Swiss voters reject 50% inheritance tax for the super-rich

Overwhelming majority opposed wealth tax in contentious referendum

Posted on Sunday November 30, 2025

Insurer pulls back from cyber market amid rising hacks and price war

Move by Beazley comes as rivals Chubb and AIG maintain or grow their books in US

Posted on Sunday November 30, 2025

Morgan Stanley and Goldman dominate Hong Kong equity deals

A wave of Chinese companies raising money has revived dealmaking in Asia’s financial hub

Posted on Sunday November 30, 2025

Trump is driving Africa to ‘look inwards’ for growth, trade bank says

New president says Afreximbank plans a big push to finance processing facilities for raw commodities

Posted on Sunday November 30, 2025

Lenders gear up for loosening of capital rules by Bank of England

Bankers are expecting easing of leverage ratio as part of forthcoming review

Posted on Saturday November 29, 2025

Airline travellers face disruption after Airbus warns A320 jets need software fix

Update to address potential problems caused by solar radiation could affect 6,000 aircraft

Posted on Saturday November 29, 2025

Zelenskyy loses brother-in-arms in Kyiv power shift

President’s departing aide centralised decision-making in a way no other official had done in Ukraine

Posted on Friday November 28, 2025

Reeves accused of exaggerating gloom to pave way for tax-raising Budget

Office for Budget Responsibility says forecasts for public finances were rosier than chancellor suggested

Posted on Friday November 28, 2025

How London’s housing market stagnated

The introduction of a so-called mansion tax in this year’s Budget is likely to depress prices in some parts of the capital even further

Posted on Friday November 28, 2025

The MD moment in an investment banking career

It’s a fraught and familiar time as banks select their new managing directors

Posted on Friday November 28, 2025