Asia AM: Watchdog probes 1m US swap contracts, Bloomberg user...

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/LVA6WW/OFZGAF/3FN0UE/26QPAK/   Asia AM Tuesday May 14 2013 How useful are FT email briefings to you and what can we do to improve them? Take our short survey Financial Times - Asia homepage   Watchdog probes 1m US swap contracts Authorities are squeezing unregulated derivatives dealing in markets from commodities to interest rates in the wake of the financial crisis http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/WHDAYX/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Bloomberg users' messages leaked online Two long lists of confidential Bloomberg messages between traders at dozens of and their clients have been online for several years http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/9MUQ1P/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Pakistan PM Sharif makes economy priority Business leaders welcome poll result that will probably give Punjabi steel magnate absolutely majority in parliament, without need for coalition http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/SU40W6/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Tata Steel reveals $1.6bn writedown Weak European economy blamed for record writedown by an Indian company, as chronic overcapacity across the continent hits steelmakers http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/YGI7EI/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   US hedge funds turn bullish on the euro 'They have done enough, we don't see a collapse as a likely scenario in the near term any more,' says the head of one large hedge fund http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/ULXVKZ/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Paris turns to smartphone 'culture' tax Trenchant defence of the 'exception culturelle' in the digital age proposes imposing a tax of up to 4% on the sale of devices http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/T1WCXX/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Kachin conflict tests Myanmar reforms Struggle between military and rebels in resource-rich state preoccupies residents and weighs in on effectiveness of new political system http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/MJ2HAZ/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Glass Lewis hits out at Goldman pay plan In report sent to Goldman shareholders, Glass Lewis reversed guidance it gave last year when 94% of shareholders voted in favour of executive pay plan http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/NRABZL/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Stocks cautious on Fed tapering talk The S&P 500 managed to inch up to a record close even as debate mounted about the US Federal Reserve's strategy to exit its bond-buying programme http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/6ANY39/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Cameron to rush out draft bill on EU vote Any referendum put before parliament could succeed only if Labour and Lib Dems supported it – an unlikely scenario since both have criticised poll http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/RP5O4C/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Financial Times - US homepage   Petrobras bond sale sets record The record-setting corporate debt sale from emerging markets comes as Brazilian companies are taking advantage of a rally in global corporate bonds http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/RP5O4O/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Todd looked up suicide on web, inquest told A coroner's inquiry, which opened on Monday, comes after uncertainty over the fate of US engineer who worked for a Singapore government research agency http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/WHDAY4/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Obama voices anger at tax probe allegations President speaks out as House ways and means committee announces Friday hearing into claims that tax authorities targeted conservative groups http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/87PEUF/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Financial Times - UK Homepage   Google's antitrust settlement criticised The deal, intended to make the search engine titan list more competitors' services, contains loopholes that will undermine its impact, opponents say http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/6ANY3I/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   Taxmen, police and spies look at bitcoin threat Concern over how criminals might seek to exploit the electronic cash system, which is currently unregulated by any financial authority http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/DXN20S/YHDR05/FKMCD6/JQ01CU/LE/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=13   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. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..