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US accounting qualification reforms spark industry clash (www.ft.com)

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Record 600bn pours into global bond funds in 2024 (www.ft.com)

Australia’s social media ban for under-16s faces fake ID problems (www.ft.com)

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Home Office to review autism cases in anti-extremism unit (www.ft.com)

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