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Jul 7, 2026 10 min

The Big Four’s problems Down Under

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Greek shipping companies have made at least $3.8bn transporting Russian oil over the past three years, Turkey wants its booming defence sector to arm Europe, and large institutional investors are committing billions of dollars to private credit funds. Plus, the Big 4 consulting firms are struggling with their credibility in Australia after a series of scandals. Mentioned in this podcast: Greek shipping companies made almost $4bn shipping Russian oil in past three years Erdoğan rival shuttled between trials as Nato meets in Turkey Turkey’s defence industry is booming. Europe is in its sights Big investors commit billions to private credit despite turmoil ‘The brakes failed and they’ve crashed the car’: how the Big Four’s wheels fell off Down Under Want to get in touch? Email us at [email protected] Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts The FT News Briefing is produced by Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, Katya Kumkova, and Fiona Symon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Kelly Garry and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our intern is Cole van Miltenburg. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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