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, 2026Bessent called in US bank CEOs to discuss Anthropic model’s cyber risks
Meeting with US Treasury secretary comes as latest AI system has detected decades-old vulnerabilities
Posted on Friday April 10, 2026Trump warns Iran over charging for passage through strait
Global stocks rise in wake of S&P winning streak on ceasefire optimism
Posted on Friday April 10, 2026North Sea oil prices hit record high as Iran keeps hold over Hormuz
Washington-Tehran ceasefire agreement fails to stem global energy crunch
Posted on Thursday April 09, 2026Netanyahu authorises Israeli talks with Lebanon after Trump intervention
Israel’s military campaign against Hizbollah has threatened to undermine fragile truce agreed by US and Iran
Posted on Thursday April 09, 2026xAI sues Colorado over first state AI anti-discrimination law
Elon Musk’s AI lab claims the regulations violate free speech protections
Posted on Thursday April 09, 2026