The Crispin Odey investigation
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2023
⏱️ 12 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
France is drumming up support for a global levy on greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping industry, and former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has died. Plus, an explosive FT investigation exposed sexual misconduct allegations against prominent financier Crispin Odey.
Mentioned in this podcast:
France seeks to rally support for emissions levy on shipping
Silvio Berlusconi, Italian prime minister, 1936-2023
How Crispin Odey evaded sexual assault allegations for decades
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Katie McMurran, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk |
| 0:10.2 | Good morning from The Financial Times. |
| 0:11.8 | Today is Tuesday, June 13th. |
| 0:14.0 | And this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:18.8 | More than a dozen women told The Financial Times they were sexually assaulted and harassed |
| 0:23.2 | by the founder of one of London's best known hedge fund companies. |
| 0:26.9 | So one of the women said she was told in her first week, |
| 0:29.3 | you know, here are the loose, here's where you make a cup of tea and by the way, |
| 0:32.0 | don't get in the lift with Crispin Odie. |
| 0:34.0 | The FT's Madison Marriage will tell us more about the investigation and the fallout. |
| 0:38.3 | Also, a former FT Rome correspondent cheers his thoughts on Italy's former prime minister, |
| 0:43.0 | the late Silvio Burlusconi, and France wants a green tax on global shipping. |
| 0:49.1 | I'm Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:57.7 | France is trying to drum up support for a global greenhouse gas emissions tax |
| 1:04.1 | for the shipping industry. |
| 1:05.8 | French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting a climate finance summit this month |
| 1:09.6 | and a shipping tax would be a significant achievement for him. |
| 1:13.2 | Shipping still largely relies on fossil fuels. |
| 1:16.4 | Critics say the industry has been slow to decarbonize because of a lack of regulation. |
| 1:21.3 | The EU already plans to introduce its own shipping emissions tax on ship owners |
| 1:25.4 | traveling through European waters. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Forhecz Topher, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Forhecz Topher and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.