From RETAIL & CONSUMER 2:05pm

Glass half empty at Heineken

Has the brewer been slow to seize opportunities in new markets?

May 22, 2013

Yahoo must try to make Tumblr’s magic last

The site works well with the 18-24 age set but its style is at odds with its new owner’s propriety

May 21, 2013

China’s banks face no-win situation

Given the continued downgrading of Chinese prospects, there may well be worse to come

May 20, 2013

Don’t wait to fix Europe’s banking woes

Portugal could well be the next cause for alarm. Its banks have no obvious route to fresh money

May 16, 2013

Nestlé has time to deal with L’Oréal stake

Arguments in favour of a sale to cosmetics group are enticing

May 15, 2013

Letter gives Hirai chance to aid Sony

Activist investor Loeb seeks change in conservative corporate culture at Japanese group

May 14, 2013

Picking China’s ‘next Goldman Sachs’

Mainland groups aping riskier activities of western banks

A security guard stands in front of an electronic screen displaying the logo Standard Chartered at a branch of the bank in Hong Kong ©Getty May 13, 2013

EM turns sour for global banks

StanChart and other banks with operations in Asia and Latin America had a disappointing first quarter

A logo of the European Central Bank at its headquarters in Frankfurt ©AFP May 9, 2013

Negative rates might backfire on ECB

Negative rates could end up causing banks to lend less not more

From TECHNOLOGY May 8, 2013

Cloud hangs over software old guard

Future structure of market could hit established players

May 7, 2013

China private equity bitten again by Fang

Financier Fang Fenglei’s bet that Beijing’s investment sector will recover is bringing a glimmer of hope

May 6, 2013

Time to add pensions to the pay arsenal

A bonus shake-up offers a chance to link the size of banking executives’ pension pots to performance

May 2, 2013

Dirigisme dies hard in France

Industries regarded as having national importance are being brought under the government’s wing

May 1, 2013

Online anonymity to be confined to history

Airbnb’s move to verify members is designed to give it a leg-up over other sites

Apr 30, 2013

Shaky pillars for an Indian revival

There are few signs corporate India is picking tools up again before the 2014 elections

Apr 29, 2013

Slapping down Dimon is likely to backfire

Unpleasant choices await if voters split dual role of chairman and chief executive at JPMorgan

From FINANCIALS Apr 25, 2013

Italy’s clubby system needs fresh blood

The elder statesmen in business aren’t going without a fight

Apr 24, 2013

Real innovation needed to juice returns

Jobs’ scorn of financial engineering may have led him to neglect his company’s mounting cash pile

From COMPANIES BY REGION Apr 23, 2013

Distress spreads in South Korea

Template that relies less on leverage needed

Apr 22, 2013

Retrenching banks hit local lenders in far-flung parts

‘Correspondent banking’ remains crucial in a post-financial crisis world

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