| * India makes final plans for Mars mission * Deposed president Morsi on trial in Egypt * HSBC lifted to $4.5bn third-quarter profit * Blackstone buys into China mall group SCP * China manufacturers squeezed as costs rise * Asian hedge funds show signs of maturity * Oil majors weigh benefits of return to Iran * BYD hits back at California labour allegations * Bank disclosure sought on Puerto Rico debt Markets: mixed India makes final plans for Mars mission
India to launch first interplanetary space mission amid criticism government should be investing in other priorities including education and healthcare
http://on.ft.com/1a2yhmU Deposed president Morsi on trial in Egypt
Egypt's deposed Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi, on Monday defiantly insisted he was the country's legitimate leader at the start of his trial for inciting violence and denounced the proceedings as "illegitimate".
http://on.ft.com/1cGcmm2 HSBC lifted to $4.5bn third-quarter profit
Strong performance in core Hong Kong business offsets a two-thirds fall in Latin American profits and a 10% slip in Asia excluding Hong Kong
http://on.ft.com/1a2yk2c Blackstone buys into China mall group SCP
Investment group's purchase of 40% stake in Shenzhen-based company comes as domestic property groups suffer from borrowing curbs
http://on.ft.com/1gm3pCQ China manufacturers squeezed as costs rise
Manufacturers at China's Canton Fair find themselves at the crossroads of the global economy where weak demand intersects with rising wage and production costs
http://on.ft.com/1a2yk2d Asian hedge funds show signs of maturity
"The Asian hedge fund industry has all the hallmarks of a teenager," says Rob Appleby, co-founder of ADM Capital, one of Asia's longer-lived hedge funds. "From the outside it looks extraordinarily ugly, but it works."
http://on.ft.com/1hc81Nt Oil majors weigh benefits of return to Iran
Tehran's suggestion of more lucrative contracts for foreign companies who invest in its oilfields has raised hopes – but a lot has to change first
http://on.ft.com/16ZIxhP BYD hits back at California labour allegations
A Chinese manufacturer of electric vehicles has hit back at allegations it transferred low-cost labour to a bus factory in Los Angeles.
http://on.ft.com/1a2up5l Bank disclosure sought on Puerto Rico debt
Global banks with ties to Puerto Rico are beginning to assess their potential exposure to a possible downgrade or default on the Caribbean island's $70bn in debt.
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