The ledger problem
Tokenisation doesn’t suspend the laws of finance
Financial Times
Directors’ Deals: Safestore directors raise stakes as shares struggle
Self-store group to review its UK plans for 2027-28
Managing a new world of bots and bargain hunters
AI agents promise to empower consumers and boost competition, but must first earn users’ trust
National Crime Agency wins freezing order over £15mn London flat
Bangladeshi owner Anisuzzaman Chowdhury failed to disclose source of his wealth amid UK probe into prominent family
Citi wins long-awaited approval for China securities business
Green light comes ahead of expected meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping next month
Volvo Cars shares plunge as much as 30% after it swings to loss
Swedish carmaker to cut another 2,500 jobs and warns that the market ‘has not reached the bottom’
Anthropic strikes deal to launch European consultancy
New company backed by Anthropic and UK buyout group Hg will advise companies on how to deploy AI
Credit insurers cut cover on struggling UK housebuilder Crest Nicholson
Coface and Allianz Trade have reduced their exposure to the company in moves that could further squeeze its cash flow
Europe’s largest landlord exposed to €8bn hit from Berlin apartment plans
Vonovia vulnerable to compulsory purchase of 120,000 flats under proposals from winners of state election
Does the UK overtax banks?
Lobby groups say London’s levies are higher than rival financial centres. The reality is more nuanced
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