Asian authorities clamp down on digital lenders
Officials in credit-hungry economies have struggled to control the fast-growing sector
SoftBank-backed lender OakNorth hit with almost £100m of defaults
Bank that boasted of its superior record on bad loans hit by soured property lending, FT research shows
Apple approached Nissan to work on autonomous car project
Talks ended after disagreement over branding of iPhone maker’s secretive effort
UK to fund £10m green finance research centre
Collaboration with universities to address need for detailed data on climate risks
Texas blackouts to persist as frigid weather knocks out generators
Millions left without power as arctic air sweeps central US
PensionBee to offer customers access to planned IPO
Financial technology start-up plans to offer its users shares in upcoming listing
‘Red flags’ over market abuse rise at asset managers during lockdowns
Alerts pointing to possible manipulation have swelled as investors remain at home because of coronavirus
Nine Entertainment urges Australian MPs to ignore Big Tech threats over news code
Media group pushes government to back measure to force Google and Facebook pay for content
Japan’s Unizo under pressure to consider bankruptcy filing
Employees backed by Lone Star bought out real estate developer for $1.9bn last year
There’s a bad smell to Japan’s corporate governance reform
Sharp local proverb captures sense of tokenism and old mores resisting change