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

Donald 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, 2026

Hungary 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, 2026

UK 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, 2026

UK 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, 2026

Oil 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