Private capital’s stress test

As groups watch their shares plunge, they’ve been forced to explain their portfolios and prove their assets’ worth

Posted on Wednesday March 04, 2026

Investors ditch private credit funds on rising worries over bad loans

Publicly traded vehicles are trading at steep discounts in gloomy sign for broader industry

Posted on Wednesday March 04, 2026

Less radical, more profitable: here come Europe’s new fintech unicorns

Business-to-business services are bread and butter for a lot of investors

Posted on Wednesday March 04, 2026

Should I marry my partner to protect me financially?

He is terminally ill and I’m worried my child and I won’t be able to stay in our home when he is gone

Posted on Wednesday March 04, 2026

Energy prices up, markets down

What will the war in Iran mean for markets?

Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026

Stocks and bonds stabilise as Middle East war widens

Oil briefly hit $85 a barrel as Iraqi production shuts down because so few tankers risk journey through Strait of Hormuz

Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026

Pakistan urges Iran not to attack Saudi Arabia

Foreign minister highlights how Islamabad has a mutual defence pact with Riyadh

Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026

UK to deploy a warship and counter-drone helicopters to Cyprus

France announces it is also sending air and naval assets to the Mediterranean and Middle East

Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026

UAE projects normal life as missiles shake haven reputation

Officials urge residents to return to normal but holidaymakers are cancelling

Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026

Trump threatens to cut trade with Spain and calls Starmer ‘no Churchill’

US president criticised some European nations for not being helpful in war on Iran

Posted on Tuesday March 03, 2026