Letter: FCA has rolled over in face House of Lords criticismNews Feed
From Mark Northway, Policy Director, ShareSoc (UK Individual Shareholders Society), London N1, UK
Letter: Reeves and Labour should recall Geoffrey Howe’s quipNews Feed
From Sir Vernon Bogdanor, Professor of Government, King’s College, London, London WC2, UK
James Hardie to buy building products group Azek for $9.1bnNews Feed
Investors bet on spending power of US homeowners as mortgage rates fall
Singapore’s luxury car sales plummet after money-laundering scandalNews Feed
Number of new Bentley, Ferrari, Jaguar and Rolls-Royce models sold in city-state drop by as much as three-quarters
FirstFT: China’s top law firms poach partners from US rivalsNews Feed
Also in today’s newsletter, Canada’s prime minister calls snap election, and Israel’s political crisis deepens
Spring Statement brings day of reckoning for UKNews Feed
Plus, US-Russia talks on Ukraine, new Bundestag convenes and further details expected on China’s stimulus plans
Mark Carney calls snap election for Canada citing ‘crisis’ caused by TrumpNews Feed
US president’s attacks have improved the fortunes of the former central banker’s Liberal party
Why ships are the new chipsNews Feed
The Trump administration wants to make America’s maritime capacity great again
Wood Group poised to extend takeover talks with UAE’s SidaraNews Feed
Company faced Monday deadline to make firm offer for London-listed oil services and engineering business or walk away
National Grid chief says Heathrow had ‘enough power’ despite fire shutdownNews Feed
Airlines raise questions about scale of flight disruption after substation blaze