Insurers pile on risk as payouts fall to lowest level in 20 years

Industry braces for downturn as influx of capital into property and casualty insurance pushes down premiums

Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026

UBS demands new junior bankers show AI proficiency

Graduates and interns hoping to join Swiss bank must show they can use the technology to improve outcomes and efficiency

Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026

US regulator sues ISS as it steps up scrutiny of proxy advisers

The SEC accuses the firm of ignoring a subpoena as part of its ‘fact-finding investigation’

Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

Jefferies fund caught with $500mn exposure to second alleged invoice fraud

Point Bonita, which bankrolled collapsed First Brands Group, emerges as big creditor to Radiant World

Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

The prime minister won’t cut spending — here’s how I’m cutting mine 

Cutting back feels self-defeating but October’s Budget will be punishing for broad-shouldered Britons

Posted on Saturday September 05, 2026

Police face questions over Dover disruption caused by masked protesters

Up to 500 activists dressed in black brought part of UK port town to a standstill on Saturday

Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026

Far-right AfD surges in German state elections, partial results show

Alternative for Germany is projected to become the largest party in Saxony-Anhalt while falling short of a parliamentary majority

Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026

Trump envoys hold talks with Zelenskyy in Kyiv after meeting Putin in Moscow

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are seeking to revive earlier proposals to end war

Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon purge

Driscoll exit reflects damage the defence secretary is doing to the US military

Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026

Hostility to Reform UK leaves Farage with a dilemma

Toning down its positions in pursuit of wider appeal would risk an exit of supporters on the right

Posted on Sunday September 06, 2026