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, 2026

The 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, 2026

BNP Paribas surges up UK M&A rankings

French bank boosted by deals including £9.9bn Schroders takeover

Posted on Monday March 23, 2026

UK 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, 2026

The 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, 2026

Iranian strike wounds US troops at Saudi air base

Yemen’s Houthi rebels carry out their first attack on Israel since the war began

Posted on Saturday March 28, 2026

How long can Iran keep firing missiles?

Five analysts assess Tehran’s capacity to sustain barrages against Israel and Gulf states

Posted on Saturday March 28, 2026

Houthi missile attack signals ‘serious’ escalation in Iran war

Rebels’ participation puts vital maritime routes at greater risk

Posted on Saturday March 28, 2026

How Pakistan put itself in the middle of US-Iran peace talks

Islamabad seeks to capitalise on warming ties with both Trump and Tehran but has much to lose if efforts fail

Posted on Saturday March 28, 2026

No BS: using corporate jargon is really giving you away

A new study suggests that buying into the blather reveals a credulous worker

Posted on Saturday March 28, 2026