Wall Street’s big private capital problem
Plus, Victory boosts bid for Janus, private capital’s financing wheeze and Giant hits Broadway
Posted on Monday March 23, 2026The Shakespearean animus of Botín and Orcel
The Italian’s bid for Commerzbank may prove to be the final act in European banking’s rivalrous drama
Posted on Monday March 23, 2026BNP Paribas surges up UK M&A rankings
French bank boosted by deals including £9.9bn Schroders takeover
Posted on Monday March 23, 2026UK home insurers to lose money on underwriting in 2026, analysis predicts
Higher fuel and energy costs, along with wage and price pressures, will drive up claims costs, EY says
Posted on Monday March 23, 2026The ghost bankers haunting the City
Unable to leave the financial district, some senior staff appear to be working long after handing in their pass
Posted on Monday March 23, 2026Nick Candy sells Chelsea mansion for more than £275mn
Deal for Providence House in central London marks capital’s most expensive house sale
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026Gulf states consider new pipelines to avoid Strait of Hormuz
Conflict prompts countries to revisit plans that replicate Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline despite huge cost and complexity
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026Ofwat poised to waive Thames Water fines to 2030 under deal
Clock is ticking on approving creditors’ emergency offer for utility as October deadline looms
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026The global wave of energy rationing
Governments from Bangladesh to Zambia impose measures to cut fuel demand as Middle East conflict cuts off flows
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026UK has ‘limited’ defences against ballistic missile threats, warns ex-RAF official
Former commander of Britain’s ground-based air defences also says the £1bn earmarked for investment is insufficient
Posted on Thursday April 02, 2026