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

Europe must prepare for ‘long-lasting’ energy shock, EU warns

Energy commissioner says bloc is assessing fuel rationing and releasing more oil from strategic reserves

Posted on Friday April 03, 2026

UK motorists to face £2 a litre diesel within days

Scarce cargoes have boosted European diesel futures to equivalent of $211 a barrel, almost double the price of crude oil

Posted on Friday April 03, 2026

What’s going on with dollar debt?

‘Swap’ trades by hedge funds have exploded recently

Posted on Friday April 03, 2026

UK gender pay gap widens at Clifford Chance and McKinsey

Elite law firm and consultancy among those where disparity rose last year

Posted on Friday April 03, 2026

Credit investors flee to safety, pulling $11bn from junk bonds this year

AI disruption and war in the Middle East send market towards Treasuries and investment-grade debt

Posted on Friday April 03, 2026