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Catastrophe bond sales hit record as insurers offload climate risks

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group and a member of the British Infrastructure Taskforce and the Defence & Economic Growth Taskforce There has been some sobering news on the state of 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. Rachel Reeves will use her Mansion House speech to call for a big dialling- up of risk in financial services, with looser regulation and what City of London figures are dubbing a new “Tell Sid” … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Calpers, the largest public pension fund in the US, has signalled an appetite for more exposure to private equity despite concerns that these assets could expose retirees to too much risk. Stephen Gilmore, chief investment … 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 After passing his tax-cutting “big, beautiful bill”, Donald Trump has been busy reviving his protectionist agenda. Last week the US president extended the 90-day pause on his “liberation day” import duties until August … Read more

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Crypto asset manager Grayscale has filed for an initial public offering in the US, in the latest sign of how the Trump’s administration’s warm embrace of the industry has set off a rush of listings … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Renewable energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A consortium led by Saudi utilities giant ACWA Power is to invest $8.3bn to build 15 gigawatts of solar and wind farms in the kingdom as it accelerates its push into renewables. ACWA Power, owned … 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 European stocks slipped on Monday morning as investors responded to Donald Trump’s threat of 30 per cent tariffs on the EU, the latest escalation of his trade war. Germany’s Dax index was down … Read more