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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Fund management myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US public university endowments are increasing investments in private equity even as the underperforming asset class has weighed on their private college peers in recent years. Seven public university endowments told the Financial Times they … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. China is amassing huge quantities of nickel, taking advantage of low prices to bolster its reserves of the metal vital to stainless steel and electric vehicle batteries in the face of an escalating … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The number of companies applying for a listing in Hong Kong this year has hit an all-time high, as the territory tries to regain its status as a top financial hub and attract Chinese companies … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Revolut has yet to receive the green light from UK financial regulators to provide consumer credit services to its 11mn customers in Britain, marking the latest hurdle for the $45bn fintech to become a full-service … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Britain’s financial regulators are failing to push through vital reforms needed to unlock some £22bn in trade finance for small businesses, the UK branch of the International Chamber of Commerce has warned. In a letter … Read more
In April, a spectacular specimen featuring a 15cm-long plume of solid crystallised gold rising from a rocky matrix arrived at London’s Natural History Museum on loan from the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The exhibit is nicknamed “the Dragon” because of its similarity to the mythical creature. “Being able to contrast the absolute perfection of … Read more
Annoushka Ducas is working on what will be a first for her 16-year-old gold jewellery brand: a collection of silver pieces. “It’s appealing to this changing demographic of Gen Z coming up who, certainly at the moment, can’t afford gold,” says the British jewellery designer. She says the line will also suit clients who want … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This week’s fireworks in the gilts market, as investors fretted that the chancellor’s tears in the House of Commons portended her departure, marked the latest in what have become regular bouts of volatility in UK … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Mining myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Western governments should provide price guarantees for critical minerals miners if they are to compete with Chinese rivals who receive huge state support, the boss of leading platinum producer Sibanye-Stillwater has said. The comments by Neal … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is David S Lobel professor in business and sustainability and professor of political economy at Stanford University I recently served as an expert witness in court. A question put to me … Read more