Industry lobby groups urge Brussels to set timetable for modernisation of securities market
Government plans to increase spending to boost world’s second-largest economy
Keeping it local
Countries exiting restructurings have lower ratings than in the past and may struggle to access capital
Not quickly, anyway
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
Ministers urged to consider levy on tech groups to compensate victims of online scams
Moscow’s capacity to transport oil on old underinsured ships has increased by 70% since last year, says report
The neutral ‘R-star’ level will be higher but the more notable change will be a steepening of the bond yield curve
Mega farms are encroaching on a market long dominated by smallholders, as prices remain near record highs
Pace of adoption leaves Germany’s Daimler Truck dealing with ‘catastrophic’ sales drop
The UN climate conference is again being hosted by an authoritarian petrostate
Funds turn to external managers after other revenue sources faltered
The firm, which officially launched in January, has already taken stakes worth $5bn this year
UK’s exchanges ‘not fit for purpose’ and need ‘radical’ overhaul, say Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and Onward
Coalition of 18 nations looks to establish ‘energy bank’ as western institutions increasingly shun oil and gas
Despite efforts to lower deficit, fund managers say spreads on France’s debt likely to remain elevated
Fixed-income ETFs see record inflows as investors seek steady returns and hedge against a stock sell-off
Prices for the metal have shot up this year even as inflation risks have receded, prompting calls to give it more respect
If Silicon Valley is right and the technology progresses, we may witness a new wave of industry disruption
An asset cap is going to hurt. Just ask Wells Fargo
