Companies fail to stop furlough funds being deducted from pandemic payouts
Decision is latest in broader dispute between business policyholders and insurers over Covid coverage
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Vatican ‘let down’ by financier in London property deal, High Court says
Judge rejects dishonesty allegations but finds Raffaele Mincione’s representation of London building’s value was ‘not frank’
UnitedHealth’s Medicare billing process faces US justice department scrutiny
Shares fall in country’s largest healthcare company which said it was unaware of any review
China: Xi Jinping has learned from Trump’s first trade war and is ready to fight back
The start of 2025 has been good for China and its reputation as a high-tech innovator. The unveiling of the Chinese-made artificial intelligence (AI) tool, DeepSeek, caused consternation on the US stock exchange and from potential competitors in Silicon Valley.
Why Keir Starmer may gamble on increasing Britain’s defence spending
leshiy985/ShutterstockAmid rising tensions around the world, the UK government faces pressure to increase defence spending. External threats and uncertainty over the nature of peace talks with Russia over Ukraine have been in the spotlight.
Singapore regulator to inject $4bn into stock market to boost listings
Authorities also announce tax incentives as part of package designed to revive struggling equity market
Four banks fined by UK regulator over gilt information sharing
Citi, HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Royal Bank of Canada agree to pay over £100mn
StanChart CEO says bonus cap led to ‘grotesque’ banker pay rises
Lender reduces chief executive’s basic pay by 40% but higher reward possible after UK’s abolition of cap
Amundi lists 11 ETFs in London
Move underlines its ‘commitment to UK market’, French manager says
Bonus season: how does yours measure up?
Our annual survey of FT readers shows bonus payouts are on the rise, but so too are tax concerns and school fees
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