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, 2026Starmer accused of scapegoating officials over Mandelson scandal
UK prime minister fends off calls to quit in chastening House of Commons debate
Posted on Monday April 20, 2026Kevin Warsh to say Fed independence not threatened by political pressure
Donald Trump’s pick for chair will tell powerful Senate committee that central bank must ‘stay in its lane’
Posted on Monday April 20, 2026Merz and Commerzbank attack Orcel’s ‘hostile tactics’ as takeover battle escalates
UniCredit chief says German lender risks becoming ‘increasingly unfit’ for rapidly changing banking market
Posted on Monday April 20, 2026The Mandelson fiasco reveals the true nature of Starmerism
This is a prime minister who does not understand the difficult trade-offs involved in governing
Posted on Monday April 20, 2026Starmer feels MPs’ fury as Mandelson fallout widens
Labour MPs question their leader’s judgment but still lack consensus on whether to oust him after local elections
Posted on Monday April 20, 2026