FT News Briefing

A looming ESG crackdown

A surprise election result in Argentina spooked markets, iPhone manufacturer Foxconn is trying to pivot to India, and it looks like there’s a US regulatory crackdown looming for the sustainable investing world.  Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/447J7aS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Argentina’s markets roil after shock primary election results</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/44diEZk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iPhone maker Foxconn’s cautious pivot to India shows limits of ‘China plus one’</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/47q7sLT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UBS pays $1.4bn to settle US mortgage bond mis-selling case</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3YAbVrh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SEC lawyers subpoena fund managers over ESG disclosures</a> Looking for a fresh perspective on the news? Meet FT Edit - the new app from the Financial Times. FT Edit brings you eight hand-picked stories to surprise and inform you, every weekday. Try FT Edit now: <a href="https://on.ft.com/446sxYS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://on.ft.com/446sxYS</a> The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Josh Gabert-Doyon, Monique Mulima, Monica Lopez, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/82276b70-9a26-4b90-8b90-d17d6c4a2535" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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