US buyers snap up Europe’s asset managers at fastest rate in decades

European fund groups struggle as firms race to bulk up and expand globally

Posted on Sunday August 23, 2026

Investors try to catch ‘falling knife’ with bets on risky funds during chip rout

Leveraged single-stock ETFs attracted billions of dollars of net inflows even as they plunged during market sell-off

Posted on Sunday August 23, 2026

The man selling the Lakers: Mark Walter’s unravelling empire

Private capital saw an opportunity to make insurance much more profitable. At what risk?

Posted on Saturday August 22, 2026

Mark Walter’s unravelling empire tests the insurance trade behind private credit’s rise

Private capital saw an opportunity to make insurance much more profitable. At what risk?

Posted on Saturday August 22, 2026

FT launches charity auction of star journalists

Bid for lunch with your favourite columnist to support the Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign (FT FLIC)

Posted on Saturday August 22, 2026

Burnham to allow English mayors to ‘call in’ big local planning decisions

Shake-up is intended to promote growth and take on ‘Nimby’ opposition to projects

Posted on Sunday August 23, 2026

UK energy companies on alert after ‘Iran-linked hackers’ shut down small power facility

Security chiefs brief energy bosses with ‘advice, direction and next steps’ after cyber attack

Posted on Sunday August 23, 2026

Alibaba announces $10.2bn share placement as Chinese companies expand AI investment

Equity issuance follows a strong reception for its latest Qwen 3.8-Max model

Posted on Sunday August 23, 2026

Anthropic’s best AI model struggles to attract users as cheaper tools thrive

AI lab’s Fable 5 has met with sluggish demand from corporate clients

Posted on Sunday August 23, 2026

Mark Carney says Canada ‘at war’ with US over trade

Prime Minister tells country Donald Trump ‘miscalculated’ by escalating tariff attack

Posted on Sunday August 23, 2026