Daniel Shakhani is co-founder and chairman of the Financial Inclusion Alliance. He leads a global campaign for financial literacy launched at the World Economic Forum in 2023, following the passing of his brother-in-law Lenny Borger, with the audacious goal of…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. St James’s Place’s chief financial officer Craig Gentle will leave the business this year as the wealth manager’s new head…
Aerial view of a fire during a protest outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires on June 12, 2024. Tomas Cuesta | Afp | Getty Images Argentina’s Senate narrowly passed President Javier Milei’s sweeping economic reform bill, delivering a tentative…
Americans would no longer have to worry about medical debts dragging down their credit scores under federal regulations proposed Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. If enacted, the rules would dramatically expand protections for tens of millions of Americans…
Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House G7 leaders are racing to clinch a deal on using profits from frozen Russian sovereign assets to…
Visitors are looking at a BYD DM-i electric car at the 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, China, on May 3, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Chinese electric vehicle…
After a cooler-than-expected inflation report helped stocks surge Wednesday morning, all eyes shifted to the Federal Reserve for its highly anticipated interest-rate decision. The central bank decided to hold rates steady at the June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting,…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Private equity myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The world’s largest private capital firms have avoided income taxes on more than $1tn in incentive fees since 2000 by…
Auditorium of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images For years, Singapore’s regulators have been trying to boost the attractiveness of its stock exchange. The city-state’s economy may be larger than Hong Kong’s, but the total…
Millions of American youth are hooked on nicotine—and politicians tore into top public health officials during a contentious hearing Wednesday on the meteoric rise of illegal e-cigarettes. Particularly, the senators blamed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department…