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, 2026Iran claims ‘strict control’ of Strait of Hormuz and says it will not be fully reopened
Tehran says Donald Trump ‘raised seven claims in one hour and all seven were false’
Posted on Saturday April 18, 2026Anthropic’s Mythos AI model tests limits of global cyber defences
New system has sparked fears it could turbocharge hacking and expose weaknesses faster than they can be fixed
Posted on Saturday April 18, 2026Trump family’s World Liberty crypto venture faces investor backlash
WLFI has fallen after the disclosure of a loan linked to the token and criticism from one of its biggest backers
Posted on Saturday April 18, 2026Economic pain from Iran war will hit poor countries hardest, officials say
IMF/World Bank spring meetings hear warnings that some developing countries may require additional lending
Posted on Saturday April 18, 2026Iran claims ‘strict control’ of Strait of Hormuz and says it will not be fully reopened
Tehran says Donald Trump ‘raised seven claims in one hour and all seven were false’
Posted on Saturday April 18, 2026