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, 2026Donald Trump attacks Pope Leo over Iran
Oil prices rise as president tells US navy to ‘interdict’ ships that pay Iran to pass through strategic chokepoint
Posted on Monday April 13, 2026Hungary opposition delivers ‘regime change’ after 16 years of Orbán
With its huge mandate Péter Magyar’s Tisza can prepare to change the constitution and restore rule of law
Posted on Sunday April 12, 2026UK households’ living standards to fall after energy price shock
Report from Resolution Foundation urges ministers to offer only targeted support to poorer households
Posted on Sunday April 12, 2026UK Treasury to profit from final year of student loan scheme, says analysis
Labour draws graduate anger after some of the biggest changes happened due to freezes under previous Conservative government
Posted on Sunday April 12, 2026Oil prices soar above $100 per barrel as hope fades of end to Iran war
Crude had stabilised on optimism that a deal could be reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Posted on Sunday April 12, 2026