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

Trump rebukes France as tensions rise with Europe over Iran war

Italy refuses US warplanes permission to refuel, adding to transatlantic divisions over conflict

Posted on Tuesday March 31, 2026

Milan city council raided in San Siro sale investigation

100-year-old stadium was bought by private equity-backed AC Milan and Inter Milan for about €200mn last year

Posted on Tuesday March 31, 2026

King Charles to visit US in April despite Trump’s attacks

UK Liberal Democrats had called for royal trip to be cancelled

Posted on Tuesday March 31, 2026

Trump tells allies including UK to ‘go get your own oil’

US ‘won’t be there to help you anymore’, president warns

Posted on Tuesday March 31, 2026

Trump is not just sinking in the Gulf

As his poll numbers tank, the president’s trade and immigration agendas are encountering judicial resistance too

Posted on Tuesday March 31, 2026