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Investments

  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
    Private credit
    Alphaville. Should private credit be stressing out insurers?

    Apparently not

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  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
    Financial services
    Interview. Former Apollo risk chief says some new life insurers could struggle in downturn

    Chak Raghunathan cites heavy reliance on untested private credit and newer savings products that are vulnerable to withdrawals

    People walk in front of the New York Stock Exchange building, with American flags and the Fearless Girl statue visible.
  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
    FT Asset Management
    Anthropic investors pay sharply different fees for access

    Plus, Vanguard warns on prediction markets, private credit’s borrowing strain and Henry Moore at Kew

    The Anthropic logo displayed on a laptop screen, with a notebook, pen, and smartphone arranged nearby on a desk.
  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
    Private equity
    Private equity backers raise new conflict concerns over sweetheart deals

    Investors question if some institutions rubber-stamp deals that could benefit other businesses

    Commuters walk outside the Smithsonian National Mall Metro Station, some reflected in glass, during daylight hours.
  • Sunday, 26 April, 2026
    Sovereign wealth funds
    In charts: How the Iran war put billions of Gulf-backed dealmaking in doubt

    Region’s sovereign wealth funds review their portfolios as Middle East war heightens economic strain

    People walk past the illuminated Fanar Mosque and its spiral-shaped minaret in Doha at dusk.
  • Saturday, 25 April, 2026
    European companies
    Marketing collective The Independents explores $1bn stake sale

    Paris-based group in talks with its investors amid slump in high-end market 

    Models walk the runway in Celine Spring/Summer 2026 outfits, including a navy coat with a large white scarf and red bag.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Personal & Household Goods
    Lex. Boots hopes its upcoming IPO will be bigger, bolder, more beautiful

    UK retailer has grown sales at a steady 6% annually over the past five years

    Premium content
    People walk past a Boots pharmacy storefront in central London, with promotional signs visible in the windows.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Private credit
    Private credit won’t spark the next financial crisis

    A lower leverage ratio and limited links to banks mean that the sector is unlikely to pose a systemic threat

    Amit Seru
    A trader in a plaid shirt looks distressed with his hand on his forehead while holding a tablet in the crude oil options pit.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Companies
    Stockpickers: Elixirr International, M&C Saatchi, Associated British Foods

    Our experts discuss which companies to buy, sell or hold this week

    Logo and text for Elixirr, The Challenger Consultancy, over a pink-tinted image of hands typing on a laptop keyboard.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Transport
    Directors’ Deals: finance chief sells ICA shares ahead of exit

    Group’s share price holds firmer than many of its rivals

    Several British Airways planes parked in a line at London City Airport, viewed from behind with tails visible.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    US politics & policy
    US health secretary’s son launches investment fund tied to health movement

    Child of Robert F Kennedy Jr seeks $100mn in capital raise while touting links to ‘policy initiatives in government’

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  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Private credit
    Ask an Expert. Submit your questions: Who’s afraid of private credit?

    John Foley and Sujeet Indap of the FT’s Lex column will answer your questions live on Thursday April 30 at 1pm BST

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  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Personal Finance
    Why do I have so much in UK equities?

    British pension schemes will soon be forced to support my portfolio

    ImageStuart Kirk
    A collage-style illustration of one hand dropping a coin into another hand, with green and yellow bar chart columns and a blue background resembling the UK flag.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Moral Money
    BP’s ‘relentless simplification’ drive sparks transparency concerns

    Also in today’s newsletter, development finance in an age of ‘trade over aid’

    Premium content
    Fuel prices for Euro 95, diesel, and autogas are shown on a digital sign at a BP gas station in Afferden, Netherlands.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Financial services
    Collapsed Century Capital lacked approvals, administrators find

    Report into bridging lender finds 2 vehicles did not have anti-money laundering registrations

    The City of London skyline at dusk, featuring modern skyscrapers and the Thames in the foreground.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies
    AI and defence companies dominate US growth investment

    Investors show ‘insatiable appetite’ for the sectors while others struggle for funding

    A woman aims an anti-tank grenade launcher during a military training session, with other civilians and an instructor observing in a classroom setting.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Sport
    Super League architect Andrea Agnelli makes comeback as sports investor

    Italian executive launches investment firm five years after his failed attempt to reconfigure European football

    Gamma Waves co-founder Andrea Agnelli
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Banking & Savings
    Latest Isa rates

    Up-to-date tax-efficient savings deals

  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Blackstone Group LP
    Blackstone pulls in $69bn despite slump in private capital returns

    Asset manager drew investors even as performance in private credit and buyout units suffered

    The Blackstone headquarters sign is visible in focus, with several blurred pedestrians walking in the foreground.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Japanese business & finance
    Japan moves to block foreign takeover deal on national security grounds

    Government asks South Korean private equity group MBK Partners to drop attempt to buy Makino Milling

    Sanae Takaichi speaks at a podium with a microphone during a press conference, hands clasped together.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Private equity
    PE firm L Catterton launches fund with top athletes

    LVMH-backed group will seek to harness influence of sports personalities to enhance portfolio companies

    Logan Webb of the San Francisco Giants pitches during the first inning against the Washington Nationals.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Due Diligence
    Private equity courts OpenAI and Anthropic

    The start-ups are in talks with private equity firms over joint ventures intended to help deploy AI in businesses

    Premium content
    An illustration showing the OpenAI logo on a screen with a blurred keyboard in the background.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Isas
    Isa confusion clouds UK’s launch of retail investing campaign

    ‘Savvy the Squirrel’ initiative comes as investors await clarity on eligibility of products in stocks-and-shares products

    A bus stop advertisement on Great Titchfield Street features a cartoon squirrel in a sweater with text promoting investment for future goals.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    US equities
    Investors nurse losses after ‘short squeeze’ at car rental group Avis Budget

    US company’s equities had soared more than 400% in echo of Wall Street’s 2021 ‘meme stock’ craze

    A car drives past a large red Avis "Car Hire Return" sign at Heathrow Airport.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Airlines
    US may extend $500mn in rescue funding to Spirit Airlines

    Money would come with equity warrants that could make government majority owner of struggling discount carrier

    A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 flying low over a busy road as it approaches landing at Hollywood Burbank Airport.
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