G8 shifts focus from food aid to farming
| G8 shifts focus from food aid to farming |
| US, Japan, Europe and Canada connect food security closely with economic growth and social progress as well as political stability in major scheme against global hunger http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| Indonesian cadidates have to mind the gap |
| During the run-up to Wednesday’s vote in Indonesia, there have been numerous cases of political parties campaigning through paternalistic good deeds rather than promoting the candidates’ policies http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| AIG to weigh up offers for Taiwan life arm |
| The insurance group will this week assess initial bids for its $2bn Taiwanese life assurance unit, after strong interest from global private equity firms and strategic buyers http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| Obama signals backing for Medvedev |
| Barack Obama used an interview with a Russian opposition newspaper on the eve of Monday’s US-Russia summit to back President Dmitry Medvedev’s promises to boost freedom and the rule of law http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| Securitisation reinvented to cut costs |
| Investment banks, including Goldman Sachs and Barclays Capital, are inventing schemes to reduce the capital cost of risky assets on banks’ balance sheets, in the latest sign that financial market innovation is far from dead http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| Delhi to ease land acquisition for industry |
| Government to amend legislation this week, with farmers set to be offered fair prices. Acquisition of land for infrastructure development and industrial use will be streamlined http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| Protesters killed in Honduras |
| Ousted president seeks reinstatement, but interim team says he will not be let in http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| UBS to shake up US brokerage |
| Oswald Grübel, UBS’s chief executive, wants to shake up the top managerial ranks of the embattled bank’s brokerage business in the US after deciding against a sale, according to people familiar with the matter http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| UN chief rebukes Burma over Suu Kyi |
| In rare public criticism made while inside the military-run state, Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, chided the junta for preventing him from meeting jailed democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| Seoul warns on N Korea missiles |
| The launches appeared aimed at grabbing the attention of the Obama administration, which has been wary of extending enticements to North Korea in exchange for only renewed pledges of restraint http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
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| Wall Street gears up to trade California IOUs |
| Amid the vacation rentals and used cars for sale, browsers of the website Craigslist will now find a unique offer: for California IOUs. http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| Saudi fund eyes $1bn UK real estate deal |
| An investment manager part-owned by the Saudi royal family is planning to invest a chunk of its assets in UK and US commercial property, according to Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, its chairman http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| Broker-banker marriage hit by breaches of trust |
| The financial industry’s vaunted belief in trust and long-term relationships is being challenged by research showing that before the crisis US mortgage brokers fed loans of deteriorating quality to the banks they did most business with http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| Investors look to launch rescue bid for Nortel |
| MatlinPatterson Global Advisors, a private equity company specialising in distressed investments, is considering leading a rescue bid for the whole of the Canadian telecommunications equipment maker Nortel Networks http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| Exporters squeezed by euro strength |
| The strength of the euro is forcing European companies to step up cost-cutting to compete with rivals from the US and elsewhere amid fears that it could slow their recovery when demand picks up http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| Political left and right strive to unravel Palin mystery |
| Sarah Palin’s sudden decision to quit as governor of Alaska stunned fellow Republicans and fuelled the sense of disarray surrounding the Grand Old Party as it struggles to regroup following last year’s devastating election defeat http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| Rancour over Iran poll moves to holy city |
| Association of Scholars and Researchers of Qom Seminary and Society of Scholars of Qom Seminary offer differing views of Iran’s presidential results http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| Private equity set to become a weapon of mass destruction |
| Logic suggests a lot of companies owned by private equity must be on the point of expiring under the weight of their debt. But the bankruptcy rate, though rising, is still historically low http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |
| BofA knocks UBS off top spot in private banking league |
| Bank of America has overtaken UBS in the private banking league tables following its tie-up with Merrill Lynch http://link.ft.com/r/73UJGG/ |