Jeremy Coller: the vegan activist who just inked a $3.7bn private equity deal

Pioneer of trade in private capital fund stakes struck a deal with Sweden’s EQT during market boom

Posted on Sunday January 25, 2026

The uses and abuses of prediction markets

Insider bets, low liquidity and regulatory gaps complicate efforts to turn wagers into financial tools

Posted on Sunday January 25, 2026

Vanguard passes $1tn in assets outside US

Asset manager’s CEO Salim Ramji hails ‘incredible opportunities’ as it aims for 40mn international customers

Posted on Sunday January 25, 2026

Pension buyout deals slow as big companies weigh retaining schemes

Value of assets offloaded by UK groups fell to three-year low last year, just as US private capital firms pile in

Posted on Sunday January 25, 2026

US banks need to cut their credit card rates

There are better alternatives to the Trump-Warren plan to cap interest costs for one year

Posted on Saturday January 24, 2026

Saudi Arabia to scale back Neom megaproject

Review expected to propose a significant redesign after years of delays and overruns

Posted on Sunday January 25, 2026

England and Wales to hand counterterror policing to new national force

Responsibilities including combating organised crime will no longer be handled at a local level

Posted on Sunday January 25, 2026

Federal agents shoot man dead in Minneapolis

Protests spread across US after second fatal shooting by law enforcement during immigration crackdown

Posted on Sunday January 25, 2026

Middle powers may miss the global order more than they think

Even if you are not interested in the superpowers, they will sooner or later be interested in you

Posted on Sunday January 25, 2026

Link MPs’ pay to GDP, says UK business secretary

Peter Kyle calls on government departments to do more to boost economic growth

Posted on Sunday January 25, 2026