Norway’s oil fund calls for urgent reform of European capital markets

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is calling for urgent reform of Europe’s capital markets including harmonised tax, insolvency and supervisory rules to ensure the continent does not fall further behind the US and Asia … Read more

The high risk adventure playground that awaits pension investors

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Politicians on both sides of the Atlantic are hell-bent on steering more pension money into private markets. The Trump administration is considering an order that would open up American employees access to private markets through … Read more

Hedge funds circle distressed French private equity-owned companies

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Private equity myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Hedge funds are circling more than a dozen distressed companies in France, as a string of economic shocks pushes growing numbers of businesses towards painful restructurings. Restructuring advisers and distressed debt investors said they were … Read more

Did US inflation accelerate in May? 

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Figures this week are expected to show a pick-up in US inflation in May as the effects of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are beginning to appear in the data. Economists polled by Reuters are forecasting … Read more

Make London liquid again

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Another quarter, another blow for London’s faltering stock market. On Thursday, UK fintech Wise said it planned to switch its primary listing to New York to improve liquidity in its shares. On Wednesday, Cobalt Holdings, … Read more

European small-caps outshine US rivals as investors bet on growth revival

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Europe’s smaller stocks have raced ahead of their US peers this year as investors bet on an economic resurgence while trying to steer clear of companies most exposed to Donald Trump’s trade war. Investors have … Read more

Private equity firms overhaul exit strategies as IPO market slams shut

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Private equity groups are overhauling their exit strategies after accepting that a years-long downturn in initial public offerings is unlikely to end soon. Buyout executives at the industry’s annual European conference this week … Read more