Deutsche Bank seeks to expand private credit offerings

German lender says it applies ‘conservative underwriting standards’ in €26bn portfolio as concerns mount about wider industry

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

Lloyds IT glitch lets customers see other users’ information

Lender says it is investigating issue that was ‘quickly resolved’ on Thursday

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

Worthwhile American initiative (on bank regulation)

For once, some constructive ideas are coming out of Washington

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

Hong Kong arrests hedge fund and brokerage staff in $300mn insider trading probe

Authorities allege brokers accepted bribes in exchange for information on share placements

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

We visited the greasy spoon owned by MFS’s auditor (with a mortgage from MFS)

Eating a fry-up for breakfast in the name of investigative journalism

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

Deutsche Bank seeks to expand private credit offerings

German lender says it applies ‘conservative underwriting standards’ in €26bn portfolio as concerns mount about wider industry

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

Iran war causing ‘largest disruption in history’ to oil supplies, says IEA

Global crude output will fall to lowest level in four years, energy agency warns in report

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

Oil trades close to $100 after attacks in Gulf

Ships and energy infrastructure in the Gulf hit by new wave of strikes

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

Supertankers rush to Red Sea port as Iran war chokes Gulf oil exports

Saudi pipeline allows ships to avoid perilous Strait of Hormuz but they must now brave notorious hotspot for Houthi attacks

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026

The AI-driven ‘kill chain’ transforming how the US wages war

Systems from Palantir and Anthropic are helping to turn torrents of battlefield data into thousands of strikes

Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026