US liability insurance on verge of ‘breakdown’ from tide of claims
Insurers say companies could struggle to obtain cover for harms to workers and consumers
Financial Times
Singapore crypto crackdown set to spark moves to Hong Kong and Dubai
Financial regulator says unlicensed exchanges must close by end of month
Can HSBC cut its way to growth?
The bank’s latest reorganisation has arguably left it with few options to boost revenue as it faces trade tariffs and lower interest rates
The end of the UK’s ‘bailout era’
From nationalisation to reprivatisation, how NatWest changed British banking
Wall Street firms emerge as top bidders for insurer Brighthouse
TPG and Aquarian hope a deal will provide a ready source of investment capital from customer policy premiums
Spain blocks BBVA from merging with Sabadell for at least three years
Government imposes new conditions on hostile takeover bid
Wall Street lends a hand to green energy — at a steep price
Private capital is helping to fill the gap left by unreliable public markets, but such loans can be expensive and restrictive
Italy’s Monte dei Paschi sale sparks EU scrutiny after global investors sidelined
UniCredit, Norway’s oil fund and BlackRock were among investors wanting shares in process run by small local bank
The dangers of stablecoins
They are no substitute for money, even if usage is growing fast
Stablecoins ‘perform poorly’ as money, central banks warn
BIS says they fail crucial tests for a sound currency and are exploited by criminals
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