Chinese owners launch €2.5bn sale of Luxembourg’s oldest bank

Initial bids for Legend Holdings’ 90% stake in Banque Internationale à Luxembourg are due around the month-end

Posted on Sunday September 20, 2026

AI influx puts Singapore office rents under pressure

Anthropic and OpenAI taking more space in city’s already squeezed prime property market

Posted on Sunday September 20, 2026

Over-80s turn to annuities as rates climb

Growing interest comes amid a rise in larger annuity purchases

Posted on Saturday September 19, 2026

AI chatbots give wrong answers to financial queries ‘most of the time’

Report finds some chatbots ignored upcoming tax changes and hallucinated rules

Posted on Saturday September 19, 2026

Thirty years of buy-to-let: does it have a future?

Rents and tenant demand are rising, but landlords are under increasing pressure.

Posted on Saturday September 19, 2026

The perils of productivity numbers

The forces driving growth in output per hour matter more than the decimal-point estimate itself

Posted on Sunday September 20, 2026

US retailer rations motor oil as prices quadruple and supplies run dry

Iran war has created global shortage of lubricant used in vehicle engines

Posted on Sunday September 20, 2026

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey urged to ditch the stunts and get serious

The party is stuck in fifth place in polls as frustrated MPs meet for annual conference

Posted on Sunday September 20, 2026

Big Tech uses guarantees to keep $300bn AI exposure off balance sheets

Wall Street finds new way to turn tech giants’ credit strength into cheaper funding for AI build-out

Posted on Sunday September 20, 2026

Freedom in adulthood isn’t what you think

Part of growing up is realising that some degree of discipline, commitment and narrowed options can lead to greater contentment

Posted on Sunday September 20, 2026