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Aug 2023
8m 15s

A looming ESG crackdown

Financial Times
About this episode

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. 


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Argentina’s markets roil after shock primary election results

iPhone maker Foxconn’s cautious pivot to India shows limits of ‘China plus one’

UBS pays $1.4bn to settle US mortgage bond mis-selling case

SEC lawyers subpoena fund managers over ESG disclosures


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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. 


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