Europe must decide on the banking union
Commerzbank and Banco BPM are test cases that ask if we, as a bloc, are serious about greater integration
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Active ETFs will transform model portfolios, says BlackRock CFO
Martin Small said the world’s largest asset manager was on track for a record year in ETF net inflows
Khan’s London housing fund may need bailout, auditors warn
Mayor’s property development vehicle repeatedly missed payments on £300mn debt
Brevan Howard and Galaxy Digital cash in on crypto boom
Crypto strategies made more than 30 per cent in November following Donald Trump’s election victory
Luigi Mangione faces federal murder charge in UnitedHealthcare killing
Suspect in Brian Thompson’s slaying returns to New York where he now faces a second criminal case
Big bets on AI point to venture capital industry’s shift
The strategy of focusing money on larger deals comes at time of extreme indigestion for start-up investors
FCA apologises for delay in shutting fraudulent peer-to-peer lender
UK financial watchdog offers compensation to investors in Collateral after admitting failings in its oversight
A lack of childcare keeps the gender pay gap wider than it should be
Anton Vierietin/ShutterstockAlthough the gender pay gap is not as big as it used to be, women still earn less than men. In the UK, it currently stands at 7% for full-time workers.
Alas, Blackstone has made another fun-washing Christmas video
This year’s alternative entertainment asset
Billionaires bankroll US politics, but voters could demand a fairer system
Billionaires played an unprecedented role in the 2024 US elections, with 150 of the world’s wealthiest families contributing nearly US$2 billion (£1.57 billion) trying to influence the outcome. This included donations from the likes of Elon Musk (US$133 million for the Republicans) and Michael Bloomberg (US$45 million for the Democrats).
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