In today's FT: HBOS chiefs to be slated for failure, EU data watchd...

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/FG6LAA/4VSWGT/7U1AH5/0GINVW/   In today's FT Wednesday April 03 2013 Financial Times - UK Homepage   HBOS chiefs to be slated for failure Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards will present case study of a failed bank with poor governance and weak credit risk controls http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/UL4CTX/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   EU data watchdogs take aim at Google Authorities from UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Netherlands will for first time take co-ordinated and formal procedures against single company http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/GYBNIA/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Cyprus leader invites family firm probe Nicos Anastasiades has urged judges investigating the country's banking disaster to examine last-minute transfers of money from Laiki bank before its collapse http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/52JKAG/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Financial Times - US homepage   Apple bends to the will of Beijing The iPhone maker has found out the hard way that it must toe the line with Chinese authorities after weeks of attacks by state-controlled media http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/CW1SKS/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Companies allowed to tweet #USearnings The decision could prompt a sea change in how companies communicate with investors in wake of ruling on Netflix boss's use of Facebook page http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/6ARD77/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Putin decree targets elite's foreign assets Top-level bureaucrats and politicians have their hand forced after stalling legislation that would compel them to close offshore accounts http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/EKTRYN/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Financial Times - Europe homepage   Paris ex-minister admits to secret Swiss account Cahuzac, who had denied any wrongdoing, confessed to investigating judges and said he had been 'caught in a spiral of lies' http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/YGDZ6H/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Ambani brothers strike telecoms deal Agreement is first evidence of a business rapprochement between the two men after one of Asia's most high-profile corporate feuds http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/SUMOL7/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Eurozone joblessness stays at record high Unemployment data for the eurozone show 1.78m more people are out of work than a year ago, adding to pressure on the ECB to cut rates http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/6ARDZ0/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Financial Times - Asia homepage   BP puts US wind power units up for sale Oil major, which is one of the largest wind generators in the US, continues to withdraw from renewable energy and to focus on core oil and gas operations http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/HIG3E4/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Bakrie sets sights on Indonesia's top job Aburizal Bakrie, the tycoon-turned-politician, makes the case to the FT that he is the man to propel Indonesia's thriving economy to the next level http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/XBKA84/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Fannie Mae swings to $17.2bn profit Return to profitability improves the chances that US taxpayers will recover most of their money from bailed out financial institutions http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/MJCTFL/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Financial Times - World   Cyprus finance minister quits after talks Michalis Sarris resigned on Tuesday after wrapping up negotiations on a €10bn bailout agreed with international lenders http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/87NIMH/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   US proposes $100m for brain research President says project could stimulate the economy and keep the US competitive in the race for innovation with other countries http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/Q3Z8UB/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   North Korea to restart nuclear facilities UN chief Ban Ki-moon says the stand-off has gone too far and called for calm amid what he called 'aggressive rhetoric and military posturing' http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/7ZFYM5/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Common touch eludes Israeli minister A Facebook post by Yair Lapid evoking an imaginary middle-class everywoman has drawn widespread criticism for being out of touch http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/RP761A/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   UN backs global arms trade treaty Treaty seeks to regulate the $70bn annual exports of conventional weapons, ranging from small arms to tanks and missiles http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/7ZFYMW/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Financial Times - Companies   Verizon denies any interest in Vodafone Speculation spurred rise in Vodafone share price but denial bars any bid for at least six months http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/20Q4CJ/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   RSA bonuses risk stoking investor anger Insurer, whose shares dropped 14 per cent after it cut its dividend by a third in February, disclosed the executive pay details in its annual report http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/DXLJDR/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Exxon floats offshore LNG plan Oil major submits proposal to build world's largest facility of its kind in order to exploit remote gasfield off coast of Western Australia http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/JQ6U95/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Seinfeld turns 'nothing' into rerun gold Sitcom's latest syndication round underscores the value that remains in the broadcast TV industry, having generated $3.1bn since ending production http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/CW1SXO/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Financial Times - Financial markets news   Japanese market outshines Asian peers Asian shares mostly lower but Nikkei gains on monetary stimulus hopes as Bank of Japan policy meeting kicks off http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/YGDZ60/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   City study slams EU transaction tax City of London report says the tax could seriously increase the cost of borrowing for the bloc's member governments http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/7ZFY70/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Age counts more than sex for risk aversion Research from the Bundesbank suggests gender is a poor predictor of readiness to invest in risky assets but notes that risk propensity falls with age http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/UL4CHL/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Yield-hungry investors dig into Asia Demand for income-linked equities such as commercial, business and real estate investment trusts helps feed deal flow in the region http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/3C9WVN/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Thermal coal caught in Mexican stand-off Australian coal miners, led by Xstrata, and Japanese utilities failed to agree annual supply contracts by the unofficial deadline of April 1 http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/VTWVHY/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Financial Times - Comment   Why China's economy might topple As the experience of Japan has shown, managing a shift from a high-growth model to a lower-growth model is very tricky, writes Martin Wolf http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/9M3E4J/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Calm in Korea is only a phone call away The reassurance that Kim Jong-eun craves presents Barack Obama with an invaluable opportunity, writes Kishore Mahbubani http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/MJCTFU/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Bungled bailout heralds shift in attitudes Effective regulation demands recognition that the normal fate of failed commercial institutions is to be wound up, writes John Kay http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/Q3Z8U0/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   More Bam for our brain research buck The new US neuroscience research plan rests on questionable assumptions, write Apostolos Georgopoulos and Margaret Mahan http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/HIG3QK/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Welfare state can be cheaper and popular The risk for the coalition is that it will press down on benefits spending in one area, just to see it popping up elsewhere, writes Graeme Cooke http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/GYBNIC/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Financial Times - Management   Here come the groom and the groom The increasing numbers of same-sex couples tying the knot are encouraging start-ups that are looking for a new niche, writes Emma Jacobs http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/T150TL/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Younger siblings are born to build Later-born children often possess a flexibility that helps them create a start-up, writes Luke Johnson http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/DXLJDW/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Serviced apartments Facilities offer the informality and privacy of home life but free guests from having to think about the practicalities, writes Rhymer Rigby http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/VTVNZY/UU4QGA/QNEE1O/MJCTRK/QR/h?a1=2013&a2=4&a3=2   Financial Times - Special Reports Investing in Japan Connected Business Trading Insight Combating Tuberculosis Boldness in Business Video Lex Rosneft: it's big but is it beautiful? 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