US regulator sues ISS as it steps up scrutiny of proxy advisers
The SEC accuses the firm of ignoring a subpoena as part of its ‘fact-finding investigation’
UK
Jefferies fund caught with $500mn exposure to second alleged invoice fraud
Point Bonita, which bankrolled collapsed First Brands Group, emerges as big creditor to Radiant World
The prime minister won’t cut spending — here’s how I’m cutting mine
Cutting back feels self-defeating but October’s Budget will be punishing for broad-shouldered Britons
The repo market is the ‘dark matter’ of finance: powerful and perilous
How worried should we be about the multitrillion-dollar market’s influence over the cosmos of central banks, bonds, pension plans and private credit firms?
Anthropic close to awarding Morgan Stanley and Goldman top roles in $2tn IPO
AI giant on track to unveil paperwork underpinning its blockbuster Wall Street debut as soon as next week
Are credit rating agencies getting fed up with hyperscalers?
A change in tone
Andrew Bailey warns of populist threat to central bank independence
Bank of England governor says claims by some political leaders that rate-setters are ‘an unrepresentative elite’ pose ‘serious challenge’
Drunk online shopping is big business – but who is responsible?
Revenue from shopping online while drunk is worth billions, according to some estimates. Oleg Elkov / ShutterstockOne Sunday morning, Juliet* woke up to an eager delivery driver with a large package she had no recollection of ordering. She was quick to dismiss it as an e-commerce mistake before the card inside helped solve the mystery: “To Sober Juliet, from your friend, Drunk Juliet.”
How AI could make us work even harder
TechAnimationStock/ShutterstockTechnological progress has taken more than its fair share of the workload from humans over the years. Washing machines clean our clothes, tractors plough the fields and computers sort out the admin.
Andy Burnham announces thousands of new homes, but is the government much closer to its target?
Andy Burnham recently announced 70,000 new homes Fred Duval / ShutterstockPrime Minister Andy Burnham has promised the largest council house building programme since the immediate post-war period, pledging more than £9 billion of investment.
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