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, 2026Bill Ackman’s Pershing offers to buy Universal Music in €55bn deal
Proposed transaction would combine world’s largest music group with a blank-cheque company
Posted on Tuesday April 07, 2026US strikes military targets on Kharg Island as Trump escalates threats
President warns ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if Iran does not strike deal by 8pm ET deadline
Posted on Tuesday April 07, 2026The big state gamble on prediction markets
Fights over regulation could reshape the US federal system of government
Posted on Tuesday April 07, 2026The war to break Iran’s economy
Iranians fear Trump’s threats against “whole civilization” are part of an onslaught on fabric of nation
Posted on Tuesday April 07, 2026Hedge funds make record bets against European stocks
Short positions rise sharply as traders eye economic fallout from Iran war
Posted on Tuesday April 07, 2026