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  • Friday, 15 May, 2026
    Personal Finance
    ‘Online influencers deliver poor-quality financial advice’

    Social media advisers often focus on high-risk cryptocurrencies and foreign exchange trading, investigation finds

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    Close-up of a woman’s hands holding a smartphone, texting or browsing, with blurred people in the background.
  • Friday, 15 May, 2026
    Anthropic
    Anthropic agrees terms of $30bn funding deal at $900bn valuation

    AI lab has tapped Dragoneer, Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital and Altimeter Capital to lead new round

    3 hours ago
    Dario Amodei speaks and gestures with his hand during the World Economic Forum, wearing glasses and a blue suit.
  • Thursday, 14 May, 2026
    Sovereign wealth funds
    Abu Dhabi’s L’imad joins BlackRock and Temasek on $30bn infrastructure push

    Alliance underlines growing influence of emirate’s newest sovereign wealth fund

    Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan leads a delegation at a meeting in China in April 2026.
  • Thursday, 14 May, 2026
    3i Group PLC
    3i shares tumble after sales growth slows at discount retailer Action

    UK private equity group has become heavily reliant on Dutch chain to power its returns

    Entrance to an Action discount store with customers entering and promotional posters in the windows.
  • Thursday, 14 May, 2026
    Legal services
    Private equity backers slam ‘runaway’ legal costs from top law firms

    Body for pension and sovereign wealth funds wants costs shared between investors and buyout groups

    Close-up of a US five dollar bill showing the portrait of Abraham Lincoln and security features
  • Thursday, 14 May, 2026
    Due Diligence
    The new circular trade in private credit

    Private capital groups have a new opportunity to buy significant risk transfers tied to credit funds

    Premium content
    Sign for MUFG and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ in Japanese and English displayed outside a bank branch.
  • Thursday, 14 May, 2026
    Legal & General Group PLC
    Will L&G be the City’s next domino to fall?

    The FTSE 100 group’s chief executive says ‘this is our moment’ but private capital rivals are circling

    Legal and General sign with a multicolored umbrella logo on glass at company headquarters, with a blurred person walking past.
  • Thursday, 14 May, 2026
    Indian business & finance
    Private equity cools on India amid lofty prices and economic jitters

    Weaker dealmaking environment during turbulent period for country’s financial markets

    Several Kashmiri women stand and talk behind a row of empty red LPG cylinders while waiting in line at a gas agency.
  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    Private credit
    UK regulator pushes private credit groups to share more data

    Fast-growing market comes under greater scrutiny for potential risks after series of setbacks

    The FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) logo in large maroon letters on a white wall at the organization's headquarters.
  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    Private credit
    Private credit is not ‘a cancer’, says Wall Street’s top prosecutor

    Manhattan US attorney Jay Clayton calls the industry a ‘great benefit to the US’

    Jay Clayton speaks on stage in a suit and red tie, gesturing with his hand during a Bloomberg Invest event.
  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Intertek set to agree £10.6bn takeover by private equity group EQT

    Sweden-based buyout firm made ‘final’ offer of £60 a share for UK company

    Intertek Group logo and the slogan "Total Quality. Assured." magnified on a website homepage.
  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    Anduril Industries
    Defence tech start-up Anduril doubles valuation to over $60bn

    Peter Thiel-backed company raises $5bn as the US administration turns to smaller players for latest military kit

    Anduril Industries Fury autonomous air vehicle on display at an indoor exhibition, with another aircraft suspended above the booth.
  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc
    MUFG seeks to offload risk tied to $2bn of private credit loans

    Japanese lender in talks over risk transfer as private capital industry is under strain

    People walk past a large red MUFG logo at a branch of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group in Tokyo.
  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    Private markets
    Private credit isn’t the problem — concentration is

    Diversification is the foundation of good investing

    John Toomey
    Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange watch monitors closely during a steep market decline.
  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    Jho Low
    1MDB financier Jho Low asks Trump for a pardon

    Alleged mastermind behind multibillion-dollar scandal appears in US filing that lists pardon requests

    Jho Low smiles while wearing a tuxedo at the 2014 Angel Ball in New York.
  • Tuesday, 12 May, 2026
    SpaceX
    Scottish Mortgage defends $1.25tn SpaceX valuation ahead of IPO

    UK investment trust’s valuation means its holding in Elon Musk’s company is worth £3bn

    A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk in profile view with a SpaceX logo in the background.
  • Tuesday, 12 May, 2026
    Private credit
    Blue Owl retail fundraising evaporates amid private credit concerns

    Fund it operates took in fraction of capital from year-ago level as worries mount over potential surge in loan defaults

    Blue Owl signage on the exterior wall of a building as two people walk past the steps to the entrance.
  • Tuesday, 12 May, 2026
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Investment group EQT submits ‘final’ £10.6bn offer for Intertek

    FTSE 100 testing group comes under mounting pressure from shareholders to engage with buyout firm

    EQT's logo mounted on a dark, marbled wall.
  • Tuesday, 12 May, 2026
    Wendy's Co
    Peltz in talks to raise funds for Wendy’s go-private bid

    The move is a value play for the hamburger chain whose shares have slid 70% in the past 5 years

    A Wendy's triple cheeseburger combo with fries and a drink is arranged on a table in a restaurant.
  • Monday, 11 May, 2026
    Market Financial Solutions
    MFS owner accused of ‘plundering’ company to fund ‘lavish lifestyle’

    Administrators file lawsuit alleging at least £1.3bn ‘misappropriated’ from collapsed mortgage firm

    Sign for Market Financial Solutions Ltd. (MFS) displayed on an exterior wall near a plant and a CCTV warning sign.
  • Monday, 11 May, 2026
    Market Financial Solutions
    Britain’s bridging loan woes rattle US private credit firms

    High-octane area of mortgage market under scrutiny following messy collapses

    Several modern skyscrapers in the City of London skyline, including the Gherkin and the Leadenhall Building.
  • Sunday, 10 May, 2026
    Private equity
    Retail investors cool on private equity as jitters spread

    Fundraising by evergreen vehicles has slowed amid worries about exposure to software and AI

    Stock market display screens at the New York Stock Exchange show KKR & Co trading information and the KKR logo.
  • Saturday, 9 May, 2026
    Public sector pensions
    Iowa pension chief resigns amid concerns about performance figures

    Former risk officer alleges executives used misleading benchmarks and risk measures to improve results

    Snow covers the grounds and rooftops around the Iowa State Capitol Building, with Des Moines visible in the distance.
  • Saturday, 9 May, 2026
    Retail investing
    Europe’s €14tn cash pile benefits banks not retail investors, BlackRock warns

    World’s largest asset manager says governments must address under-investment of retail money in capital markets

    A woman stands holding a smartphone, illuminated by a large LED display showing colourful financial data charts.
  • Saturday, 9 May, 2026
    Property sector
    Retail investors turn away from commercial property holdings

    Rising interest rates and lower demand have hit returns in the past decade

    Skyscrapers and modern glass towers dominate the City of London skyline, with boats visible on the River Thames in the foreground.
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