In today's FT: HSBC eyes listing of £20bn UK bank, Thai crisis deep...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday December 09 2013     UK Homepage   HSBC eyes listing of £20bn UK bank   Bank has had board-level discussions and made investor inquiries about creating a separately listed subsidiary amid similar activities by its peers       Thai crisis deepens as PM calls election     China inflation slows on lower food prices         Video   Taxing times for Berkeley Group   George Osborne, UK chancellor, said on Thursday that from April 2015 homeowners who are non-resident in the UK for tax purposes would become liable for capital gains tax. Lex's Oliver Ralph and Joseph Cotterill discuss what this means for builders.   US homepage   Ukraine security services allege coup plot   SBU's move came as what appeared to be largest crowds yet in 18 days of protests continued calls for Kiev to sign historic EU integration agreements rather than strengthen ties with Russia       Asia bourses mixed despite US jobs data     QBE profit warning sends shares tumbling   Europe homepage   Wall St prepares Volcker rule challenges   One law firm, Gibson Dunn, is assessing a lawsuit in what could be one of several disputes against the long-awaited measure       N Korea confirms purge of top adviser     Business salutes WTO trade deal   Asia homepage   India's top banker targets bad debts   The new chairman of State Bank of India has pledged to crack down on rising levels of corporate bad debt that have alarmed policy makers and investors       India's state voters spurn Congress party     Fed closer to strategy for tapering   World News   Independent Scots face higher food bills   Big grocers are privately talking about halting rest of UK subsidising operations north of the border should nation vote to go it alone       Bitcoin fuelling rise in cyberattacks     France deploys 1,600 troops to CAR     US sanctions threaten Iran nuclear talks     'Obamacare' plans exclude top hospitals   Companies News   HSBC set to leap the Vickers ringfence   UK lender's potential spinout of its UK arm is a logical extrapolation of the ringfencing requirements set to be introduced for banks in the country       Cerberus offers investors way out of guns     TV's grip on global ad spending slips away     Hedge fund invests in Brazil fraud cases     Bob Diamond's comeback attracts investors   Markets   Revenge of the Stockpickers threatens   Opportunity for active fund managers to reassert themselves and set a seal on Triumph of the Drones under which passive managers have dominated sales       BIS warns over loose lending conditions   Comment   Obama cannot lead from behind on trade   It is unclear whether the president will take the risks involved to gain trading deals, but tiptoeing around the issue is unlikely to work much longer       A perilous time to switch Italy's voting     Inflation should be India's priority     Reasons not to fear superchildren     A Marxist take on economic meltdown   Management   Change without sour grapes   The new chairman of Novartis is adopting a different leadership style after a period of change at the top of the Swiss drugs group       Five Twitter bio clichés to avoid     The lost art of using a secretary     Feedback: The good-enough boss         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.