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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/XYEWFF/20F871/6PU2T4/D4L0IN/   Global Business Monday July 01 2013 Companies news and analysis - FT.com   Samsung leads in key European markets Android-based phones account for more than 70% of sales in the top five markets in the region in the three months to the end of May http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/HIBP90/XTKJOM/VLPF3M/6AUC37/FW/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=1   Proxy agencies fail to tick boxes Not a single response described the role of proxy advisers as very positive in a survey for the third FT/ICSA Boardroom Bellwether survey http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/HIBP90/XTKJOM/VLPF3M/CWGMHB/FW/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=1   Non-US insurers fail to see price falls Insurers based in Latin America, Asia and Australia miss out on hefty premium declines of as much as 25% that US insurers secured http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/HIBP90/XTKJOM/VLPF3M/MJ7QAO/FW/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=1   Onyx rejects $10bn takeover proposal Amgen made an all-cash proposal priced at $120 per share, but the board concluded that the valuation 'significantly undervalued Onyx and its prospects' http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/HIBP90/XTKJOM/VLPF3M/DX85BQ/FW/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=1   Kuwaitis see UK infrastructure as priority The Kuwait Investment Authority makes a fresh commitment to invest $5bn in infrastructure 'mostly in the UK' over the next three to five years http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/HIBP90/XTKJOM/VLPF3M/FDOW8O/FW/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=1   Apple paid no UK corporation tax in 2012 Tax deductions from share awards helped wipe out tax liabilities in move likely to heighten criticism of the US giant after US Senate hearing in May http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/HIBP90/XTKJOM/VLPF3M/SUKNW0/FW/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=1   Barclays' threat on lending under fire Robert Jenkins, an ex-member of the Financial Policy Committee, criticised the bank's warning as either 'hubris, reflex or plain stupidity' in a letter http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/HIBP90/XTKJOM/VLPF3M/HICKO2/FW/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=1   Chinese banks hit Hong Kong IPO hitch Smaller commercial lenders planning IPOs likely to be locked out of the market due to little known capital-raising rules on price-to-book ratios http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/HIBP90/XTKJOM/VLPF3M/JQ2YC6/FW/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=1   Oil and gas explorers seek investor favour Investors have flocked to equity markets since the start of this year but they have shunned oil and gas stocks, from the integrated majors to the explorers http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/HIBP90/XTKJOM/VLPF3M/YG9TEN/FW/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=1   Pandora finds an audience on Wall St Analysts' upgrades come despite fierce criticism by Pink Floyd and industry executives – though its co-founder insists they want to pay artists more http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/HIBP90/XTKJOM/VLPF3M/YG9TE4/FW/h?a1=2013&a2=7&a3=1   In depth - FT.com Libor scandal Austerity Europe Great tax race 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..