The Financial Times
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How lenders missed red flags on MFS’s ‘refinancing merry-go-round’
Collapse of UK bridging loan specialist has sent reverberations across Wall St amid fears of weak underwriting standards.
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How private equity’s big bet on software was derailed by AI
Dealmakers and lenders are facing a ‘Darwinian moment’ as digital services risk being made obsolete by new technologies.
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‘Culture of silence’: Germany’s Heraeus accused of ignoring fraud whistleblowers
Probe into €460mn scandal finds industrial group failed to act on warnings from employees for more than a decade.
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The stablecoin war: Wall Street vs crypto over the future of money
Banks say rules governing the digital currency are a risk to financial stability. Are they just trying to stamp out competition?
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‘I wouldn’t dare take these drugs’: how China supplies untested peptides to the west
The success of weight-loss drugs has driven demand for injectable compounds that claim to improve everything from sleep to skin.
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The great graduate job drought
Economic uncertainty and the arrival of AI have brought a reduction in entry-level roles, with potentially disastrous consequences for young people.
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How the ‘Brussels effect’ backfired
Once a model for the world, the EU’s rulemaking machine has faltered under the weight of its own ambition.
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Marsalek’s missing millions: the unravelling of a secret Libyan empire
FT investigation sheds light on Wirecard fraudster’s activities in north Africa and shadow life as a Russian agent of influence.