Zurich goes public with £7.7bn bid for UK insurer Beazley

Boss of Swiss group says £12.80 a share offer is its fifth for FTSE 100 rival and it is time for shareholders to decide

Posted on Monday January 19, 2026

CVC strikes $3.5bn partnership with US insurer AIG

Deal marks the latest tie-up between private markets and insurance firms as investment drive escalates

Posted on Monday January 19, 2026

Reeves hails ‘golden age’ for City after easing of listing rules

Rule changes for share and bond listings come into force on Monday

Posted on Monday January 19, 2026

UK taxpayers exposed with creditors set to take over struggling broadband provider

National Wealth Fund, NatWest and Lloyds make move after unsuccessful attempt to sell Gigaclear

Posted on Monday January 19, 2026

Investors pull billions from private credit funds

Plus, Europe’s unaffordable pensions, Lebanese bond rally and Nan Goldin at the Gagosian

Posted on Monday January 19, 2026

Europe’s rightwing parties squirm as Trump threatens tariffs

Maga allies refuse to condone US president’s threats over Greenland, with many staying quiet or blaming Brussels

Posted on Monday January 19, 2026

Far-right Israeli minister attacks Trump’s plan for postwar Gaza

Bezalel Smotrich calls for the closure of a US base set up to monitor the ceasefire

Posted on Monday January 19, 2026

Zurich goes public with £7.7bn bid for UK insurer Beazley

Boss of Swiss group says £12.80-a-share offer is its fifth for FTSE 100 rival and it is time for shareholders to decide

Posted on Monday January 19, 2026

Trump’s Arctic ambitions torch the most important US asset

The market reaction to the threat of tariffs on supposed allies over Greenland has been extremely telling

Posted on Monday January 19, 2026

The US products in the EU’s €93bn retaliation plan

Boeing aircraft, bourbon, motorcycles and soyabeans among targeted products if Donald Trump makes good on his threats

Posted on Monday January 19, 2026