• October 15 2024
  Italian politics

  Italy targets banks in bid to fill €9bn budget hole

  Giorgia Meloni’s government to discuss proposals to close fiscal gap in Rome later on Tuesday

  
• October 15 2024
  FT WealthWealth management

  Buzzing Milan aims to entice London’s bolting non-doms

  Can the city sustain an influx of wealthy expats lured by its low taxes?

  
• October 14 2024
  Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

  Intesa apologises after ‘disloyal’ employee accessed Meloni’s account

  Italian bank says rogue branch worker conducted data breach involving PM and other public figures

  
• October 10 2024
  Stellantis

  Stellantis announces management shake-up at global car brands

  Chief executive seeks to turn fortunes around amid falling profits, production issues and fights over EVs

  
• October 1 2024
  Commerzbank AG

  EU policymakers lash out at Berlin’s Commerzbank ‘hypocrisy’

  Bloc’s officials say opposition to UniCredit’s move on German lender at odds with Berlin’s pro-EU stance

  
• September 28 2024
  Person in the News

  Andrea Orcel, the ambitious UniCredit chief eyeing his next deal

  The controversial move on Commerzbank would be the first big cross-border deal in Europe since the financial crisis

  
• September 25 2024
  Travel & leisure industry

  AC Milan in talks to promote war-torn DRC as tourist destination

  Central African country’s neighbour, Rwanda, already uses sports sponsorship to advertise itself

  
• September 23 2024
  UniCredit SpA

  Olaf Scholz says Germany opposes a Commerzbank takeover

  Italian lender raised its stake in German rival from about 9 per cent to 21 per cent through derivatives

  
• September 18 2024
  Davide Campari-Milano SpA

  Campari boss resigns after less than 6 months

  Matteo Fantacchiotti leaves for ‘personal reasons’ after taking top job in April

  
• September 18 2024
  FT SeriesThe FT Magazine’s Guide to the Business Lunch

  The FT foreign correspondents’ guide to business dining around the world

  The top tables for breaking bread and sealing deals in great global cities

  
• September 16 2024
  Commerzbank AG

  Berlin blindsided after JPMorgan asked UniCredit to bid for Commerzbank stake

  Opposition politicians riled by top government officials caught unaware of talks with Italian lender

  
• September 15 2024
  Italian politics

  Italy retains allure for rich Europeans fleeing higher taxes

  Doubling of flat-tax regime does not dissuade global super-rich from shifting residency to the country

  
• September 12 2024
  UniCredit SpA

  Orcel plots UniCredit’s boldest move yet on Commerzbank

  Former UBS dealmaker has contemplated tie-up with state-backed German lender for years but Berlin may balk

  
• September 11 2024
  Commerzbank AG

  UniCredit’s Andrea Orcel swoops on Commerzbank

  Italian lender’s purchase of 9% stake in German rival could signal start of long-awaited banking consolidation

  
• September 10 2024
  Italian politics

  Italy to review corporate governance rules after shareholder pressure

  Senior government official says new law is ‘an opportunity we cannot miss’ to fix issues in capital markets bill

  
• September 9 2024
  Corporate governance

  Global investors warn Italy over capital markets reforms

  Fund managers urge ‘rethink’ of controversial corporate governance rules

  
• August 7 2024
  Inside BusinessItalian economy

  Train delays disrupt Italian business and tourism

  Numerous maintenance works scheduled this year have thrown the country’s rail industry into chaos

  
• July 30 2024
  Prada SpA

  Prada defies luxury slowdown with surging Miu Miu and Japan sales

  Italian group reports double-digit revenue growth despite pressure elsewhere in industry

  
• July 25 2024
  Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co PJSC

  Abu Dhabi’s Masdar beats Apollo to Spanish solar farm deal

  Gulf emirate’s green energy company builds significant presence in European renewables sector

  
• July 20 2024
  News in-depthExpats

  La dolce vita: wealthy influx gives Milan ‘a bit of a moment’

  Returning Italians and rich foreigners lured by tax breaks bring newfound energy to financial centre

  
• July 18 2024
  Meta Platforms

  Meta explores stake in Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica

  Facebook owner considers multibillion investment in European eyewear group to expand smart glasses partnership

  
• July 17 2024
  EssilorLuxottica

  EssilorLuxottica expands into streetwear with $1.5bn Supreme deal

  Franco-Italian group adds US brand to portfolio in first foray outside eyewear and lenses

  
• July 13 2024
  Fashion

  Fast fashion: ‘We aren’t doing enough to fix the problem’

  The EU’s new reforms may have limited impact until fast-fashion groups outside of Europe abide by the same manufacturing rules

  
• July 11 2024
  Inside BusinessItalian economy

  Why backing superyachts might be a good idea for Italy

  The sector is one where the country has excelled, creating jobs while other sectors have shrunk

  
• July 7 2024
  Aerospace & Defence

  German-Italian tank tie-up sets sights on global markets

  Rheinmetall and Leonardo bosses see joint venture paving way for consolidation amid slow progress elsewhere