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, 2026Iran’s top military command calls Trump’s threats against infrastructure ‘delusional’
Tehran says US president’s ‘rude’ and ‘baseless’ threats do not make up for America’s ‘humiliation’ in the region
Posted on Monday April 06, 2026US health insurer shares jump as Trump administration boosts Medicare payments
UnitedHealth and Humana stock rallies as subsidies for certain healthcare programmes are set to rise
Posted on Monday April 06, 2026Iran’s top military command says Trump’s threats to bomb infrastructure are ‘delusional’
Iran’s top military command said the US president’s “rude” and “baseless” threats do not make up for America’s “humiliation” in the region
Posted on Monday April 06, 2026Trump says US could destroy Iran ‘in one night’ as he demands opening of Hormuz
President steps up threats to target civil infrastructure if Tehran does not agree deal by Tuesday night
Posted on Monday April 06, 2026UK to host meeting on safe passage through Strait of Hormuz after war
Conference comes after Donald Trump warns western allies they will have to secure the strategically important waterway
Posted on Monday April 06, 2026