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Big asset managers step up gender diversity drive

Pimco, Fidelity, Vanguard link with professional body over underrepresentation of women
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/4c9b04d0-d075-11e7-9dbb-291a884dd8c6

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Clash looms over who heads US consumer finance watchdog

White House names acting director after outgoing chief puts chief of staff in charge
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/dc177d52-d15e-11e7-9dbb-291a884dd8c6

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Week in Review, November 25

LSE crisis; Foxconn, Tencent, Uber and Nippon Paint also in the news
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/4310626e-d126-11e7-9dbb-291a884dd8c6

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Week ahead: US taxes, Fed, Opec, BoE stress tests

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/8a7f5b9e-c90d-34ad-9148-6027521ea458

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Ingram Pinn’s illustration of the week: Shaky ground

Small cheer for some in the UK Budget, but a growth downgrade leaves the government on weak foundations
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/6de7013a-d11e-11e7-9dbb-291a884dd8c6

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Europe’s banks shed UK-related assets

Lenders fearing ‘cliff-edge’ Brexit cut €350bn of holdings tied to Britain
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/bfa9391e-d139-11e7-b781-794ce08b24dc

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HSBC ordered to hand over records in ‘front-running’ case

ECU claims its suspicions supported by recent conviction in US of trader
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/d685d092-d135-11e7-b781-794ce08b24dc

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European banks slash UK-related assets by €350bn after Brexit vote

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/153e7ec6-7146-3eea-abf9-1d2ff2372a6f

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Ex-Barclays banker calls for Libor-rigging conviction to be overturned

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/2fe9e7ea-1ea3-3771-b7fd-9c52bb029f53

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Regulators signal they are nearing post-crisis rules for global banks

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/7ae3df9e-41f8-3eef-a0ba-ebd7f7af0217

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Aviva offers equal parental leave for men

Insurer gives 26 weeks leave at full pay for all UK employees in ‘market-leading’ move
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/19d1dde0-d10f-11e7-9dbb-291a884dd8c6

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More maths for everyone, especially buy-to-let landlords

The Budget throws up some tricky sums for property investors
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/c6413d14-d06a-11e7-9dbb-291a884dd8c6

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Provident Financial’s executive chairman dies

Manjit Wolstenholme, who took charge of the subprime lender in August, dies suddenly
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/933c5cf2-d108-11e7-b781-794ce08b24dc

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Proxy battles: plumb crazy

The US system for challenging boards is in dire need of reform
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/d1c5d2f2-cfcb-11e7-b781-794ce08b24dc

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Provident Financial’s executive chairman dies

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/e0a8b840-f5bf-34c7-92a8-5475b987eb14

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Alibaba’s finance arm bans high-interest consumer loans

Third-party offerings with rates above 24% are delisted from Alipay app
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/778d9338-d0d4-11e7-b781-794ce08b24dc

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ICO regulation inconsistent as cryptocurrency bubble fears grow

US scrutiny of cryptocurrency offerings could mean criminal penalties are looming
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/32315636-cb01-11e7-ab18-7a9fb7d6163e

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‘Patient capital’ plan could unlock pensions savings limits

Proposal to scrap annual and lifetime allowance limits for long-term investors
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/0c48f8f6-d048-11e7-9dbb-291a884dd8c6

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Davide Serra: ‘I have an Italian heart but a British brain’

Algebris chief would move his business in a second if told he must hire British first
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/c0213e30-cea7-11e7-9dbb-291a884dd8c6

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Paris primed to host EU banking regulator

Brexit evacuee prepares for life alongside thermonuclear R&D agency
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/7e5fa182-d04e-11e7-9dbb-291a884dd8c6

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Source: https://www.ft.com/stream/71a5efa5-e6e0-3ce1-9190-a7eac8bef325