The $275mn question from Guggenheim’s auditor

KPMG warned the asset manager about weak controls within its business last year

Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Deutsche Bank led $1bn of troubled lending to Hollywood studio landlord

German lender enabled debt-fuelled expansion of Hackman Capital Partners’ property empire

Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

A UK bank windfall tax would be a terrible idea

Further penalty would hit one of the key engines of growth in the economy

Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Chime is a winner when consumer finance goes K-shaped

The US fintech provides a valuable lesson for newly listed companies: being reliable is key

Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Australian property developer collapse ripples into private credit markets

Bathla owed $2.5bn to more than 40 lenders as fallout prompts some international investors to cancel funding deals

Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

UK failing to capitalise on Brexit, top Trump trade official says

Jamieson Greer says Britain’s alignment with EU is a ‘problem’ for a US trade deal

Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

The university degree is losing its lustre

Technological and economic shifts are eroding the graduate premium

Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Manager of Norway’s $2tn oil fund proposes slashing US Treasury holdings

Overhaul of bond positions suggested to Ministry of Finance aims to boost returns

Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Giorgia Meloni celebrates Italy’s longest-serving government since 1945

Rightwing prime minister has so far defied critics with pragmatic policies and stable coalition

Posted on Friday September 04, 2026

Anthropic’s IPO set to test external trust with power over board

Public-market scrutiny will intensify pressure on the Claude maker’s unusual attempt to balance profit and purpose

Posted on Friday September 04, 2026