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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Mining myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Rio Tinto has named Simon Trott as chief executive following the surprise exit of Jakob Stausholm, tasking the company veteran with steering the miner during a period of industry consolidation. The FTSE 100 company said Trott, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The FTSE 100 has reached 9,000 points for the first time in its history, as UK stocks benefit from global investors diversifying away from the US and from London’s trade deal with Washington. The UK … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Bank of England has announced a one-year delay to key provisions in the post-financial crisis banking reforms as part of a raft of changes designed to ease capital requirements for UK lenders. The central … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Yields on 10-year Japanese government debt have hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis as markets begin to price in the risk of populist campaign pledges and political uncertainty ahead of an election. … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Accountancy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A UK regulator has strongly criticised audits by BDO, saying the work fell “significantly short” as it concluded that the mid-tier accounting firm was the worst performer among its peers during annual inspections. The findings by … Read more
The EU proposes to shift its budget to send billions to eastern European countries, and bitcoin hits a record high as US lawmakers are about to vote on cryptocurrency laws. Plus, chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to talk about the UK’s vision for the financial services sector, and Nissan’s hybrid technology launch in the US. … Read more
James Litinsky made a $100mn bet in 2015 on the distressed debt of a flailing natural resources company. His wager has now paid off spectacularly, after Donald Trump’s administration thrust the group to the centre of the US strategy to counter China’s dominance in critical minerals. Shares in Litinsky’s MP Materials surged 48 per cent last … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Fintech myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Starling Bank is examining the case for listing in New York, as the UK digital bank presses ahead with an expansion into the US. Declan Ferguson, the chief financial officer of the London-based fintech, told the … Read more
Catastrophe bond sales hit record as insurers offload climate risks
