http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/Z8YSBP/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   Silicon Valley lobby group draws critics The new organisation marks the first major super-Pac to emerge from the tech industry, taking on immigration reform as its first issue http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/87NLA0/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   Junk bonds benefit from lack of options Borrowers with weak credit histories raise funds at lowest rates on record as interest rates across financial markets are pushed down http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/PNA4R7/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   Euro states set to disclose tax details Austria and Luxembourg say they will relax privacy rules in their financial sectors and join the move towards cracking down on tax evasion http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/UL4YUW/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   Brussels opens MasterCard antitrust probe Investigation will focus on fees for customers from outside the EU and possible restrictions on retailers seeking to reduce cross-border fees http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/DXL8W5/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   Financial Times - US homepage   FBI asked to probe McConnell campaign leak Tape of Mitch McConnell and his advisers includes discussions about how to use Ashley Judd's admissions in her autobiography about mental health problems http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/MJC79M/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   US urges euro states to boost demand US Treasury secretary Jack Lew says stronger members should encourage consumer demand, highlighting the contrasting US fiscal position http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/CW1G5G/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   Ullman faces tough task at JC Penney Mike Ullman's task is to stabilise a business that alienated shoppers and lost $4bn in the past year, setting off alarm bells over its ability to pay its bills and survive http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/Z8YSBN/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   Financial Times - UK Homepage   Crosby seeks to give up knighthood Former banker to forgo 30% of £580,000-a-year pension pot and says that he is stepping down from voluntary post as trustee of Cancer Research charity http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/WHXELY/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   Cable warns of women director 'quotas' Minister says report showing fall in percentage on boards raises 'real possibility' of action if voluntary approach does not achieve 25% target http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/52JPCL/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   Thatcher risk to Cameron fragility Many of the 97-strong Conservatives first elected to parliament in 2010 say they entered politics because of the late Tory leader http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/T15DPJ/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   Global Insight: Weak economy adds to Hollande's headache As the president grapples with the fallout from a political scandal, the Bank of France says the economy eked out 0.1% growth in the first quarter http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/YGD9BB/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   'Unparalleled' Roman artefacts found in London About 8,000 objects have been found at site in heart of City, which archaeologists from the Museum of London have dubbed 'the Pompeii of the north' http://link.ft.com/r/NA70KK/K9LH3Q/KEOMFH/II4S02/DXL84G/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=9   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. 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