SocGen to axe 1,800 jobs in France as chief steps up cost cuts

Investors have started to reward turnaround effort under Slawomir Krupa

Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

EQT to buy UK’s Coller Capital for up to $3.7bn

Swedish investment group seeks foothold in private equity secondaries with acquisition

Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

European pension funds: Assemble!

Or not. Up to you really

Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Phoenix, Scottish Widows and Royal London circle insurer Aegon’s UK business

Dutch group is selling £2bn unit in latest example of M&A in pensions and insurance sector

Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

BofA’s Moynihan left off invite list for Trump reception at Davos

The snub is the second time the CEO has been excluded from an event with the president and hints at a deeper rift

Posted on Wednesday January 21, 2026

UK government borrowing lower than expected in December

The £11.6bn shortfall is a boost for chancellor Rachel Reeves’ efforts to keep a lid on the public finances

Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

EQT to buy UK’s Coller Capital for up to $3.7bn

Swedish investment group seeks foothold in private equity secondaries with acquisition

Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Davos latest: Markets rally after Trump touts Greenland deal

Gold softens after US president retreats from EU tariff threats

Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Trump’s Greenland pivot leaves Europe flummoxed

EU leaders to meet as US president drops tariffs and military threat to take Arctic island from Denmark

Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026

Carney’s new global order needs a huge shift in political will

Middle-power diplomacy of the sort the Canadian PM calls for requires governments to throw off domestic constraints

Posted on Thursday January 22, 2026