PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - July 20

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.


Reuters | Updated: 20-07-2021 05:26 IST | Created: 20-07-2021 05:26 IST
PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - July 20

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines

- Cameron condemned for 'lack of judgment' over Greensill lobbying https://on.ft.com/3evyAzd - National Grid faces being stripped of energy system management role https://on.ft.com/3zgCWlK

- Robinhood seeks valuation of up to $35 bln in IPO https://on.ft.com/3rkaWuF - Bill Ackman abandons Spac plan to take $4 bln stake in Universal Music https://on.ft.com/2TkPB7J

Overview - Former British Prime Minister David Cameron showed a lack of judgement in using personal contacts and informal channels to lobby for the now-collapsed supply chain finance firm Greensill Capital, a parliamentary committee said on Tuesday.

- Britain's government plans to create a new energy system operator to help the country meet its net zero emissions target, which could replace the role of National Grid, consultation documents published on Tuesday showed. - Robinhood Markets Inc is targeting a valuation of up to $35 billion in its initial public offering in the United States, the company revealed in a Monday filing.

- Billionaire investor Bill Ackman will buy up to 10% of Vivendi's Universal Music Group through his main hedge fund, rather than a special purpose acquisition company, after investors and regulators questioned his use of a SPAC. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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