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Bank has ‘no other realistic option but to leave’ to protect its competitiveness, says co-founder of investor

Approaches to balancing ethical integrity with the financial complexity of today’s world vary widely

Despite a calamity in the 1980s, private investors are returning to the 300-year-old scheme

DWS hopes NorthC could be valued at more than €2bn in a booming data centre market

A new fund will offer retail shareholders a slice of a ‘concentrated portfolio’ of unlisted start-ups

Dealmaker Peter Rutland emerges as frontrunner to replace Rob Lucas as chief executive

EU’s biggest bank faces a class action claim from thousands who fled atrocities in Darfur

FCA says traditional financial rules would not be effective for the sector as it prepares to fully integrate the market

Adding some steel to the golden fetters

Sharp increase in hedging comes amid broad rethink on exposure to greenback

Almost a third of UK investors aged over 55 have never heard of exchange traded funds

Flawed housing system in England and Wales costs economy at least £1.5bn annually, a report finds

World’s largest asset manager adds 20 executives to powerful global executive committee

Investments would finance projects to extract materials crucial for defence and high-tech manufacturing

FCA accused David ‘Spotty’ Rowland’s bank and employees of scheme to devalue Qatari currency

Valuation gap between traditional firms and fast-growing private capital groups making mergers harder, says CEO

Once more unto the active-passive breach

New hire Piers Hillier will give CIO role a ‘sharper’ focus, says chief executive Matthew Beesley

A guide for students and teens to the best ways to manage money, from budgeting and saving to investing and starting a business. It is part of the Financial Times free schools access programme

Plus, the fight for the Armani empire starts and why a small US car lender has Wall Street worried

Our two children know that we are wealthy, but they are not aware of the full extent of our fortunes

Being an entrepreneur might seem daunting but it can be rewarding

There is plenty of financial advice on social media but not all of it can be trusted

Almost half of sector’s providers run a deficit, as some institutions secure funding against campus sites

Authorities are using an arsenal of interventionist tools to make city homes affordable. Critics call it an attack on property rights