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

US vice-president says Iran mistaken that truce includes Lebanon

Tehran threatens to withdraw from ceasefire pact over Israeli attacks on Hizbollah

Posted on Thursday April 09, 2026

Vance to lead US talks with Iran as Israeli strikes imperil ceasefire

Bombardment of Lebanon prompted Iran to halt passage of oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz

Posted on Thursday April 09, 2026

Will Trump stick with his Iran truce?

US president’s ceasefire deal is fraying, the hawks in his alliance are sceptical and Tehran still controls the strait

Posted on Wednesday April 08, 2026

Trump’s ceasefire fails to heal Maga split over Iran war

Rightwing supporters of the US campaign condemn compromise with Tehran

Posted on Wednesday April 08, 2026

Ditch ‘alarming’ risk warnings to spur UK retail investment, fund managers told

Trials show more balanced messages boost share of wealth in equities

Posted on Wednesday April 08, 2026