Monday Papers: tips and comment
FT Lex Column:
* Indian budget-- Monday's budget will be a big test for Manmohan Singh
* China and Latin America -- South America will be the recipient of China's largest outward investment to date and bilateral trade with the region has risen tenfold since 2000
* 'Smart' securitisation -- banks tried to apply their financial innovation skills to finding ways of profiting from the very crisis that misuse of those skills brought about
Other comment:
* Interview: Lord Browne, former chief executive BP (p.3)
* Interview Gilda Zegna, chief executive of Zegna, the Italian luxury group (p.14)
* Bollywood boom inspires Eros International push (p.18)
* Dotcom survivors who clung to a long-term vision (p.190
* Bank of Ireland, Ireland's 'bad bank' under scrutiny (p.20)
* Interview Garry Watts, chief executive SSL International (p.20)
FTfm:
* Hedge fund clones grow in appeal (p.1)
* Boston Consulting predicts 30% wage cut in asset management industry (p.1)
* Face to face with Jonathan Polin of Ignis Asset Management (p.4)
* Fund Focus: Scottish Widows UK Growth (p.11)
* Funds of hedge funds: sector dented but showing resilience (p.16)
THE TIMES
* Health records could be transferred to Google or Microsoft under a Tory government
* Royal Mail's pension plan could be shut after shelving of reform
* Taxi war looms at Heathrow over BAA minicab plan
* Business big shot Louise Patten, 'queen of the non executives'
* SocGen chief sees danger in return to bonus culture
* Monday Manifesto: Oliver Hemsley of Numis Corp
* Is the wheel of fortune spinning back in favour of Rank Group?
DAILY TELEGRAPH
* Comment: out with the old economic policy regime and in with the new
* Sock Shop puts a foot back into retail outlets
* Profile Martin Gilbert, chief executive Aberdeen Asset Management
* AIM Market: no time like now for Europe to deliver on rhetoric - Interview Morgan Jones, joint chief executive of Hansteen
THE INDEPENDENT
Small Talk:
* BGlobal powers into £9 billion market -- Goals Soccer Centres lose £300,000 on weather -- Laser firm CustomVis in for rocky egm
Other comment:
* Housebuilders' updates reveal little
THE GUARDIAN
* BT drops Phorm targeted advertising service after customers cry foul over privacy
DAILY MAIL
* Cabin crew set for showdown with British Airways
DAILY EXPRESS
Investment Analyst:
* Vedanta Resources well placed to benefit from demand growth
AIM Market:
* Albion Development VCT beats crunch with £25 million vision -- Volvere is sitting on £20 million cash pile -- Sylvania Resources will Finnish joining main list post merger.
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