Wagner group’s Prigozhin presumed dead
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 24 August 2023
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has reportedly died after a plane crash north-west of Moscow, Nvidia’s revenue more than doubled in the latest quarter on soaring demand, and US regulators are imposing tougher disclosure rules on private funds. Plus, the FT’s Eli Meixler unpacks the latest developments in Thailand’s government.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Yevgeny Prigozhin in fatal plane crash, Russian officials say
Nvidia’s AI boom exceeds Wall Street’s lofty hopes
US regulators impose tougher disclosure rules on private funds
Thailand’s former PM Thaksin Shinawatra jailed after return from exile
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| 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 |
| 0:12.4 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:14.0 | Today is Thursday, August 24th, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:19.2 | Various reports say that Wagner mercenary group leader Yvgeny Pregozion has died in a |
| 0:24.6 | playing crash. In videos highly anticipated earnings report did not disappoint, |
| 0:30.3 | and the Securities and Exchange Commission imposed sweeping new rules on private funds, |
| 0:36.1 | but not everyone is thrilled. As long as investors understand the terms on which they're |
| 0:41.9 | investing, why should the government care what those terms are? |
| 0:45.2 | A Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 1:02.4 | Russian officials are saying that Yvgeny Pregozion was on a plane that crashed yesterday |
| 1:07.0 | northwest of Moscow, all 10 people on the plane died in the crash. |
| 1:11.6 | Social media page linked the Wagner group also reported Pregozion's death and claimed |
| 1:16.5 | that the plane had been shot down. Pregozion had quickly become one of the most important figures |
| 1:22.3 | in Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine that is until Pregozion and the Wagner group |
| 1:27.9 | attempted a failed coup on Moscow in June. |
| 1:31.3 | The Securities and Exchange Commission is changing the rules for private funds. |
| 1:43.5 | I really do believe we'll promote efficiency, competition, integrity, transparency. |
| 1:50.7 | That's good for investors, that's good for issuers, it's good for markets alike. |
| 1:56.8 | That's SEC Chair Gary Gensler. He and other members of the agency voted to strengthen |
| 2:01.5 | requirements on how private equity, real estate, and hedge funds deal with investors. |
| 2:06.3 | It's a big moment for traditionally murky areas of finance. |
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