FTfm: BC Partners to buy Springer for €3.3bn, Discord dogs...

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/ZE9K33/PN5BCW/PRUBLA7/LQ05NB/   FTfm Wednesday June 19 2013 Financial Times - FTfm   BC Partners to buy Springer for €3.3bn London-based BC Partners has agreed to buy the German publisher in Europe's largest transaction by a private equity group since the financial crisis http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/JQG00Z/JI67RT/ZGTWIA/3CFY0Y/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Discord dogs EU insurance rules shake-up A possible breakthrough over Solvency II capital requirements is already under fire as Allianz says it gives 'no adequate answer' for some concerns http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/JQG00Z/JI67RT/ZGTWIA/3CFY0F/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Poll: Does the fund industry lobby too aggressively against regulation? FTfm wants your views on whether the fund industry is blocking the development of investor friendly regulation by lobbying too aggressively http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/JQG00Z/JI67RT/ZGTWIA/9MLJ7H/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   China fund to invest in US property GF Fund Management is launching a fund next month that aims to match the performance of the MSCI US real estate investment trust index http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/JQG00Z/JI67RT/ZGTWIA/3CFY09/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Icahn raises temperature in Dell fight Third proposal from investor comes as $13.65 per share take-private deal orchestrated by Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners heads to a vote http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/JQG00Z/JI67RT/ZGTWIA/FD6UKB/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Loeb steps up pressure over Sony spin-off The US hedge fund manager, who is urging the Japanese company to spin off its film and music arm, increases his ownership stake to 7% http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/JQG00Z/JI67RT/ZGTWIA/871SZI/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   European lawmakers back transaction tax Determination to press on with plans comes amid opposition to commission proposals of a 0.1% levy for shares and bonds and 0.01% for derivatives http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/JQG00Z/JI67RT/ZGTWIA/SUX2PA/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   3i loses UK and Nordic region executives Departures of private equity heads highlight group's difficulty in retaining talent as it tries to regain shareholders' trust after financial crisis http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/JQG00Z/JI67RT/ZGTWIA/523EVP/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   China cash crunch deepens as PBOC stalls A battle of wills is developing between China's central bank and some of the country's lenders as short-term interbank rates hit new record highs http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/JQG00Z/JI67RT/ZGTWIA/DXG3WB/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Highlights of report into banking standards Highlights of banking commission report include sanctions for government's arm-length authority for running banks and tougher sanctions for bankers' wrongdoing http://link.ft.com/r/ZE9K33/JQG00Z/JI67RT/ZGTWIA/YGQ4BM/JY/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Exchange Traded Funds Fears grow over post-Libor crackdown Treasuries tumble on Bernanke comments iShares: US ETFs to more than double assets in five years Deutsche reorganisation fuels US ETF product growth Video FTfm Lag in UK infrastructure investment Deborah Zurkow, chief investment officer of infrastructure debt at Allianz Global Investors, tells FTfm why investors in the UK seem to lag behind Canada, Australia and continental Europe in their hunt for stronger returns in asset classes. 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..