CVC strikes $1.6bn deal for US private credit group Marathon

Acquisition will significantly expand CVC’s credit business as it targets ‘fast-growing’ US market

Posted on Monday January 26, 2026

Vanguard CEO plots international expansion 

Plus, Elliott’s Citgo deal, Chris Hohn and Van Gogh’s obsession with yellow

Posted on Monday January 26, 2026

European IPO market starts 2026 at record pace, sparking hope of revival

Investment bankers embrace ‘intense’ pitching as groups in defence, tech and wider economy prepare to go public

Posted on Monday January 26, 2026

Doing good in retirement requires more than just turning up

For ex-bankers, motivations for getting involved in charity work are always complicated. So is the value they bring

Posted on Monday January 26, 2026

Pensions lessons: a new twist on British army training

FT-backed financial literacy programme aims to make recruits fighting fit for later life

Posted on Monday January 26, 2026

Gold rises past $5,000 for first time

Bullion extends rally after biggest weekly gain since 2008 financial crisis

Posted on Monday January 26, 2026

Trump faces growing backlash against immigration crackdown after shooting

US president says his administration is reviewing incident in Minneapolis as some Republicans break ranks

Posted on Monday January 26, 2026

‘We are the Good Samaritans’: Minneapolis hits back at ICE

A network of ordinary people is trying to hold officers involved in Donald Trump’s sweeping Minnesota crackdown to account

Posted on Monday January 26, 2026

Why people still matter in the AI era

As population decline accelerates, the big risk is labour shortages, not mass unemployment

Posted on Monday January 26, 2026

Trump is the wrong answer to the right questions

The US president has an uncanny ability to spot the faultlines in the old order and manipulate them to his advantage

Posted on Monday January 26, 2026