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Insider trading trial, HSBC and Huawei and Credit Suisse tax dispute

Patrick Jenkins discusses the Financial Conduct Authority's latest insider trading case and what it tells us about how market abuses are being tackled, why HSBC is on the defensive in China, and why Credit Suisse is suing the UK tax authorities.With special guest Mark Steward, Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight for the Financial Conduct Authority.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, and James Kynge, global China editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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RBS's new chief, Swiss hiring spat and who advised WeWork?

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss RBS as Alison Rose, the first woman to lead one of the UK’s top banks, takes the helm, Iqbal Khan and the hiring spat between Credit Suisse and UBS, and the role of US investment banks in the failed WeWork IPO. With special guest John Cronin of Goodbody stockbrokers in Dublin.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Credit Suisse scandal, Wells Fargo's new chief and ECB interest rate policy

David Crow and guests discuss the scandal that has engulfed Credit Suisse, including the apparent suicide of a security consultant involved in a corporate espionage operation for the bank, US bank Wells Fargo's new chief executive, and the merits of the European Central Bank's interest rate policy. With special guest Jean Pierre Mustier, president of the European Banking Federation and chief executive of Italian bank UniCredit.


Contributors: David Crow, Banking editor, Sam Jones, correspondent in Zurich, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Patrick Jenkins, financial editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Erdogan move to block minister’s resignation exposes  Turkish power struggle

President’s intervention over Suleyman Soylu suggests division at regime’s heart, analysts say




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Ramadan under coronavirus: ‘It will be bittersweet’

Most mosques shuttered and gatherings banned as Islamic world prepares for holy month




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Keep the blazer, lose the tie: the new rules of home workwear

Stylists advise on how to look professional when working remotely. Join a live discussion on Friday April 24 at noon and 5pm




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How city-dwellers are dressing in lockdown

Street style is changing, with baggy shapes and Birkenstocks replacing tailored outfits




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Trump’s support rallies around his flag in the Midwest

Republicans continue to give the US president high marks for his handling of coronavirus




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Can Congress save US small businesses? FT reporters answer your questions

Laura Noonan and Lauren Fedor respond to your queries on the state of SBA rescue funds




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Why the courts stand between me and a haircut

In America, lawsuits are the way we make up new rules in a crisis




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We risk a return to 1970s stagflation

The death of inflation has been exaggerated and after the pandemic we may need it




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Quiet, please: Peter Aspden on Kraftwerk and crucifixions

The German band’s shows at Tate Modern were wildly oversubscribed. But hot tickets and artistic pleasure don’t necessarily go hand in hand, says the FT’s arts writer  


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Going soft: Peter Aspden on the cultural wealth of nations

Countries are vying to project their worth through art, sport and broadcasting. But ‘soft power’ is not always easy to control, says the FT’s arts writer  


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Soul power: Peter Aspden on icons

The market for Orthodox icons has been revivified by Russian money in recent years – yet the genre’s spiritual charge and innate conservatism make it a challenging field for collectors  


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Critical voice: Peter Aspden on Ai Weiwei

As Miami’s sparkling new Perez Art Museum hosts a big retrospective of the Chinese artist’s work, the FT’s arts writer reflects on culture’s role in challenging oppression  


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‘Downton Abbey’ and the gift of soft power

When David Cameron presented Li Keqiang with a ‘Downton Abbey’ shooting script recently, the gesture was fraught with subtext. But what should a post-imperial premier give to his rising-power counterpart? Peter Aspden has some suggestions. . .  


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The art we deserve?

As Arts Council England announces its latest round of funding, FT arts editor Jan Dalley reflects on what the language of “investment” means for the art of our time.  


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The Life of a Song: Good King Wenceslas

This 1853 Christmas Carol, set to the melody of a 13th-century Nordic Hymn, has since fallen into the hands of Joan Baez, Tom Jones and Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple.  


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How much do you need to retire on? The answer is more than you think

There's been a series of scary surveys this week about how much we need to save to fund our retirement so Claer Barrett, FT Money editor, has invited Moira O'Neill from Interactive Investor joins onto the podcast to talk us through the numbers. Next up, have you heard of a Susu? Emma Agyemang reveals details about the revival in this decades-old method of saving. And finally, the FT's Rich People's Problems columnist James Max joins us in the studio to discuss the cost of getting a new puppy.

 

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What happens to our digital assets and online accounts when we die?

Have you ever counted how many online accounts you have? Do you listen to music on Spotify, upload your pictures to the cloud or hold your savings in an online bank account? If the answer is yes to any of these questions you should consider what happens to these assets when you die. On this week's FT Money show presenter Lucy Warwick-Ching delves into the world of digital legacies - from Facebook to cryptocurrencies. She talks to Angharad Lynn of VWV, James Norris of the Digital Legacy Association and Ian Bond of the Law Society about the rise of digital wills and end of life planning companies.

 

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Why we should be selfish and provide Africa debt relief

These governments desperately need financial breathing space to fight the pandemic




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Know The Beginning Well, by KY Amoako

An attempt to solve Africa’s poverty riddle




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Zimbabwe pleads for aid to avert ‘collapse’ and fight Covid

IMF and other international institutions cannot lend to Harare because of debt arrears




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We need to know what female execs are paid

Putting women on boards was just the first step




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Mrs Moneypenny’s Question Time — resist skipping post-flight shower

Everything from what you wear to your posture plays a role in how impressions are formed




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Jancis Robinson’s top 20 sweet and strong wines for Christmas

From Muscat to Madeira, the best — and best-value — tipples for the festive season




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Five claims from US health official behind whistleblower suit

Rick Bright alleges government ignored coronavirus warnings and engaged in ‘cronyism’




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Coronavirus: Your questions answered as furlough scheme opens

Claer Barrett and Daniel Thomas hear readers’ experiences of accessing job retention scheme 




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We need to talk about pensions

Better education about retirement benefits is crucial at any age




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How is your financial wellbeing?

A healthy salary does not always prevent problems, says the FT’s personal finance editor




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Play trick or treat with your finances this Halloween

Spookily effective savings tips if your money has vanished by the end of the month




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Wanted: bright ideas on how to tax the wealthy 

Ahead of the Budget, chancellor Sajid Javid has some tough choices to make




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Should we keep calm and carry on investing? 

Money worries have taken on a new meaning with the market woes and the Budget next week




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Psychologist Carol Dweck: ‘Everyone is a work in progress’

The guru of the ‘growth mindset’ on why your qualities are not set in stone




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Nicola Benedetti: ‘Classical music is like a novel, not a tweet’

The violinist on making high art popular and what #MeToo means for musicians




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Ken Clarke: ‘Do we carry on with crash, bang, wallop nationalism?’

The Tory grandee on Thatcher, Johnson — and how centrist complacency fuelled Brexit




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Chrystia Freeland: ‘We liberals have had a rude awakening’

Canada’s deputy PM on moving from the ‘snark’ of journalism to the ‘smarm’ of politics




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Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler: ‘Everything was chaos’

The former engineer on bullying, tech firm culture and breaking the silence




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Are we seeing the strange, lingering death of Labour England?

In Stoke-on-Trent, Matthew Engel finds a party struggling to answer the simplest questions




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The gift of isolation: my weekend at a writers’ retreat

Before the world went into lockdown, Rebecca Watson found herself in a very different kind of confinement




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Neumann accuses SoftBank of abuse of power over WeWork deal

Office group founder files lawsuit over largest investor’s decision to pull out of $3bn tender offer




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Dark Towers — an exposé of banking gone bad

David Enrich’s salutary tale of Deutsche Bank’s overreaching ambitions




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General election 2019: Boris Johnson declares ‘powerful mandate to get Brexit done’ — as it happened

The pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its biggest rise since 2017 after an exit poll has projected a strong victory for Boris Johnson’s Conservative party.

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Wave of corporate defaults owes much to foolhardy share buybacks

Big investors must adopt a tougher stance on balance sheet resilience




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How can we best treat dementia?

Dementia is on the rise, with the numbers affected expected to treble to over 150m in the next 30 years. Clive Cookson discusses the latest treatments with London neurologist Nick Fox, and we hear reports from Edward White and Brooke Fox about initiatives in Taiwan and the US to help improve the lives of sufferers.


This podcast is supported by Home Instead Senior Care, and is part of a wider FT Special Report on Dementia Care found at ft.com/reports/dementia-care


Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, Clive Cookson, FT science editor, Professor Nick Fox, director of the Dementia Research Centre at University College London, Edward White, Taiwan correspondent, Brooke Fox, New York reporter, Tang Li-yu, secretary-general of the Taiwan Alzheimer’s Association and Kevin Jameson, head of the Dementia Society of America. Producer: Ruth Lewis Coste

 

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The lurking debt disaster behind India's tallest tower

In the past decade, some of India’s largest financial groups have made big investments in luxury property, notably an ambitious Mumbai tower that was supposed to set new standards in urban design. But the economic boom they hoped would spur demand failed to materialise. Jyotsna Singh talks to Benjamin Parkin in Mumbai about what went wrong and the resulting debt crisis that is holding back growth.


Contributors: Jyotsna Singh, Delhi reporter, and Benjamin Parkin, Mumbai correspondent. Proucers: Jyotsna Singh and Fiona Symon

 

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Should we turn our backs on flying?

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist, opted to sail to the US from Europe this month, rather than catching a plane.  Her choice reflected a growing recognition that air travel carries a heavy cost to the environment. Sylvia Pfeifer, acting industry editor, discusses how airlines are responding to the challenge with Janina Conboye and Leslie Hook.


Contributors: Sylvia Pfeifer, acting industry editor, Janina Conboye, industry reporter, and Leslie Hook, environment correspondent, Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Memoirs of a whistleblower

In 2013, Edward Snowden was responsible for one of the biggest US intelligence leaks ever. He’s just published a memoir offering his version of the events. Janine Gibson was the Guardian’s US editor at the time and oversaw publication of the story. She shares her impressions of book and what it says about the man and his motives with Frederick Studemann, FT literary editor.


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Contributors: Janine Gibson, special projects editor, and Frederick Studemann, literary editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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What went wrong at WeWork?

The workplace philosophy of WeWork founder Adam Neumann was at the heart of his global real estate company. But WeWork is imploding after a recent IPO was shelved and Mr Neumann has been removed as CEO. Pilita Clark discusses how the company got into such difficulties and what this signifies for the property markets with Andrew Edgecliffe Johnson and Judith Evans.

 

Contributors: Pilita Clark, business columnist, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, US business editor, and Judith Evans, property correspondent. Producers: Persis Love and Fiona Symon

 

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Wealth gap ignites Chile protests

Last weekend thousands of people took to the streets of Chile in an outburst of anger at a rise in the price of the metro fare. But as Benedict Mander tells Michael Stott, the roots of the unrest go much deeper.

 

Contributors: Michael Stott, Latin America bureau chief and Benedict Mander, Chile and Argentina correspondent. Producer: Persis Love.

 

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