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, 2026China retaliates against US trade probes ahead of Xi-Trump talks
Move marks escalation in tensions in run-up to much-anticipated May summit in Beijing
Posted on Friday March 27, 2026Stocks and bonds slump in tandem as Iran shock leaves investors ‘nowhere to hide’
Traditional 60-40 portfolio of global equities and fixed income on course for worst month since 2022
Posted on Friday March 27, 2026What the Iran war teaches America’s adversaries
The third Gulf war augurs a more anarchic world — and more dependence on a less credible US
Posted on Friday March 27, 2026UK police end investigation into alleged voter fraud in Manchester by-election
Probe was launched after monitoring group said it witnessed ‘high levels of family voting’ at Gorton and Denton poll
Posted on Friday March 27, 2026Time to tackle the rank absurdities in UK energy policy
The debate over North Sea oil and gas resembles a bar brawl between opponents who can’t see straight
Posted on Friday March 27, 2026