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, 2026The 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, 2026BNP Paribas surges up UK M&A rankings
French bank boosted by deals including £9.9bn Schroders takeover
Posted on Monday March 23, 2026UK 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, 2026The 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, 2026Meta to cut 10% of jobs to ‘offset’ Zuckerberg’s AI spending
Social media group plans to spend $135bn on data centres this year
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026China hackers steal western secrets by targeting consumer gadgets
Compromised home internet routers and smart fridges are being used in cyber attacks, intelligence agencies warn
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026UK in talks with Anthropic over Mythos access for banks
British lenders seek advice from US groups testing powerful new cyber security AI model
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026Microsoft to offer 7% of US staff voluntary redundancy for the first time
Long-serving employees given option for buyouts as it prepared to spend $140bn on AI investment this year
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026South Africa’s new Trump whisperer
Sending a white Afrikaner as ambassador to the US is a diplomatic masterstroke
Posted on Thursday April 23, 2026