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Three years ago, the Swiss private bank that employs Matteo Zanchi as its head of strategic planning launched a suite of fully sustainable investment vehicles. Now, the bank is gradually closing these products or absorbing them into existing, broader offerings. Environmental, social and governance issues are seen increasingly “as a regulatory obligation rather than a … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. BP’s sale of its lubricants arm Castrol has drawn early interest from private equity and industry bidders, including China’s state-owned investment company Citic, although some are considering offers below the expected $8bn-plus range. Failing to … Read more
The author is a professor of responsible and sustainable business at Oregon State University Over the past two decades, corporate sustainability has made meaningful strides. But the central focus on climate action has been too narrow. Nature loss — from deforestation and biodiversity decline to soil and ecosystem degradation — poses profound risks to business … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has insisted the US would never default on its debt as he sought to assuage Wall Street concerns over the state of the country’s public finances. “The United States … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Zoe has “never voted for Trump, and will never vote for anyone from his inner circle”, she said. But on a blustery Friday afternoon in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, the 24-year-old student walked through … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The close relationship between US government bond yields and the dollar has broken down as investors cool on American assets in response to President Donald Trump’s volatile policymaking. Government borrowing costs and the value of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. President Donald Trump’s policies to “make America great again” look set to make the US economy even more unequal via proposed tax breaks for the wealthy and cuts to financial and medical support for the poor. But … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Greenland knew what it was doing when it warned that if US and European miners would not help it exploit its minerals, it would turn to China. Geopolitical and trade tensions have spotlit China’s dominance … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Indian business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The investment opportunity in India’s technology sector is akin to Silicon Valley in the 1990s or China in the 2000s, according to the founders of an Indian tech-focused hedge fund set to launch … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The $11bn platinum business being spun out of Anglo American will debut a secondary listing in London on Monday, in a significant milestone for the restructuring of the FTSE 100 mining company. Valterra, formerly known … Read more