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, 2026Trump rebukes France as tensions rise with Europe over Iran war
Italy refuses US warplanes permission to refuel, adding to transatlantic divisions over conflict
Posted on Tuesday March 31, 2026Milan city council raided in San Siro sale investigation
100-year-old stadium was bought by private equity-backed AC Milan and Inter Milan for about €200mn last year
Posted on Tuesday March 31, 2026King Charles to visit US in April despite Trump’s attacks
UK Liberal Democrats had called for royal trip to be cancelled
Posted on Tuesday March 31, 2026Trump tells allies including UK to ‘go get your own oil’
US ‘won’t be there to help you anymore’, president warns
Posted on Tuesday March 31, 2026Trump is not just sinking in the Gulf
As his poll numbers tank, the president’s trade and immigration agendas are encountering judicial resistance too
Posted on Tuesday March 31, 2026