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The detective work required to ease lockdown

We need more and better surveys from across the globe to help us take the right course




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How to save pandemic survivors from unemployment

Government must prioritise getting the young back to work




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Free markets must be protected through the pandemic

Sensible and targeted state intervention can help capitalism to thrive post-crisis




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Perpetual spring: adventures in virtual visiting

You can enjoy flowers online that are past their best in the real world




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How to choose chic knobs for cupboard doors

Look for something elegant and distinctive but not overbearing




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Ida B Wells’ overdue Pulitzer helps rebalance history

Black journalist forced America to confront the evils of lynching




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Netflix is chilling in Iceland but the rest of the world is a problem

As global lockdowns boost streaming subscriptions, filming freezes spell trouble ahead




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The time is ripe to reform UK university finance

Cutting tuition fees is no longer realistic, but there are other ways to better support vital courses




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The old are not equally vulnerable to Covid-19

Reducing pensioners to ‘old dears’ ignores their wisdom and physical vitality




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Take me to the world … of lockdown entertainment

What is it that makes an online performance really sing?




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Maybe Elon Musk won’t save me after all

My love affair with the Tesla chief can’t survive the pandemic




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Robots/Covid-19: automation rations

Pandemic may spur greater use of robotics in food industry to cater for virus-wary customers




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Trying to write fiction in superfictional times

Crises have inspired classics of literature — so is the great Covid-19 novel already under way?




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Lockdown wines: the best reds to order from home

Great value can be unearthed in some of the cheapest wines from impeccable producers




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Coronavirus: Retail investors attempt to navigate crisis

DIY investors and those in pensions drawdown scramble to adapt as stock markets plunge 




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Relax tax rules on pensions access, argues Sir Steve Webb 

Former pensions minister says the crisis means greater flexibility is needed 




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Equalise front-line doctors’ death benefits, says BMA

Some families of medics who die in service will receive higher payouts than others under current rules




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Income investors face ‘dividend drought’

£3.5bn worth of dividend payments cancelled this week 




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Managing retirement income in a crisis

Those in pensions drawdown are at risk of  pound cost ravaging




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Regulators urge UK savers to ‘keep calm’ during coronavirus volatility

Investors encouraged to take time before making any changes to their retirement plans




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How the coronavirus threatens Asia-Pacific’s $7tn pensions market

Sector across region hit by fears of panicked mass withdrawals due to pandemic




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Consumers warned over surge in coronavirus scams

Fraudsters are exploiting fears over pandemic to target pension savers, investors and online consumers




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Aviva pension clients barred from cashing in property assets

Provider cites coronavirus market turmoil for uncertainty over valuations




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Coronavirus crisis inflicts a double blow to pensions

Retirement plans have suffered tumbling asset values and ballooning liabilities




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Pension transfers under lockdown

Market volatility has temporarily halted the £80bn final salary transfer market, yet there is increased desire to cash in 




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Can I transfer my final-salary pension under lockdown?

Join a live discussion with FT’s pensions correspondent Josephine Cumbo at 12pm and 5pm UK time on Wednesday April 22 




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Income-seeking investors face an uphill struggle 

Even dividends from stalwarts Shell and BP may be in doubt in the fallout from the Covid-19 crisis 




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Free FT webinar: Pensions funding storm

The Pensions Regulator and former minister Sir Steve Webb take part in online debate 




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Public sector unions take government to court over pension reform

Judicial review sought over alleged breach of 2015 law, claiming cost benefits should go to scheme members




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Suspended UK pension contributions could total £1bn

FT survey estimates that 1 in 10 employers with defined benefit schemes may look to suspend payments




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Five ways to protect your post-pandemic pension pot

How will your retirement finances change BC and AC — before and after coronavirus?




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Westminster loses battle over pension fund investments

Court rules government guidance that bans boycotts against foreign countries is unlawful




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UK pension trustees urged to watch for dividends and ‘excessive’ bonuses

Industry regulator calls for vigilance over actions of employers during pandemic




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Australia’s biggest pension fund says investors will withdraw billions

Executive points to ‘heaps of liquidity’ as members get access to cash due to coronavirus




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US state pension system hit hard by coronavirus pandemic

Sharp falls across financial markets in March have caused large drop in aggregate funded ratio




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BNP warns coronavirus could dent 2020 profits by a fifth

‘Drastic revisit’ of outlook at French bank as dividend cuts and cancellations hit equities trading




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I am struggling to secure a job in the UK — should I return home?

Your question for our expert — and readers’ advice




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Virgin Money profits halve as it prepares for surge in bad loans

UK lender is latest to warn coronavirus-induced economic disruption will hit its clients




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More than £2bn lent under ‘bounce back’ scheme on first day

Light touch checks on UK borrowers raise fears of defaults on loans and fraud




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Force banks to take on more capital, says Sajid Javid

Former chancellor urges lenders to keep credit flowing and not just weather the storm




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Black is white for Anglo Irish Bank’s long-suffering shareholders

PwC’s finest scientific minds attempt to prove banks can exist in two states at once




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Zbigniew Brzezinski, US policy adviser, 1928-2017

Right-hand man to President Carter from Iran hostage crisis to Salt Two arms treaty 




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How to view a solar eclipse in style

Down in Tennessee, parrots panic as the sun disappears




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Jake LaMotta, US boxer, 1922-2017

World champion whose life and career inspired the Oscar-winning ‘Raging Bull’




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Virginia candidates in a race to the bottom

The campaign has shone an unflattering light on the state of politics in America




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Last Hope Island by Lynne Olson — the other Allies

The men and women from occupied Europe who helped defeat Hitler




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Fernando Pacheco, doctor and cornerman, 1927-2017

He tried to persuade Muhammad Ali to retire from the ring before it was too late




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US evangelist Billy Graham dies aged 99

‘Pastor to presidents’ said he received his calling on 18th green of local golf club




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Former First Lady Barbara Bush dies aged 92




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Barbara Bush, former US First Lady, 1925-2018

Matriarch of formidable political clan was known for her sharp tongue and strong character