Watchdogs, industry and consumer groups instructed to join taskforce as part of push to tackle ‘spiralling’ prices
Rome approves proposals targeting deferred tax payments and stock options in financial sector
Visa and Mastercard can rest easy for now
Rupert Soames believes companies will judge October 30 measures ‘in the round’
Stronger than expected earnings add to hopes of a ‘soft landing’ for economy
Storm underlines growing risks from extreme weather to southern states in US
Net income outstrips expectations despite hit from retail banking retreat
Wider package of reforms expected ‘as soon as parliamentary time allows’, says minister
Finma suspends annual approval of bank’s ‘living will’ in light of added risk from Credit Suisse takeover
Housebuilder expects to deliver more homes next year as borrowing costs ease
The Dutch asset manager joins growing number of active managers to enter exchange traded fund industry
Plus, Britain’s oldest private equity firm attracts a short seller and corporate debt grows as private credit groups allow deferred payments
Tech, regulation and customer inertia have changed the rules
Can the city sustain an influx of wealthy expats lured by its low taxes?
Industry adopts low-carbon goals it once shunned as natural disaster losses exceed $100bn a year
Italian bank says rogue branch worker conducted data breach involving PM and other public figures
Start-ups use novel lending practices to extend credit to underserved groups
Industry lobby groups urge Brussels to set timetable for modernisation of securities market
Governments’ push towards net zero could lead to increased cost of upgrading buildings
Stakebuilding in Austrian lender Addiko under scrutiny by central bank
Plus, CIA interrogation techniques, UK investors warming up to remuneration and nerves in French government bonds
Use of payment-in-kind loan terms is growing as companies struggle with heavy leverage and high interest rates
XTX Markets conquered foreign exchange trading and made its Russian-born founder a multibillion-pound fortune
ProcureAM’s $3mn FIXT fund, which invests in natural disaster recovery, has been unable to attract investors
JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo beat forecasts as consumers prove more resilient than feared