Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK’s state-backed pension scheme said its plans to invest 30 per cent of its portfolio in private markets by 2030 was “not a guarantee”, arguing it would not compromise on value to meet the target. … Read more
President Donald Trump has designs on potential rare earth resources in Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Greenland. But one company says it has developed a smarter way to access critical minerals needed for military drones, wind turbines and electric vehicles. At a plant on Belfast Harbour in Northern Ireland, Ionic Technologies, a unit … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A spate of unexplained blazes and explosions at oil and gas pipelines in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta is threatening the country’s oil production and has spiralled into a national political dispute. At least three fires … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Exchange traded funds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Latest news on ETFs Visit our ETF Hub to find out more and to explore our in-depth data and comparison tools Thailand has approved the sale of leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds to … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Private equity myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. James Gorman, the former chief executive of Morgan Stanley, is to join General Atlantic as a strategic adviser as the US-based private equity group prepares a highly anticipated initial public offering. Gorman’s appointment will put … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. European oil traders are weighing when to re-enter Russia’s markets with some predicting Moscow will seek to maintain increased control of its oil exports even if western sanctions are lifted. After Europe’s powerful … Read more
The UK economy has been the subject of much negative coverage in the past few years, but it continues to punch above its weight when it comes to incubating fintech businesses. Seven out of the top 20 fintech, banking and insurance companies in this year’s FT1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies ranking are based in the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A flurry of new exchange traded funds is widening retail access to the fast-growing markets for private credit and equity, sparking concerns that these assets are a poor fit for small-scale investors and could prove … Read more
From ancient star streams to the innards of white dwarfs, the Gaia space telescope has seen it all. On Thursday, mission specialists at the European Space Agency will send Gaia, which is low on fuel, into orbit around the sun, and switch it off after more than a decade of service to the world’s astronomers. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chinese financial authorities have told some companies and advisers that they can begin the process of launching mainland initial public offerings once more, in an early sign of a rebound in listings in the world’s … Read more