Women still battle for start-up finance

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/d8781394-95a8-4411-9f19-69ddbb7e3200UK ministers trying to fund the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda are looking to relax rules shielding tens of millions of retirement savers from high charges, Latin American tech start-ups are attracting more investment than south-east Asia. Plus, the FT’s business columnist, Helen Thomas, explains why women entrepreneurs are locked out of venture capital circles that are dominated by men.  Pension savers face risk of higher fees as Sunak seeks billions for ‘levelling up’https://www.ft.com/content/a8cad0f1-fd85-40ed-aa19-e71728f10825How Latin America became tech’s next big frontier - with Michael Stott https://www.ft.com/content/5440b1cf-3523-4a4d-96bc-07a2c2132069Start-up finance is a closed shop for women - with Helen Thomas https://www.ft.com/content/60caa57e-d40d-4d6f-974a-1d14a3798d27China/inflation: soy sauce price rise serves up global warninghttps://www.ft.com/content/9f8f6fea-467e-4bd8-aad2-77baf831dbddThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.