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, 2026Peace talks present big test on global stage for JD Vance
Tehran and Washington have never held direct bilateral negotiations
Posted on Saturday April 11, 2026JD Vance arrives in Pakistan for ‘positive’ peace talks with Iran
US vice-president says he hopes to build on the fragile 14-day ceasefire
Posted on Saturday April 11, 2026The damage wrought on the Middle East’s oil and gas supplies
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have both suffered significant damage to production capacity during the US-Israeli war against Iran
Posted on Saturday April 11, 2026Only two events have mattered in my 30 years of investing
Markets have shrugged off everything from geopolitics to financial crises
Posted on Saturday April 11, 2026The combination of AI and small families will create more free time than is good for us
Posted on Saturday April 11, 2026