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    European banks
    Eurozone bank shares poised for best year-end since 2010

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  • Monday, 30 December, 2024
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    Vanguard strikes deal with FDIC over huge holdings in US banks

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  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
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    There has been a profound shift in thinking on capital raisings

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    Wealth of US private capital chiefs boosted by $56bn

    Inclusion in S&P 500 index and growth in operations drove share prices at Blackstone, KKR and Apollo to record highs

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    Insurers offer pension schemes discounts to meet buyout targets

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  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
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    My answers to your most popular questions this year

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  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
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  • Friday, 27 December, 2024
    Richard Parsons
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  • Thursday, 26 December, 2024
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    Availability of outdoor shopping centre space is at its lowest in nearly two decades

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  • Thursday, 26 December, 2024
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    ESG funds found to have $1.4bn exposure to Xinjiang labour camps

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  • Thursday, 26 December, 2024
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    Number of Londoners moving out of UK capital falls to lowest since 2013

    Research highlights impact of decade of faster house price rises in rest of country

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  • Wednesday, 25 December, 2024
    Private equity
    Private equity payouts fell 50% short in 2024

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  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
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    US banking lobby sues Fed over stress test framework

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  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    UK housebuilding
    UK’s listed builders on track to build fewest new houses in a decade

    Vistry shares drop after it issues third profit warning as others suffer from falling sales

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  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    Exchange traded funds
    MicroStrategy mania exposes rare faultline in ETF industry

    Sharp deviations have appeared in expected returns of two leveraged funds amid surge in bets

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  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    News in-depthPrivate equity
    Private equity investors trapped in China as top firms fail to find exit deals

    Sales and listings of Chinese companies by world’s biggest buyout groups have ground to a halt, data shows

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  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    Private investing
    Free reader event: Quiz Stuart Kirk on his investment plans for 2025

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