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Mega AI deals enable exits for private equity — but fuel ‘frothy’ bubble fears
Aside from pushing stocks to all-time highs, the artificial intelligence boom is also giving private equity funds a boost by thawing the frozen IPO market and providing much-needed liquidity. However, AI is also creating what senior industry figures describe as a “frothy” investment landscape in some corners of the market, making it harder to identify […]
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Top European finance chiefs warn of ‘casino’ behavior in private credit
Heads of European financial institutions are warning of risks in the rapidly growing, multi-trillion-dollar private credit market, with one executive saying parts of it resemble a “casino.” Oliver Bate, chief executive of Allianz , one of the world’s largest insurers, told CNBC that “uncontrolled” growth in the private credit space — which faces much less […]
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Why a landmark ruling from the world’s top court puts financial markets on notice
Vanuatu’s Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu (C) delivers a speech as he attends a demonstration ahead of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) session tasked with issuing the first Advisory Opinion (AO) on States’ legal obligations to address climate change, in The Hague on July 23, 2025. John Thys | Afp | Getty Images Gripped […]
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Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable
A firefighting helicopter flies near as a home burns from the Mountain Fire on November 6, 2024 in Camarillo, California. David Mcnew | Getty Images News | Getty Images Top insurers fear the climate crisis could soon outpace industry solutions, effectively threatening to make entire regions around the world uninsurable. Günther Thallinger, a board member […]
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Confused and concerned, CEOs get to grips with Trump’s new tariff regime
A Rolls Royce driving past the entrance of the Jaeger-LeCoultre boutique on Rue du Rhône on August 2, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. Robert Hradil | Getty Images News | Getty Images Business leaders are scrambling to get their head around a new era of tariff complexity. The bemused mood among European chief executives on Thursday […]
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European stocks set for broadly higher open amid more tariff news; BOE and earnings ahead
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LA fires could hit European insurance giants with about billion euros in losses
The wildfires around Los Angeles are set to cost European insurance giants up to a billion euros in payouts this year. Millions of people have been displaced, thousands of homes and buildings have been destroyed and at least five people have been reported dead due to the wildfires. While total economic loss due to the […]
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Europe markets decline with U.S. inflation data in focus; Just Eat Takeaway, Siemens Energy soar
European stocks traded slightly lower Wednesday, with global markets focused on upcoming U.S. inflation data. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.1% in early deals, with the majority of sectors in negative territory. Shares of Just Eat Takeaway stock soared 20% shortly after the open Wednesday after the company said it had struck a deal to […]
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Divide in between political elites and the operating course is a big risk, Allianz CEO says
Oliver Bäte, chief executive of German insurance coverage group Allianz. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Pictures A escalating detachment between political leaders and populations presents the most significant chance in a fast paced election calendar year, in accordance to Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte. Along with an increasing conflict in the Center East and Russia’s ongoing […]
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JPMorgan and Barclays again $4.5 billion insurance tech huge Wefox
Key Details Wefox, a Berlin, Germany-based insurance plan technological know-how startup, declared Wednesday that it has elevated $110 million from traders. Of that sum, $55 million came in the variety of a revolving credit score facility from JPMorgan and Barclays. The remaining $55 million was an equity financial commitment led by investment management agency Squarepoint […]
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