In today's FT: UK companies failing to meet cyber threat, Anaemic d...

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/DX85Q0/YQ9BRO/KEOMFH/   In today's FT Monday July 01 2013 UK Homepage   UK companies failing to meet cyber threat Just 21% of FTSE 350 company secretaries said they had identified their key information assets and mitigated the risk of cyber crime http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/4V3ODB/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Anaemic data raise China growth fears Manufacturing data shows that the country's growth slowdown has deepened as the government refrains from stimulating the sluggish economy http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/DX85FG/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Three dead as anti-Morsi protests swell Despite the military's abuses and mistakes, many Egyptians now say they prefer its rule over the domination of the Brotherhood and its Islamist allies http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/7Z1VED/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Financial Times - US homepage   EU demands answers over US bug claims A transatlantic row over surveillance has worsened over claims the US bugged EU offices with new revelations compounding Europe's concerns http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/JQ2YTQ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Pandora upbeat on iTunes radio challenge Internet radio group focused on personalised playlists and in-car technology ahead of crucial industry meeting over disputed artist royalty payments http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/MJ7QB0/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   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/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/B4B7JY/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Financial Times - Europe homepage   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/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/CWGMRY/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Norway's opposition mulls oil fund split Finance spokesman for the Conservatives says he is keen to maintain a broad political consensus around the oil fund and how to spend its money http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/PN4J6D/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Investors move out of cash and into bonds 'Great rotation' out of bonds and into equities forecast by some analysts fails to materialise in first half of year, says Goldman survey http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/A5HZSJ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Financial Times - Asia homepage   Japanese business sentiment turns positive The Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan report shows that the key measure of business confidence among large manufacturers rose to plus 4 from minus 8 in March http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/Z8SH5F/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   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/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/52P0YF/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Expectations high as Carney takes over BoE The political hype started when George Osborne named Mr Carney as the new governor, calling him "the outstanding central banker of his generation" http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/HICKUX/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   World News   Syrian regime attacks Homs rebel areas Several episodes of bombardment have failed to prevent the rebels from having a presence in some of the city's neighbourhoods http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/B4B7J1/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   US immigration reform faces House hurdle Republican-dominated House would allow unauthorised residents to become legal, but no more, says the chairman of the House judiciary committee http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/HICKUH/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   China tightens security in restive Xinjiang Troops have started round-the-clock patrols in the region ahead of the July 5 anniversary of the 2009 riots between local Uighurs and Han Chinese migrants http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/VTIUZ1/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Obama in $7bn Africa power initiative Deficit of power generation in African nations is one of the critical infrastructure constraints hampering development and stymying investment into the continent http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/K9AIT1/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Move to lower treatment threshold for HIV An additional 16m people should be given access to antiretroviral therapy, under new treatment guidelines released over the weekend http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/20F8XB/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Companies news and analysis - FT.com   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/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/K9AITA/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   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/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/IEVD11/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   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/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/T1D3VS/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   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/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/MJ7QB1/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   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/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/XBQLMG/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Markets   Barrick delays Andes mine construction Initial analysis suggests mine would take an after-tax asset impairment charge of up to $5bn in the second quarter for the project http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/Q3WR0N/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Economic Outlook: Host of manufacturing data out Figures from reports and surveys will feed into decision-making for several central banks, which meet to make interest rate decisions this week http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/VTIUAN/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Money to be made by forensic accounting Aggressive accounting and earnings management may be quite legal, but when companies use them, it is a great sign that they are running into trouble http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/EK64NF/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   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/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/GY0XUE/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   India's jewellers frontline in gold battle Government wants Indians to stop buying gold as it battles with a current account deficit and weakening currency, but its efforts are being ignored http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/FDOW31/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Financial Times - Comment   Obama's Africa trip is too little, too late China-Africa trade has shot up more than tenfold since 2000 to just under $170bn in 2012 and now stands at twice the level of US-Africa trade http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/20F8XQ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Croatia proves Brussels helps the Balkans None of this is to say that positive things would not happen without the EU; but the fact is that the EU accelerates the process http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/20F8XN/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Banking is having its Spotify moment Banks are the primary intermediaries of finance, so margins will fall unless they reinvent what they offer their customers and how they work http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/20F8K8/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   EU will regret not having a banking union The trouble is that banks have become more national since the crisis. They are the buyers of last resort of their home countries' national debt http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/NRM9G6/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   A highly personalised prescription A persuasive study of Singapore's cost-effective medical system. Sarah Neville reviews 'Affordable Excellence', by William A Haseltine http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/OF5S6P/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Financial Times - Management   John Mackey, Whole Foods Market The 'father' of the natural food retailer explains why his sense of purpose as a visionary pragmatist is strengthening with age http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/3CN6KL/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   The buzz of hot-desking in a coffee shop A 'tall' cup of beige milk comes with an unlimited side order of table, chair, WiFi and electricity – but my back is killing me http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/Z8SH5R/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Firework display designer Hayley Maddin dreams up memorably explosive events set to music – some costing thousands of pounds – for birthdays, weddings and the BBC http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/JQ2YLC/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   How to cope with big personal issues Telling someone at work about a bereavement, illness or divorce is generally sensible but think carefully about who to tell and how you express it http://link.ft.com/r/LVA6WW/VT4V8G/OJ2XU6/08H1P0/1ORGWZ/ID/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=30   Special Reports - FT.com Mexico Infrastructure FT Wealth The Business of Formula One Video Lex Carving up Israel Corp Israel Corp, the conglomerate controlled by billionaire Idan Ofer, has announced plans to split into two companies. 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