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Convention that permits insurers to conjure capital from thin air may just be masking Covid-19 losses
Governments face tough decisions and logistical challenges in restarting children’s education. But some scientists believe the risk is manageable
Crisis has exposed the dissonance between the tycoon’s public image and reality
Pension funds need to spend less time on ESG and get back to basics
Rules designed to resolve the tests of the last financial crisis have already flunked this one
The present flap would not have surprised economist Hyman Minsky
The UK government has been accused of paying too much attention to epidemiologists over other experts
Lenders keep UAE hospital group on life support; Mondi uses free pass from shareholders to pull dividend
Solution to ‘too-big-to-fail’ banks looks likely to flunk its first big test
Despite the ‘great capital rebuild’ since 2009, market values are scarily low
Assistance should be limited, dilutive, and aimed solely at the helpless
Recalling the second world war, the UK government is defining ‘rules of the road’ for businesses and citizens
Industry has lavished 115% of free cash flow on repurchasing shares since 2014
Collection and avoidance measures aim to raise extra £4.6bn over 5 years
Muddling governance is likely to hurt those it purports to help
Campaigners say Corporation’s plan does not understand facility’s community role
We need lots of the gas, and cheaply, if it is to help replace liquid carbon fuels
The LC&F mini-bond scandal shows that the rules are too easily fudged
Hambro Perks’ tech investments; Cenkos’ new chair
Impact investors have to be sure they are really making a difference
Cost and practicality questions remain despite fuel’s undoubted usefulness
Investors are supposed to be paid extra for lack of liquidity in investments. Not any more
Report warns financial position of the sector is ‘very volatile’ and funding ‘extremely tight’
Existing system lacks prudence and encourages wasteful M&A
Decarbonisation is the responsibility of government, not altruistic businessmen
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