Financial Times Comment 6/23

Financial Times - Comment

The price of Wall Street’s black box

As long as the structure encourages it, investment banks will place their interests above those of their clients, no matter what they say, writes John Gapper http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/08BL4A/ZBHOFE/726JLU/IYK9I6/28/h?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=23

Our salt risks draining into cyberspace

The US admits to a ‘human capital crisis in cybersecurity,’ with estimates that up to 30,000 professionals are needed, writes John Reid http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/08BL4A/ZBHOFE/726JLU/EW5YXP/28/h?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=23

Japan bids to turn tragedy into a triumph

Japan’s reaction to its triple calamity of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown has proved its ability to adapt and change, writes David Pilling http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/08BL4A/ZBHOFE/726JLU/5COZVI/28/h?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=23

Helping food producers weather the storm

If supply is to match rising demand, substantial investment is needed to increase productivity. Most of this can come only from the private sector, writes Thomas Mirow http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/08BL4A/ZBHOFE/726JLU/5COZVJ/28/h?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=23

Obama sounds call for change of military tack

At a time of partisanship in Washington, peace is breaking out across the aisles on at least one issue: the need for the US to get out of Afghanistan http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/08BL4A/ZBHOFE/726JLU/QFJUN2/28/h?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=23

Tech chiefs call for long-term leap of faith

The culture a chief executive creates is the thing that determines whether others in the company will truly be focused on for the long term http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/08BL4A/ZBHOFE/726JLU/8AV5ZF/28/h?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=23

Hilton’s touch of turmoil at No 10

Gifted people, such as the David Cameron’s policy guru, often cannot get to grips with the practicalities of making their ideas work on the ground, says Sue Cameron http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/08BL4A/ZBHOFE/726JLU/QFJUNV/28/h?a1=2011&a2=6&a3=23