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

Revolut profits surge to record as it wins market share

Results latest sign of UK fintech’s improving fortunes after clinching full UK banking licence

Posted on Tuesday March 24, 2026

Japan’s SMFG explores possible takeover of Jefferies

Sumitomo Mitsui’s banking unit holds minority stake in US investment bank

Posted on Tuesday March 24, 2026

Apollo agrees biggest Japan deal in $3.7bn rescue of glassmaker NSG

Japanese manufacturer has struggled since swooping for UK rival Pilkington two decades ago

Posted on Tuesday March 24, 2026

A billionaire is taking the UK’s Indian restaurants global

Prem Watsa of Fairfax Financial wants to expand the owner of Chutney Mary and Veeraswamy to the US, Canada and the Gulf

Posted on Tuesday March 24, 2026

Palantir turns poisonous on the campaign trail 

Donald Trump’s unpopular immigration crackdown has made links to the Peter Thiel-backed company a liability for candidates

Posted on Tuesday March 24, 2026