PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - June 18

June 18 (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

- HSBC considers ordering all staff back to office 3 days a week

- Rolls-Royce calls for government to back plans for new aircraft engine

- Brussels proposes revamp of controversial securitisation rules

- EU to loosen merger rules for defence companies

Overview

- HSBC HSBA.L is planning a global mandate requiring employees to come to the office at least three days a week, as the bank tries to reconcile a patchwork of policies across its sprawling operations.

- Rolls-Royce's RR.L CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç has called on the British government to back plans for an engine to power the next generation of narrow-body aircraft, used primarily for short-haul flights.

- The European Commission has proposed to revise EU debt securitisation rules that were put in place due to the 2008 global financial crisis, in an effort to free up bank capital and encourage lending.

- The EU will alter its merger rules for defence companies and offer reassurances on their compliance with environmental standards, under a raft of measures aimed at easing investment in Europe's arms industry.