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

Bessent called in US bank CEOs to discuss Anthropic model’s cyber risks

Meeting with US Treasury secretary comes as latest AI system has detected decades-old vulnerabilities

Posted on Friday April 10, 2026

Trump warns Iran over charging for passage through strait

Global stocks rise in wake of S&P winning streak on ceasefire optimism

Posted on Friday April 10, 2026

North Sea oil prices hit record high as Iran keeps hold over Hormuz

Washington-Tehran ceasefire agreement fails to stem global energy crunch

Posted on Thursday April 09, 2026

Netanyahu authorises Israeli talks with Lebanon after Trump intervention

Israel’s military campaign against Hizbollah has threatened to undermine fragile truce agreed by US and Iran

Posted on Thursday April 09, 2026

xAI sues Colorado over first state AI anti-discrimination law

Elon Musk’s AI lab claims the regulations violate free speech protections

Posted on Thursday April 09, 2026