From: FT.com on Fri, Jun 10 2011 1:15 PM

The battle is growing over the future of global derivatives clearing with intense competition between "vertical silos" and "horizontal" rivals. This comes against a backdrop of exchange consolidation and regulatory pressure. From the IDX international derivatives expo in London, FT Trad...

From: FT.com on Fri, Jun 10 2011 7:05 AM

Luxury goods companies are flocking to the stock market. However LVMH’s purchase of Bulgari earlier this year may have given them an alternative to listing, and the possibility of higher valuations. Lex's Sarah O'Connor and Vincent Boland discuss what the best strategy might be for lux...

From: FT.com on Thu, Jun 09 2011 1:59 PM

A missing word - 'very' - in the European Central Bank’s rate setting statement set the euro plunging, signalling a slightly less hawkish stance. The plunge continued because, as James Mackintosh, investment editor, explains, it became clear that ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet and G...

From: FT.com on Thu, Jun 09 2011 9:51 AM

The Aldeburgh Festival was founded in 1948 by the composer Benjamin Britten and the tenor Peter Pears. In 1967, the festival moved from Aldeburgh to a cluster of converted Victorian maltings at nearby Snape – now a year round centre for artist residencies and performances. This year, the Festiva...

From: FT.com on Thu, Jun 09 2011 7:47 AM

The E. coli outbreak in Europe has been grabbing the headlines, but drought across the north of the continent may have longer-lasting consequences. Lex’s Luke Templeman and Vincent Boland discuss the drought's impact on food prices and policy.

From: FT.com on Wed, Jun 08 2011 2:46 PM

In the days when hedge funds were willing to back their bets with cheap money they outperformed the traditional 60/40 portfolio, but no longer. James Mackintosh, investment editor, explains why in the current financial climate do-it-yourself portfolios have done just as well.

From: FT.com on Wed, Jun 08 2011 8:21 AM

Wool prices have jumped recently despite an increase in supply by Australian and New Zealand where nearly a third of the commodity is produced. Lex’s John Authers and Luke Templeman discuss the longer-term factors behind this climb and the limits on farmers seizing an opportunity.

From: FT.com on Tue, Jun 07 2011 3:05 PM

George Magnus, senior economic adviser to UBS, the investment bank, tells John Plender that the size of Greece’s public sector debt is simply too big for ongoing austerity measures to fix and that its economy is uncompetitive and in need of fiscal reform.

From: FT.com on Tue, Jun 07 2011 3:05 PM

Investor sentiment has fallen sharply since April, but contrarian indicators such as the ratio of gold to silver and a survey of bullishness on Wall Street suggest that it may actually be a good time to buy. James Mackintosh, investment editor, tries to make sense of the conflicting signals.

From: FT.com on Tue, Jun 07 2011 12:55 PM

Lessons learnt from emerging markets demonstrate that there is no way for Europe’s troubled economies than to face up to their fiscal overextension. Agustin Carstens, Mexico's central bank governor and candidate to be head of the IMF, talks to the FT's John-Paul Rathbone about Europe&#...

From: FT.com on Tue, Jun 07 2011 8:30 AM

With no other form of stimulus realistically available, the US government looks ready to embark on another round of quantitative easing to inject some life back into the US economy. Lex’s Sarah O'Connor and John Authers discuss the reasons why it is being considered in spite of the mixed re...

From: FT.com on Mon, Jun 06 2011 2:52 PM

Emerging market bonds are perceived to be on a par with developed markets or, in some cases, even safer. James Mackintosh, investment editor, analyses the dangers investors face in buying bonds priced for perfection.

From: FT.com on Mon, Jun 06 2011 12:39 PM

What are the challenges facing the UK economy? The FT’s Hugo Greenhalgh discusses the issues with Alex Jackman of the Forum of Private Business and James Ramsbotham of the North East Chamber of Commerce

From: FT.com on Mon, Jun 06 2011 10:26 AM

The deadline for implementation of the Dodd-Frank trading rules is July 15. The worry is if the deadline is missed some derivative trades may become illegal. But conversely there are worries over rushing the changes and that the US may suffer from being the first to regulate. John Damgard, presi...

From: FT.com on Mon, Jun 06 2011 8:15 AM

The E. coli outbreak in Europe, which has left 22 dead, now appears to have originated in Germany, and not in Spain, whose cucumbers were blamed last week. An instinct to blame foreigners and weak regulation are only two of the similarities with the financial crisis. Lex’s Richard Stovin-Bradfor...

From: FT.com on Sun, Jun 05 2011 2:56 PM

Speaking ahead of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year awards in Monte Carlo, Dilip Shanghvi of India’s Sun Pharmaceuticals outlines the rise of his company to the FT's Hugo Greenhalgh

From: FT.com on Sun, Jun 05 2011 2:56 PM

Speaking ahead of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year awards in Monte Carlo, John Spence of Karma Royal Group tells the FT’s Hugo Greenhalgh how he turned a beach trip into a successful business

From: FT.com on Sun, Jun 05 2011 2:56 PM

Speaking after winning the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year award in Monte Carlo, Olivia Lum of Hyflux tells the FT’s Hugo Greenhalgh why this is just the start

From: FT.com on Sun, Jun 05 2011 12:42 PM

Speaking ahead of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year in Monte Carlo, Ola Oskarsson of MMT Group tells the FT’s Hugo Greenhalgh about being inspired by Jacques Cousteau

From: FT.com on Fri, Jun 03 2011 10:22 AM

China depth, global breadth. That is the strategy of China Europe International Business School (Ceibs), according to John Quelch, its recently appointed dean. He explains to Linda Anderson, deputy business education editor, his reasons for taking up the post, what he brings to the role...