BlackRock investors take voting power amid scrutiny of asset managers
US Senate hearing this week will focus on outsized voting power of index tracking funds
https://www.ft.com/content/7fd8d6ff-0120-4095-9a0e-a2729e2014e1
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BlackRock investors take voting power amid scrutiny of asset managers
US Senate hearing this week will focus on outsized voting power of index tracking funds
https://www.ft.com/content/7fd8d6ff-0120-4095-9a0e-a2729e2014e1
Cult Shop: a Bloomsday odyssey to Ulysses Rare Books
The specialist bookshop on Dublin’s Duke Street is dedicated to Irish works
https://www.ft.com/content/be67f8ac-196a-41c3-baa1-e230bc74bac1
...are a lot jollier than the glum-faced spirits in Degas’ famous painting. That’s what happens when you’re mixing with Gen Z
https://www.ft.com/content/2df4d3ff-962a-40a0-8a69-b025c47101c5
The UK’s credit gap will gape in this cost of living crisis
Illegal money lending appears to be rising as higher energy and food bills push those in need towards loan sharks
https://www.ft.com/content/27483443-81d9-40df-ad48-e40204f12379
Yen moves toward 24-year low against dollar
Bank of Japan governor forced to retract claim that consumers were more ‘tolerant’ of price rises
https://www.ft.com/content/94e8da98-f698-4c6a-8401-5e239c007d11
New podcast: Porn, power and profit
Patricia Nilsson and Alex Barker investigate the shadowy power structures of the porn industry
https://www.ft.com/content/762e4648-06d7-4abd-8d1e-ccefb74b3244
‘Liquidity is terrible’: poor trading conditions fuel Wall Street tumult
Small trades are triggering outsized price swings in the world’s biggest capital markets
https://www.ft.com/content/cbc47bbf-f158-4330-9e29-5b0b71935140
How ESG investing came to a reckoning
With allegations of greenwashing at the highest levels, does it still make sense for funds to package together environmental, social and gov
https://www.ft.com/content/5ec1dfcf-eea3-42af-aea2-19d739ef8a55
A snoop through the Queen’s kitchens with Tom Parker Bowles
https://www.ft.com/content/58cc7195-4f00-4070-b741-f4d1a0948905
When it comes to building outdoor spaces, it’s no pane, no gain
https://www.ft.com/content/46274a13-1b48-4e54-b12f-58d281733793
Welcome to the Boath House, a Highlands hideaway
The team behind London’s Sessions Arts Club have magicked a 19th-century manor into a gloriously out-of-time hotel
https://www.ft.com/content/65c8e716-a8a5-40d0-814d-57a8152f98ab
17 stylish buys from Ukrainian designers
A showcase of Ukraine’s finest fashion and furniture
https://www.ft.com/content/d004dcb2-4578-4089-ade8-f41a9c2034ba
Jessie Buckley plays a woman under siege in ‘Men’; Tim Roth and Vicky Krieps make a pilgrimage in ‘Bergman Island’; Disney’s gay romcom ‘Fir..
https://www.ft.com/content/19504fed-5e39-488f-b5b8-c9a7eb8a6b84
A jubilee year for the state pension?
Through the generations, women need to ensure they will have cause to celebrate in retirement
https://www.ft.com/content/1fdd5507-41fb-4d7b-8cc9-7d4876c531e0
Private equity cannot avoid the reckoning in markets
Both the real economy and the financial system are in a destabilising phase for both public and private investors
https://www.ft.com/content/109a8d88-2c56-4cc0-bd90-1d3a9dff2966
Banks warn of ‘grim’ prospects for pound as economy slows
Currency is trading near its lowest level since early 2021 against major trading partners
https://www.ft.com/content/0a3327bd-b6dc-41e9-8a64-1ad82802d5da
Five glorious destinations for stargazing
All eyes on the skies, from Mexico’s Riviera Maya to Swedish Lapland – via Namibia, the Maldives and the Southern Ocean
https://www.ft.com/content/dd17e50b-1c74-4762-9167-52a4823f5b53
A day in Stockholm with Acne Studios founder Jonny Johansson
Sneaker stores, an Arts and Crafts spa and... a ‘divorce bar’: the creative director shares his favourite spots in the Swedish capital
https://www.ft.com/content/dfcc3079-0563-42fe-b349-34e3db259f02
Why sardines are the taste of holidays in the Mediterranean; lager’s makeover; waving the flag for salad cream; plus everything you need for..
https://www.ft.com/content/935a03a0-c19f-45a0-ad39-1148c0d2f788
Hard lessons from the crypto crash
Can anything challenge the belief that investing in digital assets is a guaranteed route to riches?
https://www.ft.com/content/d37a5a77-1fad-4ddf-aa66-af5f1c1e6c87
Tim Sweeney: Epic will fight Apple and Google to keep the metaverse open
‘Fortnite’ game creator says tech giants must not be allowed to use monopoly power to dominate new platforms, as they do with smartphone apps
https://www.ft.com/content/e13ce526-0e33-4ca2-9699-184d0138eada
Digital delivery transforms trade for Africa’s stallholders
Technology and a ‘few to many’ model are reinventing the informal sector’s supply chain
https://www.ft.com/content/77c8e2a2-1299-4c6a-9a3e-1d7e09b8d058
Vanguard refuses to end new fossil fuel investments
World’s second-largest asset manager cites its duty to maximise returns for clients
https://www.ft.com/content/435a9384-8711-4b99-95a8-d55e962343c6
Government bond markets rally as growth fears overshadow inflation
Some investors are betting that recession risks will push bond yields lower in coming months
https://www.ft.com/content/39934d98-c301-4abe-b552-02965a7fddb1
She’s topped the charts for decades, now her wines are winning awards. What’s the secret to her business? The pop megastar turned mogul expl..
https://www.ft.com/content/b450dae5-e8f9-42d5-b1ca-ea214046c13e
FT Executive Education Ranking 2022: demand bounces back
Appetite for short courses is increasing as the pandemic eases — and so is competition
https://www.ft.com/content/b3f282b2-d0e1-40cf-b51a-35794f7dd7c3
15 buys to brighten up the home
Clever design that provides both fun and function
https://www.ft.com/content/ee046d0a-5bd5-4a43-9076-d9f2e2d94034
The HTSI summer 2022 travel special
From Lake Como to Colombia, Bordeaux to the Bahamas – where will you go in the year of ‘revenge travel’?
https://www.ft.com/content/bf2b5626-7269-4281-a7c9-a12396ea6bda
Post-Hurricane Irma, the Caribbean island saw a rush of rebuilds. Has this harmed its boho-luxe cachet?
https://www.ft.com/content/3a309f90-4fd4-471e-81f1-95c4a7f0a461
Luna collapse highlights crypto exchanges’ role as gatekeepers
Platforms act as key decision makers on which digital assets are accessible to mainstream traders
https://www.ft.com/content/5a3b6fe9-329c-4c97-9f2b-3b00edeb0618
Robert Armstrong is cast away in Colombia
The FT’s Unhedged author shrugs off the wolves of Wall Street to wrestle tuna at Black Sands Lodge
https://www.ft.com/content/4fca6c79-4d1d-4fc6-9f68-a4d6a4de3ecf
Pimco: navigating the end of the bond bull market
The California-based asset manager is trying to adapt to an era of rising interest rates and passive investing
https://www.ft.com/content/2cb8d56a-2a0c-40f7-9977-a3ab8078a191
Lockdowns have made government stimulus futile
https://www.ft.com/content/850a6ffa-fc4e-412c-a4b8-205785a85b31
Investors pull $7bn from Tether as stablecoin jitters intensify
Tether’s market value falls 9% after stablecoin briefly lost peg against US dollar
https://www.ft.com/content/db9c3f32-cd91-4149-9788-95b2046bea10
Traditional family offices emerge as unlikely venture capitalists
A growing list of wealthy families are now looking to profit from the Silicon Valley tech boom
https://www.ft.com/content/35030a02-df4c-474a-8306-8dee53f62252
Five cool California boltholes
Where to kick back, Pacific-style
https://www.ft.com/content/6f1fe4cc-6e3d-45aa-91f7-9236b41f756b
The world’s most wonderful private libraries
Join the book club – from New York to Naples
https://www.ft.com/content/42a53119-aea5-4bca-b1ae-4cef45e9384a
Market fears spread to US junk bonds
Investors reassess high-yield corporate issuers as inflation and supply chain problems take toll
https://www.ft.com/content/f0f25ce5-1b13-4199-805a-33b5130c92ae
Reasons why the tech stock crash may be far from over
The axe is hanging over high-growth companies with stretched valuations
https://www.ft.com/content/00f6f7de-3d84-419f-bd05-07583a3345c7
European corporate bonds hit by steepest sell-off in at least 20 years
Pressure mounts as traders crank up bets of ECB raising rates to curb inflation
https://www.ft.com/content/4e35220e-7f18-47d1-9269-48f8920a5d2d
Chief executive of Tesla and Space-X gives exclusive interview at Future of the Car conference
https://www.ft.com/content/50d2861e-fdeb-487c-b052-f2021558e87d
Why I’ll always love a wine bar
Crowded, candlelit, cobwebby: the old-school drinking den has lost none of its charm
https://www.ft.com/content/b32501a8-c415-400f-ab52-e2354b46404d
Emerging markets hit by ‘toxic’ mix of rising rates and slower growth
Currencies such as China’s renminbi fall sharply as risks mount for developing economies
https://www.ft.com/content/086b5f4a-59f9-42d0-85c1-44d4f60cf9b0
How Ukraine’s young entrepreneurs are fighting to keep their economy going
Even as they try to save their businesses, many are doing what they can to help alleviate the human suffering — and often to support the war..
https://www.ft.com/content/9756cce7-69d0-441d-960f-e486b01ee09d
Jony Ive chooses the 12 tools of his trade
The designer selects things for making, for marking, for measuring, and carrying with you every day
https://www.ft.com/content/b73731f5-7563-4ff3-9c78-a226643b4648
Makers and creators: guest edited by Jony Ive
The world-famous designer and product creator curates an exclusive series about the craft of the hand
https://www.ft.com/content/01ce4d84-d7bd-4bd0-b04a-bc009a4d37a5
US natural gas prices surge as Europe turns away from Russian energy
Benchmark more than doubles from past decade’s average as exports grow and producers hold back
https://www.ft.com/content/eb251839-d556-472c-8bbf-243dc9aaf09a
Bond bull market ‘has come to an end’, Guggenheim’s Minerd says
Warning comes after Treasury sell-off as Fed readies bumper rate rise
https://www.ft.com/content/44558dfa-8ca0-4c1c-9f76-645565187eb9
Distressed debt levels double in US corporate bond market
Federal Reserve’s rate rises and slowing growth drive more yields above 10%
https://www.ft.com/content/4153d2e3-af2b-43f3-b346-c83df0cdb690
US-China Tech Race: the great decoupling
Some in the US want to see less American investment in Chinese tech, but China is pushing for more self-sufficiency
https://www.ft.com/content/c61ab7b8-65e1-4c4a-b597-57b3e9b4b70b