A good time to re-up our magazine story from January on H2O and Lars Windhorst. Featuring undeclared trips on private planes, yachts, and a whole lot of funky investment decisions. ft.com/content/ba70c9…

Enormous crowds of anti-racist demonstrators in Walthamstow.

Barclays 1st UK bank to scrap bonus cap. Investment bankers can now earn 10x salaries - vs 2x under the cap - whilst base pay stays the same. One wonders, though, whether the bank's recent performance can justify such lofty rewards? Owen Walker Ortenca Aliaj ft.com/content/7ff633…

One of the best jobs in journalism is just opened for applications. A chance to work on the biggest global finance stories, travel Europe and occupy the FT's front page. European Banking Correspondent, Financial Times Apply here👇 job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtimes…

🧵Want to understand why weaning ourselves off fossil fuels like oil is such a tricky challenge? Best place to start is with this ubiquitous toy👇 This is a thread about what I call the LEGO conundrum. It begins when you ponder what a LEGO brick is actually made of...

How to read a riot - the ones in the UK now, and beyond. Important to understand: these aren't simply political events. The resemblance of rioters to 1980s' football hooligans is uncanny and not a coincidence. Me Financial Times, with some help from Bill Buford on.ft.com/3WXdxfC

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A history of crime, intrigue, murder and scandal How the world’s oldest bank brought an Italian city to its knees Your must read of the day - a masterpiece by Owen Walker and FT Weekend Magazine ft.com/content/323e87…

Australian bank weighs ban on office-hours boozing after trader misbehaviour ft.com/content/794889…

I started a new job today as the FT's financial regulation editor in London - on the hunt for the next big financial crisis or scandal. Great to feel the buzz of a global city as I walked to work this morning, even if I will miss much about Frankfurt and covering the ECB.

Schroders plans to appoint chief financial officer Richard Oldfield as its next CEO -scoop by Harriet Agnew Owen Walker Michael O'Dwyer ft.com/content/b76630…