Hedge funds grow at the fastest rate ever

Plus, Wall Street balks at Trump Media charges, Asian private credit’s slump and Whistler at Tate Britain

Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

UK lenders accuse Bank of England of ignoring Wall Street’s capital edge

Study estimates differences mean British banks carry £22.5bn extra capital burden relative to US rivals

Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

Beware holographic markets

Tokenised securities are mirror images of the real thing but pose new risks

Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

TeamSystem’s private equity owners look at stake sale at €8bn valuation

Process could test investors’ willingness to back business software groups with market roiled by AI disruption

Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

Asian private credit fundraising sinks to 12-year low amid bankruptcy fears

Just five Asia-based funds closed in first half as investors favour large US managers

Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

Chinese chip champion CXMT soars more than 500% in market debut

Tech group becomes China’s most valuable listed company in mainland’s biggest IPO since 2010

Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

Oil falls more than 4% as Iran and US pause strikes over Strait of Hormuz

Brent opens lower after two weeks of escalating violence pushed crude to more than $100 a barrel

Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

Beware holographic markets

Tokenised securities are mirror images of the real thing but pose new risks

Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

France raises questions over UK participation in EU’s €5bn tech start-up fund

Debate over British role shows strained relations during UK-EU ‘reset’ negotiations

Posted on Monday July 27, 2026

UK lenders accuse Bank of England of ignoring Wall Street’s capital edge

Study estimates differences mean British banks carry £22.5bn extra capital burden relative to US rivals

Posted on Monday July 27, 2026