UK Morning Headlines: Treasury on hunt for Whitehall CFO, Japan Inc signal...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday December 16 2013     UK Homepage   Treasury on hunt for Whitehall CFO   Alexander to announce job to make strategic judgments on spending priorities across government. 'Strong possibility' of appointing FTSE 100 executive       Japan Inc signals caution     RSA to hold talks on credit rating     Republicans line up for new budget battle     JCB chairman warns on results         Markets   Japan leads Asian bourses lower   Tankan survey indicates Japanese companies see worries ahead while Chinese shares are spooked by soft HSBC 'flash' PMI       Attention turns to Fed committee's action     Shipping alliance under scrutiny     RBC weighs prop trading spin-off     Indian IPO market on road to reopening   World News   Landslide victory for Chile's Bachelet   Campaign attacked deep income inequality in an otherwise flourishing economy and promised to raise corporate taxes to finance education reforms       US jobs data raise expectations of taper     Ireland's economic health looks mixed     Bahrain opposition seeks Alba inquiry     Cabinet choice puts focus on Merkel future   UK News   MPs criticise BBC culture of 'cronyism'   Public accounts committee questions 'veracity of parts of the oral evidence we heard' at September hearings in report on £25m of severance payments       Market negative on Scottish Widows deal     Lawyers fear UK bank reform uncertainty     Peter O'Toole, actor: 1932-2013     Minister seeks powers to close hospitals   UK Companies   Carlyle backs Discover Exploration   US buyout group to buy $200m majority stake in venture launched by former Cove executives focused on deep drilling off New Zealand       JCB argues for investment by example     Westinghouse to buy stake in NuGen     Iglo seeks headroom for loan covenants         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.