Politics
Trump tariffs: Hedge funds short luxury, financial stocks
The volatility triggered by a trade war is ‘fertile ground’ for macro traders
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New audit watchdog set to go after non-accountant directors
Government to press ahead with plan to hold top staff at firms accountable as Arga finally gets nearer
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Baker McKenzie hires Michal Berkner after McDermott exit
Berkner is married to leading Conservative politician Robert Jenrick
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‘Clutching at straws’: Executives say scrapping payments regulator won’t boost UK growth
‘When I was at the FCA, no one really knew what the PSR did’
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BlackRock’s Panama ports deal shows Trump is the real king of M&A
The US president is now the most important driver of the deals that happen — and the deals that don’t
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Should the US government buy XRP, solana and cardano? Trump says yes
Your guide to the week’s biggest fintech stories
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City executives plot to buy AIM
A new group, which includes the bourse’s former head, is pressuring the London Stock Exchange Group to give up the growth market
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From the Full Monty to fund management: Why Rupert Harrison swapped politics for BlackRock
George Osborne’s former chief of staff says asset managers have to evolve — and explains why he used to have a screen dedicated to Donald Trump’s Tweets
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David Cameron lands private equity role at Jeb Bush’s firm
The move comes after a swathe of other recent appointments of former ministers in the buyout industry
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UK’s private share trading plan will be a flop, says buyout veteran Jon Moulton
Pisces has come under criticism in recent weeks
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Diversity ranking shows gap between US and European firms as political pressure bites
The effect of the roll back of diversity initiatives is likely to become more prominent, according to Equality Group
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Listing review boss Lord Hill: Why London’s markets needed change
One of the biggest names in European policymaking looks back on his landmark UK listings review whether regulators are to blame for some of London’s woes
Bank of England director David Bailey: Cap on bankers’ bonuses was a bad idea
Threadneedle Street’s number two on prudential policy discusses government pressure to grow and why pay limits were a bad idea
Government praised CMA chair for ‘dedication to public service’ hours after ousting him
Competition watchdog chair Marcus Bokkerink was asked to resign by the government
FCA name and shame plans are still an ‘abject failure’, Lords say
The regulator needs to go further to help keep the City competitive, according to a group of peers
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City minister Tulip Siddiq quits
In December, Siddiq was named in an investigation by Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission into her aunt, the country’s former prime minister
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US Treasury says it was hacked by China-backed actor
The US Treasury Department said a China-backed actor accessed several employee workstations and unspecified unclassified documents
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The best of FN’s roundtables this year
Catch up with some of the leaders’ debates we held this year
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