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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 19h

A lot more exclusive detail on Point Bonita's fund structure, beyond those that Jefferies disclosed today, in update to story (w/ @ericgplatt.ft.com and @ortenca.bsky.social) on.ft.com/42soiJ9

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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 2d

BREAKING: Jefferies earned undisclosed fees on financing it provided to First Brands Group, in an arrangement other lenders say may have violated terms of their own credit agreement with the bankrupt car parts company.

Full story w/ @ericgplatt.ft.com & @ortenca.bsky.social here: on.ft.com/430jWZT

Jefferies earned undisclosed fees on First Brands ‘side letter’ financing

[FREE TO READ] Lenders to bankrupt car parts group believe arrangement may have breached loan covenant

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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 13d

🚨BREAKING NEWS ON FIRST BRANDS GROUP'S OFF BALANCE SHEET DEBT🚨

Entities tied to First Brands and its founder Patrick James have filed for bankruptcy protection, compounding issues at the car parts supplier whose troubles have roiled credit markets.

Story w/ @ortenca.bsky.social
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First Brands-linked entities file for bankruptcy

[FREE TO READ] Rapid unravelling of heavily indebted car parts supplier has caught credit markets off guard

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Sep 7

Carlos Alcaraz surges past Jannik Sinner to win the U.S. Open 🏆

It is Alcaraz’s sixth Grand Slam title and his second at the U.S. Open.

The result takes him back to world No. 1, ending Sinner’s 65-week stay at the top of the tennis world rankings.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 29

Milan’s expat ‘explosion’ brings new buzz to Italy’s financial centre on.ft.com/4mK03hM

Milan’s expat ‘explosion’ brings new buzz to Italy’s financial centre

Favourable tax regime is drawing wealthy newcomers and changing the city’s dynamic

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Colby Smith @colbylsmith.bsky.social · Aug 26

Trump has taken an unprecedented step in trying to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook. The law stipulates that a president can only remove an official if there is "cause," a term that is vague and has no precedent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u... @tonyromm.bsky.social @bencasselman.bsky.social @nytimes.com

Trump Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Cook @chriscook.news · Aug 12

We wanted to know if the money that the EU has put into rearmament is turning into production capacity — and the answer is: yes. Industry is rearming.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 12

Analysis of radar satellite data shows rearmament on a historic scale, stretching over 7mn sq metres of new industrial development on.ft.com/3HsEbYG

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Jul 29

The FT View: The longer it has continued, the more it has borne the hallmarks of a vengeful assault by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government to destroy the very fabric of Palestinian society. https://on.ft.com/3UBv3Us

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Ortenca @ortenca.bsky.social · Jul 26

Devastating

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Ortenca @ortenca.bsky.social · Jul 24

A THIRD of the population is not eating for multiple days in a row

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Ortenca @ortenca.bsky.social · Jul 24

Gazans Are Dying of Starvation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...

Gazans Are Dying of Starvation

www.nytimes.com

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Michela Tindera @mtindera.ft.com · Jul 23

The competition for junior talent on Wall Street reached a new peak this summer.

This week on Behind the Money, @sindap.bsky.social and @ortenca.bsky.social explain why, and what this means for Wall St's top investment banks and private equity firms.

🎧: podfollow.com/behind-the-m...

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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · Jul 11

When a pension fund makes a hedge fund size bet - was it for the Italian national interest? Rpt by Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli and @ortenca.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/c4ad...

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Ortenca @ortenca.bsky.social · Jul 7

And this from over the weekend

on.ft.com/4nzTQFU BCG modelled plan to ‘relocate’ Palestinians from Gaza

BCG modelled plan to ‘relocate’ Palestinians from Gaza

Consulting firm had multimillion-dollar role in contentious new aid scheme for shattered enclave

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Ortenca @ortenca.bsky.social · Jul 7

Absolute must read from @stephenfoleyft.bsky.social

on.ft.com/46fh6Tx Tony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCG

Tony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCG

Former UK prime minister’s institute participated in meetings on plan to turn shattered enclave into trading hub

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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · Jun 25

Can HSBC cut its way to growth? - FT Big Read from @ortenca.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/61e8...

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Ortenca @ortenca.bsky.social · Jun 5

This is honestly better than White Lotus.

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Ortenca @ortenca.bsky.social · May 12

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Fish Ratings @fishratings.bsky.social · May 12

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Ortenca @ortenca.bsky.social · May 3

Citi del Sol: How the party ended for Wall Street bank’s Málaga experiment

‘They sold us the dream but the reality was much more different,’ said one employee

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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · Apr 22

great piece from @ortenca.bsky.social on financial-fixer-par-excellence Ian Osborne's links to Jeffrey Epstein www.ft.com/content/cb43...

Ian Osborne: fixer to the rich and powerful behind Epstein’s ‘Project Jes’

A court case in London reveals messages mounting a campaign to install Jes Staley as CEO of Barclays bank

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Apr 5

Jes Staley awaits judgment in courtroom battle over ‘Uncle Jeffrey’ Epstein

https://www.ft.com/content/f5e23b51-05ae-45e2-b300-0794d5c3b04f

Jes Staley awaits judgment in courtroom battle over ‘Uncle Jeffrey’ Epstein

The former Barclays chief tried to clear his name in a high-profile challenge against the FCA. Was it worth it?

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Ortenca @ortenca.bsky.social · Mar 20

We delved into structural hedging and why all the banks are talking about it now.

www.ft.com/content/d58a...

‘The caterpillar’: British banks’ £50bn answer to falling rates

The UK’s largest high street lenders have deployed hedging strategies to smooth volatile earnings

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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · Mar 14

“Our client vehemently denies using the word ‘c*nt’ in front of his colleagues’ children at work,” Sadler’s lawyers said. In the event children were ever present, they added, he denied “having knowingly used profanities.”

Kaye Wiggins @kayewiggins.ft.com · Mar 14

This is a story about the rise and fall of a man from a working-class town. It’s about power in a grey area of global finance. It’s about football, swearing, a Blackpool bar called Shenanigans and a tangerine-coloured private boat. Enjoy.

w/ @bondhack.ft.com @ortenca.bsky.social

on.ft.com/3DTv1m6

Inside the downfall of trading titan and Blackpool FC owner Simon Sadler

[FREE TO READ] He was a heavyweight in Hong Kong finance and a hometown hero. Now he faces the possibility of jail

on.ft.com

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Kaye Wiggins @kayewiggins.ft.com · Mar 14

This is a story about the rise and fall of a man from a working-class town. It’s about power in a grey area of global finance. It’s about football, swearing, a Blackpool bar called Shenanigans and a tangerine-coloured private boat. Enjoy.

w/ @bondhack.ft.com @ortenca.bsky.social

on.ft.com/3DTv1m6

Inside the downfall of trading titan and Blackpool FC owner Simon Sadler

[FREE TO READ] He was a heavyweight in Hong Kong finance and a hometown hero. Now he faces the possibility of jail

on.ft.com

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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · Mar 13

Todays FT front page story by @ortenca.bsky.social

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