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  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
    Venture capital investment
    Databricks raises $10bn in the biggest US venture deal this year

    Investors in the AI and data analytics group include Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Insight Partners

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  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
    Financial & markets regulation
    Insider trading can be legal, FCA says

    . . . and private-market bagholders only have themselves to blame

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    Dismissal of challenge to compensation decision could open door to billions of pounds in claims against UK banks

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  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
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    UK government pays £6bn to end privatisation of military housing

    Ministry of Defence to save £230mn in rent every year by buying back 36,000 properties sold off in 1996

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    Investors who want to bet against progressive values have a few options, none straightforward

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    Authorities hope the initiative, which makes use of index funds including ETFs, will boost investment in private pensions

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    The relentless advance of American asset managers in Europe

    Powerful US groups are shaking up the market and forcing their transatlantic rivals to partner and scale up — or exit the sector

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    Trafigura under fresh scrutiny after scandals hit profits

    Commodities trading house hit by repeated failures of risk controls that have taken financial and reputational toll

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    Blue Owl co-founder seeking multiway merger to form PE investment giant

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    London-based firm shuts fund after struggling to raise money from investors

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    Plus, Vanguard’s restructuring, a US trading frenzy, and Palazzo Citterio in Milan reopens

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  • Monday, 16 December, 2024
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    Revolut backers offload almost $1bn of stock

    Secondary share sales allow early investors and staff to crystallise paper gains at $45bn valuation

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    Mental health
    Global mental health crisis hits workplaces

    About 12bn working days lost to depression and anxiety each year, costing global economy $1tn

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    UK insurance industry
    UK motor insurers to rebound from their worst year on record, EY says

    Auditing and accounting firms say companies will get a boost from lower inflation

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  • Monday, 16 December, 2024
    Business InsightPatrick Jenkins
    Orcel vs Caltagirone: a Machiavellian fight for the future of Italian finance

    Two of Italy’s most powerful — and most contrasting — business figures clash over Banca Popolare di Milano

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  • Monday, 16 December, 2024
    Exchange traded funds
    ETF savings plans look set to take Europe by storm

    A monthly regular ETF investment habit that started in Germany is catching on across the continent

  • Sunday, 15 December, 2024
    News in-depthHealthcare
    Endemic discontent leaves little sympathy for US health insurers

    The UnitedHealthcare shooting highlights the problems of a healthcare system many see as broken

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