From hostile takeovers to C-suite intrigue, Behind the Money takes you inside the business and financial stories of the moment with reporting from Financial Tim...
Every so often a cool new financial innovation springs up and gains popularity on Wall Street, promising juicy returns for investors. That’s why “synthetic risk transfers” or SRTs are in fashion. But ever since the financial crisis, trendy acronyms have also made some people nervous. And it’s recently caught the attention of organisations such as the IMF. The FT’s Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth explains why he’s been following this and whether regulators should be raising the alarm. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:Inside Wall Street’s booming $1tn ‘synthetic risk transfer’ phenomenonPrivate credit is even larger than you thinkMake Europe (securitisation) great again - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow Robin Wigglesworth on Bluesky (@robinwigglesworth.bsky.social) or on X (@RobinWigg). Michela Tindera is on X (@mtindera07) and Bluesky (@mtindera.bsky.social), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Not everyone will win in Trump's M&A revival
Wall Street dealmakers are itching for an M&A revival during president-elect Donald Trump’s second term. But as he prepares to move back to the White House, the picture appears more complicated. The FT’s head of Lex, John Foley, explains what dealmaking over the next four years might look like and the surprising similarities it could share with Joe Biden’s administration. Clips from Bloomberg, CNBC, DW News, FOX Business- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:US Steel’s tortuous un-merger is a deal for the agesPlaying the M&A Trump cardDeals are back, baby (for real this time?)Will Trump’s new antitrust enforcers help make M&A great again?- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow John Foley on Bluesky (@johnsfoley.bsky.social). Michela Tindera is on X (@mtindera07) and Bluesky (@mtindera.bsky.social), or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What crypto wants from Trump
Pro-crypto investors spent millions to re-elect Donald Trump to the US presidency, after he told voters he wanted to make America the “crypto capital of the planet”. As the second Trump administration begins, what does the crypto sector want most? And, what are the risks if they get it? Clips from Sky News, Bitcoin Magazine- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:Crypto industry dreams of a golden era under TrumpThe crypto crown princes who could ‘win, win, win’ under Trump The grim ghost of crypto future- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow Nikou Asgari (@nikasgari) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07) on X, Bluesky (@mtindera.bsky.social) or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Business Book of the Year: Author Parmy Olson on the rise and risks of AI
In early December, the Financial Times and Schroders selected the 2024 winner of the Best Business Book of the Year. That book is called Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the race that will change the world, and it’s written by tech journalist Parmy Olson. In this special episode of Behind the Money, the FT’s senior business writer Andrew Hill interviews Parmy Olson about her book and the importance of oversight as artificial intelligence becomes more intertwined with our work and society. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:Winner Parmy Olson on AI: ‘It’s not uncontrollable’FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2024 — the shortlistBusiness Book of the Year Award 2024: winners pick their favouritesRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Introducing Slate Money: The Week of Minor Apocalypses
From Slate Money: South Korea and France are the latest governments to fall apart. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the public conversation around the failures of the US healthcare system that was sparked by the shocking murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Then, South Korea and France follow Germany in having a governmental meltdown. What’s going on with all of this political chaos? And finally, the hosts discuss a piece in The Ringer about why headlights are just way too bright and what, if anything, is being done about it.This episode originally aired on December 7th. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From hostile takeovers to C-suite intrigue, Behind the Money takes you inside the business and financial stories of the moment with reporting from Financial Times journalists around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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