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

Autoglass owner Belron prepares €30bn Amsterdam IPO

Listing for world’s largest car glass repair group would boost Europe’s lagging market

Posted on Thursday April 16, 2026

Crypto and AI Pacs raise $250mn ahead of US midterm elections

Investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz gave $25mn to pro-AI Super Pac in first quarter of year

Posted on Thursday April 16, 2026

US ready to restart war if Iran doesn’t agree to deal, Hegseth warns

Defence secretary’s comments come as US also widens scope of blockade of Iranian shipping

Posted on Thursday April 16, 2026

US ready to restart war if Iran fails to agree to deal, Hegseth warns

Defence secretary’s comments come as US also widens scope of blockade of Iranian shipping

Posted on Thursday April 16, 2026

SNP pledges ‘1970s-style’ food price cap

Pledge by Scotland’s main pro-independence party could provoke constitutional row with Westminster

Posted on Thursday April 16, 2026