June 16 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Headlines
Bank of England came close to raising interest rates http://on.ft.com/2rBsH8q
BHP names Ken MacKenzie as new chairman http://on.ft.com/2rC2BBU
Public sector staff pay twice as much into pension pots http://on.ft.com/2rBIHqK
Shareholders rebuke Morrisons over executive pay http://on.ft.com/2rBADGJ
Overview
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee came closer to raising interest rates on Thursday than at any time in the past six years when it voted five to three to keep rates at their historic low of 0.25 percent.
BHP Billiton Plc BLT.L BHP.AX named Ken MacKenzie as its chairman on Friday, succeeding Jac Nasser who was appointed to the job in 2010.
UK public sector workers are saving twice as much into their pensions than those in the private sector according to figures from the Department of Work and Pensions.
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc MRW.L raised the potential share award for its Chief Executive David Potts while slashing the profit and cash flow targets he must hit to qualify for the stock, a scheme that attracted backlash from its from shareholders at its annual meeting on Thursday.