FT News in Focus

Days before Citi releases its first quarter earnings, research analyst Brian Kleinhanzl of KBW makes a case for splitting up one of the largest US banks. Presented by Alistair Gray.

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Ten Years, a bleak film about the future of Hong Kong, which has just won a prestigious industry award, has caused a stir for highlighting some of the political tensions between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. Josh Noble talks to FT Hong Kong reporter Gloria Cheung about the film.

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MetLife celebrated a victory this week when a district court in Washington ruled the Obama administration had acted unlawfully in determining the biggest US insurer by assets was "too big to fail". The FT's Alistair Gray tells Ben McLannahan which other companies might come forward to challenge the same designation, how the ruling could affect insurance groups like AIG, and what steps Washington could take to contest the ruling.

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Members of Britain's Bankers Association have revealed that they are against Britain leaving the European Union, which is in line with the views expressed by US bankers. Patrick Jenkins discusses the poll results and why bankers have been reticent about revealing their position with Martin Arnold and Laura Noonan.

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Iraq has announced the beginning of a long-awaited campaign to recapture Mosul from Islamic State forces. It is hoping to push the Islamists out of the city by the end of the year. Siona Jenkins asks Erika Solomon, the FT's Middle East correspondent, what are the chances of success.

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A UK report on women in finance, led by Jayne-Anne Gadhia, head of Virgin Money, has found that women occupy only 14 per cent of top jobs in the sector. FT retail banking correspondent Emma Dunkley spoke to Ms Gadhia about how to fix the problem. Music by Kevin MacLeod

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Brussels has come under terrorist attack in an assault on the arteries of Europe's diplomatic capital. Alex Barker. FT correspondent in Brussels, reports

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Valeant said on Monday that chief executive Mike Pearson would be stepping down. The Canadian drugmaker also traded blame with its former chief financial officer over providing incorrect information to the company’s auditors that it said led to the filing of erroneous reports with the US securities regulator. The FT's David Crow and Sujeet Indap discuss the company's future.

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Thousands of finance professionals spend their days in offices along the Thames, but the stretch of river that connects London's two financial districts is a different kind of workplace. Emma Jacobs spoke to some of the city's river workers about how they spend their day.

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George Osborne delivered his 2016 Budget against a backdrop of a lower growth forecast for the UK economy, putting further pressure on the chancellor's spending plans. Malcolm Moore discusses the highlights with FT economics editor Chris Giles and political commentator Janan Ganesh.

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