In today's FT: Osborne lays EU ground for any RBS split, Republican...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday October 07 2013     UK Homepage   Osborne lays EU ground for any RBS split   Chancellor filed papers in July days before more stringent EU rules came into force that would heavily constrain his options       Republicans defiant over shutdown     Banks take on Bloomberg with Markit         Video   Sellers key to upturn in IPOs   Twitter and Royal Mail are but two of the companies that are coming to market. Lex's Oliver Ralph and Vincent Boland discuss what is driving the pick-up in IPOs.   US homepage   Paulson leads charge into Greek banks   Country's big banks are now lobbying the Athens government to consider expediting reprivatisation of the long-troubled sector       US steps up fight against Africa terrorism     Abe warns of delay in key labour reforms   Europe homepage   Voser regrets Shell's US shale bet   Outgoing Shell chief says setbacks suffered in the oil company's exploration off Alaska were one of his greatest disappointments       Global economy 'back on track'     Temasek and Sinopec eye Gas Natural stake   Asia homepage   China's doctors not among society's elite   In most western countries the medical profession guarantees prestige and high salaries but in China doctors are not among society's elite       Cut price of deal, Apollo tells Cooper     US aims to calm Asia allies on trade deal   World News   Dozens killed in Egypt on war anniversary   The worst violence was in Cairo, where army and police fired teargas and live ammunition to block at least three marches by thousands of Islamists       African growth lifts tally of billionaires     Erdogan and Gul to hold crucial meeting     Candidates line up for Afghan election     Maersk sees Arctic shipping 20 years away   Companies News   Former Madoff  lieutenants on trial   The defendants are charged in a 33 count indictment including charges of conspiracy, securities fraud and bank fraud and face decades in prison if convicted       Voser's vision leaves Shell in better health     ING chairman attacks bancassurance model     City harbours fragile green shoots     VW sets pace over unionised factories   Markets   LME heeds calls for more transparency   London Metal Exchange responds to criticism from large users by dropping resistance to publishing data about the futures positions of traders       Fed minutes set to spotlight QE questions     When it all comes down to number 400   Comment   Seizures short-circuit US soft power   The nation's ability to persuade and lead by example is being tarnished. Although credibility is hard to pin down, you know it when it is leaking       JPMorgan poses question of break-ups     Italy's chance to realign - or slip again     Turkey's comet looks like a shooting star     The crucial importance of executive pay   Management   Nils Andersen, CEO, AP Møller-Maersk   The head of Denmark's biggest company has shaken up the group's various divisions and steered its famous shipping line through a storm       Directors need to embrace social media     Competing with your colleagues     Disease grader and mapper         Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.