Personalities 'shape bank risk taking'
The personality of bankers is a far bigger risk factor than pay or bonuses, an analysis of more than 1,500 top bankers has found. Patrick Jenkins talks to Sascha Steffen, one of the authors of the st...
21 Jun 20167min
Rome elects its first female mayor
Virginia Raggi, a 37-year old lawyer, has become the first female mayor of Rome after an election that delivered a resounding victory to the populist Five Star Movement and a blow to Italy's centre-le...
20 Jun 20168min
Brexit interviews: John Major on the perils of leaving the EU
In the final days of the referendum campaign on Britain's European Union membership, Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times, spoke to former prime minister Sir John Major about why he is campaig...
20 Jun 201611min
Ultrasound device could aid brain cancer treatment
French scientists have carried out the first human trial of an ultrasound device that pushes drugs through the “blood-brain barrier”, potentially clearing a big obstacle to using chemotherapy on brain...
16 Jun 20164min
Standard Chartered chief tackles 'cancer' of lax controls
Bill Winters, chief executive of Standard Chartered, tells the FT's Patrick Jenkins and Martin Arnold about the steps he has taken to stamp out a “cancer” of complacency and lax controls that he blam...
15 Jun 20168min
Microsoft's LinkedIn gambit
Microsoft has struck a landmark deal to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2bn, its largest acquisition ever, as chief executive Satya Nadella seeks to transform one of the world’s best-known companies. Matthew...
14 Jun 20169min
Who was Orlando shooter Omar Mateen?
The FT's Barney Jopson reports from the attacker's home town of Fort Pierce, Florida, as details emerge about what happened at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Visit FT.com for more on the story. Hoste...
14 Jun 20163min
Goldman Sachs faces Libya lawsuit
A trial in London promises to give a rare glimpse into Goldman Sachs's dealings with one of world’s richest investors. The Libyan Investment Authority claims that Goldman exploited the sovereign wealt...
13 Jun 20168min
