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Société Générale’s historic birthday is no cause for celebration
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Société Générale celebrated its 160th anniversary in May. Long-suffering shareholders will say that the years have not been kind to …