Europe must act to stop tech start-ups leaving to list in US, Swedish PM warns

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Europe urgently needs to make its capital markets more attractive or risk having all its technology companies list on US stock markets, Sweden’s prime minister has warned. Ulf Kristersson was speaking after his country lost … Read more

Only 0.6% of offshore debt recovered from China’s property developers

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. International bondholders have recovered less than 1 per cent of nearly $150bn of bonds defaulted on by China’s property developers since 2021, despite years of negotiations and nearly a dozen restructuring agreements. Just … Read more

Dutch pensions to invest €100bn in risky assets boosting Europe’s defence efforts

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Pensions industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Dutch pension funds are set to plough tens of billions of euros into risky assets in Europe, as their move to a system without fixed benefits supports the continent’s efforts to attract investment and bolster … Read more