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London hedge funds ‘mapped’ by G8 protesters

By Madison Marriage
ft.com — A number of London-based hedge funds including Man Group and Brevan Howard have been targeted by an anti-capitalist group ahead of the G8 summit next month. The group, Stop G8, has drawn up an "action map" of what they call the "hiding places of
David Ricketts Associate Editor and Senior Reporter, Ignites Europe, Financial Times @davidricketts
RT @newlands_chris: London hedge funds ‘mapped’ by G8 protesters - FT.com on.ft.com/16OPth0 via @FT
Christopher Adams Markets Editor, Financial Times @chrisadamsmkts
RT @newlands_chris: London hedge funds ‘mapped’ by G8 protesters - FT.com on.ft.com/16OPth0 via @FT
Chris Newlands Editor, FTfm, Financial Times @newlands_chris
London hedge funds ‘mapped’ by G8 protesters - FT.com on.ft.com/16OPth0 via @FT
Steven Norton Producer, Global Markets Forum, Reuters @steven_norton
One firm's advice for dodging G8 protesters: asking them “not to dress like a hedge fund manager” on the way to work on.ft.com/12v1FwQ
James Fontanella-Khan Brussels Correspondent, Financial Times @JFK_Europa
London hedge funds ‘mapped’ by G8 protesters - FT.com on.ft.com/16OPth0 via @FT
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IMF studies changes to bond restructurings

By Robin Harding
ft.com — The International Monetary Fund is studying changes to how it handles sovereign debt restructurings after a turbulent period that has rattled the balance of power between governments and their creditors. According to international officials familiar
Robin Wigglesworth Capital Markets Correspondent, Financial Times @RobinWigg
RT @FinancialTimes: IMF studies bond restructuring reform on.ft.com/13LFLbu
Shawn Donnan World News Editor, Financial Times @sdonnan
IMF revisiting the great sovereign debt restructuring debate. Great scoop by our @RobinWigg and @RobinBHarding on.ft.com/11YSZ6T
Robin Wigglesworth Capital Markets Correspondent, Financial Times @RobinWigg
RT @felixsalmon: Here we go again... ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0… #SDRMredux
Joseph Cotterill Alphaville Reporter, Financial Times @jsphctrl
The SDRM that wasn't an SDRM: IMF considering how to rejig sovereign debt restructuring and deal with holdouts on.ft.com/10QnwRd
Felix Salmon Finance Blogger, Reuters @felixsalmon
Here we go again... ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0… #SDRMredux
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SAP seeks programmers with autism

By Chris Bryant
ft.com — SAP, the German business software company, wants to tap into a new talent pool by hiring hundreds of people with autism to programme and test its ­products. SAP announced on Tuesday that it hoped people with autism - a developmental condition that
Maija Palmer Social Media Journalist, Financial Times @maijapalmer
I like that SAP is hiring autistic programmers, but surely the industry has been doing this for some time? ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2…
Phillip Inman Economics Correspondent, Guardian @phillipinman
Software firm SAP wants to recruit a new talented pool of autistic people ft.com/cms/s/0/2511f4…. As if SAP and autism have never met
Michael Steen Frankfurt Bureau Chief, Financial Times @michaelsteen
FT story on SAP, the software group, looking for programmes with autism. ft.com/cms/s/0/2511f4… by @chrismbryant
Emma Jacobs Commissioning Editor and Writer, Financial Times @emmavj
RT @johnpmcdermott: SAP seeks programmers with autism: on.ft.com/10KxvTK #FT
John McDermott Executive Comment Editor, Financial Times @johnpmcdermott
SAP seeks programmers with autism: on.ft.com/10KxvTK #FT
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iDodge: Apple’s new killer product

By Robert Shrimsley
ft.com — Apple has found itself under fire for its tax-avoidance techniques which include the use of offshore havens, channelling profits through low-tax regimes such as Ireland, and creating complex structures with no tax jurisdiction at all. Such is the
Shawn Donnan World News Editor, Financial Times @sdonnan
RT @robertshrimsley: iDodge: Apple’s new killer product, powered by cloud taxation on.ft.com/14RZe9o via @FT
Robert Shrimsley Managing Editor, FT.com, Financial Times @robertshrimsley
iDodge: Apple’s new killer product, powered by cloud taxation on.ft.com/14RZe9o via @FT
Pauline Skypala Deputy Markets Editor, Financial Times @PaulineSkypala
LOL: Apple's new killer device, the iDodge for tax avoidance on.ft.com/10Mitgy

Brussels to tighten rules on bank bailouts

ft.com — Brussels is to impose more stringent conditions on state bailouts for troubled banks, so that shareholders and junior bondholders suffer loses before taxpayers are asked to foot a rescue bill. The imminent revision of the EU state aid controls uses
Peter Spiegel Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times @SpiegelPeter
Nice @alexebarker scoop: @EU_Commission acts on own to force bail-ins of bank equity & jr bondholders B4 govt cash: on.ft.com/194qBAq
Matthew Klein Columnist, Bloomberg View, Bloomberg News @Matthew_C_Klein
RT @petereavis: Thinking those who want to overhaul money market funds, which lend to euro banks, are watching moves like this. http://t.co…
Peter Eavis Business Reporter, New York Times @petereavis
Thinking those who want to overhaul money market funds, which lend to euro banks, are watching moves like this. on.ft.com/194qBAq

Dish steps up campaign to derail SoftBank’s bid for Sprint Nextel

By David Gelles
ft.com — In 2006 a bid by Dubai Ports World to buy several US port terminals fell apart at the last minute after opponents of the proposed deal launched a fierce lobbying effort in Washington, stoking fears that Middle Eastern owners might jeopardise
David Gelles U.S. Media and Marketing Correspondent, Financial Times @dgelles
Dish steps up campaign to derail SoftBank’s bid for Sprint Nextel - SoftBank calls it "xenophobic rhetoric" - on.ft.com/14QUgtx via @FT
George Leopold Science Writer @gleopold1
RT @james_a_lewis: big ads saying if furriners buy a US company it's bad for nashunal security are usually plays for a lower price. http://…
Leila Abboud Correspondent, Reuters @labboudles
RT @TMFAssociates: Dish steps up campaign to derail SoftBank’s bid for Sprint Nextel - FT.com on.ft.com/14QUgtx via @FT
Anousha Sakoui M&A Correspondent, Financial Times @anoushasakoui
Japan is not Dubai. or is it? Dish steps up campaign to derail SoftBank’s bid for Sprint Nextel on.ft.com/14QUgtx
David Gelles U.S. Media and Marketing Correspondent, Financial Times @dgelles
Will the tactics that quashed Dubai Ports in 2006 work for Dish as it works to derail SoftBank’s bid for Sprint? on.ft.com/14QUgtx

Amazon plans giant biosphere in Seattle

By Barney Jopson
ft.com — Amazon wants its staff to work in three giant spherical greenhouses in downtown Seattle, as its instinct to keep a low-profile is overpowered by the kooky futurism of its chief Jeff Bezos. The online retailer's plans to make the plant-filled glass
Emily Steel U.S. Media and Marketing Correspondent, Financial Times @emilysteel
Sounds like a reality TV show MT @barneyjopson: #Amazon wants to build 3 biospheres to house staff in Seattle on.ft.com/16OXaD6
Barney Jopson U.S. Retail Correspondent, Financial Times @barneyjopson
#Amazon wants to build 3 giant biospheres to house staff in Seattle on.ft.com/16OXaD6 #creepy

Markets Insight: Fed’s QE exit must avoid collateral damage

ft.com — With a quantitative easing exit now being eyed, many are beginning to worry about the possibility that the Federal Reserve will struggle to unwind its huge balance sheet in a controlled way. In reality, however, there is no reason to fear runaway
Matthew Klein Columnist, Bloomberg View, Bloomberg News @Matthew_C_Klein
Manmohan Singh on IOER and how to exit QE without roiling the repo markets: ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b… h/t @izakaminska
Izabella Kaminska Alphaville Reporter, Financial Times @izakaminska
RT @FT: Markets Insight: When the Fed does exit QE, it must avoid collateral damage. on.ft.com/10LUgqp

Ratings agencies under fire again

By Dan McCrum
ft.com — After coming under fire for their blessing of risky mortgage backed securities in the lead-up to the financial crisis, credit rating agencies are again facing criticism - this time for misjudging the impact of the rebound in the US housing market.
Dan McCrum U.S. Investment Correspondent, Financial Times @FD
Remember how rating agencies nailed the housing crash? Deja vu on the rebound. ft.com/cms/s/0/4c99a8…
Marcus Baram Managing Editor, US, International Business Times @mbaram
"Again"? More like "still" @FT: Ratings agencies under fire again on.ft.com/10MhhcN”

Guest post: Pledged collateral in an IS/LM framework (Part 2)

ftalphaville.ft.com — This is a guest post by Manmohan Singh, a senior economist at the IMF. Views expressed are his own and not those of the IMF. This is the second part of a series looking at the role of pledged collateral in an IS/LM framework.
David Keohane Alphaville Reporter, Financial Times @DavidKeo
RT @Matthew_C_Klein: Manmohan Singh on pledged collateral in an IS/LM framework: ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/05/22/150… & ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/05/22/150…
Matthew Klein Columnist, Bloomberg View, Bloomberg News @Matthew_C_Klein
Manmohan Singh on pledged collateral in an IS/LM framework: ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/05/22/150… & ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/05/22/150…

Guest post: Pledged collateral in an IS/LM framework (Part 1)

ftalphaville.ft.com — This is a guest post by Manmohan Singh, a senior economist at the IMF. Views expressed are his own and not those of the IMF. The concept of financial collateral (or pledged collateral that can be re-used in the markets) was not fully developed in academia in the late 1990s.
David Keohane Alphaville Reporter, Financial Times @DavidKeo
RT @Matthew_C_Klein: Manmohan Singh on pledged collateral in an IS/LM framework: ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/05/22/150… & ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/05/22/150…
Matthew Klein Columnist, Bloomberg View, Bloomberg News @Matthew_C_Klein
Manmohan Singh on pledged collateral in an IS/LM framework: ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/05/22/150… & ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/05/22/150…

Media research note by 'teenage scribbler' causes City sensation

By Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
ft.com — A research note written by a 15-year-old, who was not born when former chancellor Nigel Lawson dismissed City analysts as
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson Media Editor, Financial Times @Edgecliffe
RT @andrewtghill: Quarter of teens now use Twitter; in 2009 one teen genius told Morgan Stanley none did: ft.com/cms/s/0/2e4acb… #growingup…
Andrew Hill Management Editor, Columnist and Associate Editor, Financial Times @andrewtghill
Quarter of teens now use Twitter; in 2009 one teen genius told Morgan Stanley none did: ft.com/cms/s/0/2e4acb… #growingupfast @Edgecliffe

SAP’s search for autistic innovators

By Andrew Hill
blogs.ft.com — Business blog Welcome. If you have yet to register on FT.com you will be asked to do so before you begin to read FT blogs. However, our posts remain free. Strategy & managing This blog is mainly about business and strategy and how and why people who run companies take the decisions that they do.
Martin Arnold Deputy Companies Editor, Financial Times @MAmdorsky
Innovation comes from the edges - look at Bletchley Park - SAP’s search for autistic innovators | FT Business blog - on.ft.com/193Fa7f
Esther Bintliff Assistant Europe News Editor, Financial Times @estherbintliff
Good thoughtful blog by @AndrewTGHill on SAP's announcement that it wants to hire hundreds of people with autism blogs.ft.com/businessblog/2…
Andrew Hill Management Editor, Columnist and Associate Editor, Financial Times @andrewtghill
SAP’s search for autistic innovators - my blog on diversity, coding and code-breaking on.ft.com/193Fa7f

Iran’s business shocked by Rafsanjani poll disqualification

By Najmeh Bozorgmehr
ft.com — Iran's business community has reacted with shock to Tehran's decision to bar former president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani from running in next month's presidential poll, seeing it as a blow to the possibility of reform for the beleaguered economy. Iran'
Kim Ghattas State Department Correspondent, BBC @BBCKimGhattas
RT @Najmeh_Tehran: Iran’s business shocked by Rafsanjani poll disqualification - FT.com ft.com/cms/s/0/a21d6e… via @FT
Najmeh Bozorgmehr Tehran Correspondent, Financial Times @Najmeh_Tehran
Iran’s business shocked by Rafsanjani poll disqualification - FT.com ft.com/cms/s/0/a21d6e… via @FT

Ai Weiwei mocks Chinese authorities in heavy metal video

ft.com — BEIJING - Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers - and even sits on the toilet - in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power. The video accompanying the visual
Jim Pickard Chief Political Correspondent, Financial Times @PickardJE
RT @FT: Ai Weiwei mocks Chinese authorities in heavy metal video: on.ft.com/11bNwbk
Shawn Donnan World News Editor, Financial Times @sdonnan
Rocking out to @aiww's "Dumbass" video. Story from our Kathrin Hille will be up soon (with video) here: on.ft.com/10kQkBy
Ravi Mattu Business Life Editor, Financial Times @ravmattu
Ai Weiwei mocks Chinese authorities in heavy metal video - FT.com ft.com/cms/s/0/fcc537… via @FT
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