This Month
What does a 900-year-old monarchy bring to modern private banking?
Like all royals on whose door this correspondent has ever knocked, getting an audience with Liechtenstein’s Serene Highness is not necessarily the easiest of feats.
Europe could end up more like 1980s Qld than 1930s Germany
There’s a problem with being on the lookout for a rerun of the 1930s: you could miss what’s actually happening.
Meet the train fanatic making global rail travel a whole lot easier
The founder of the online guide seat61.com, Mark Smith has turned his singular passion for train travel into a worldwide resource.
March
Hedge fund veteran Michael Hintze on the rise of machines, and returns
It has been a year since the billionaire investor sold his storied London fund. Now he’s back with a new fund in the midst of a rapidly shifting market.
Aristocrat takes gaming groups to UK court over Buffalo brand
The ASX-listed giant is hauling a group of offshore gaming companies into a UK courtroom, alleging that they have ripped off one of its most popular slot games.
Inside Macquarie’s $237m punt on the east London riverside
It has taken four years, but the wealth giant’s British build-to-rent vehicle Goodstone Living seems to be finding its feet – on the site of a famous former Ford factory.
Trump’s deal with Putin will terrify the West
If Russian president Vladimir Putin can get his US counterpart, Donald Trump, dancing to his tune, eight decades of trans-Atlantic solidarity could be ruptured.
This Perth entrepreneur is surfing the Trump wave
Barely two years ago Tony Sage hit a low, losing control of Perth Glory soccer club. Now, thanks to Trump, he’s facing an open goal in Greenland and Ukraine.
Even Ireland cops a blast of Trump’s Oval Office wrath
Donald Trump unleashed on the Irish prime minister in what’s become a new tradition - the excruciating Oval Office armchair chat. But he paused to admire J.D. Vance’s socks.
Starmer follows Albanese not Europe, as UK responds to Trump tariffs
The British prime minister has opted not to hit back with retaliatory tariffs, and instead wants broader trade talks with the US.
Putin is cornered but can still outfox Trump
The Russian president is at a crossroads in his quest to reconquer Ukraine. How he responds will reveal if he’s a cunning card sharp or a delusional dreamer.
‘Two to tango’: Trump challenges Putin to sign Ukraine peace deal
American and Ukrainian officials emerged from talks in Saudi Arabia with a plan for a 30-day halt to the war, putting the ball in Russia’s court.
Whyalla collapse disrupts Gupta’s plans to save British steel mills
Last month, the industrialist said he was on the verge of striking a deal to repay billions of dollars. But a deadline to finalise it is in doubt.
Zelensky ‘ready to work’ with Trump to secure peace deal
The Ukrainian said he wanted to “make things right” with the US president and lauded his “strong leadership”, after he abruptly froze military aid.
Starmer, Macron seek to wrest Ukraine initiative back from Trump
European leaders have hatched plans to develop their own Ukraine peace deal that they’ll sell to the US president, including a peacekeeping “coalition of the willing”.
Trump says Zelensky has a bad hand. But he still holds an ace
The US president can put the Ukrainians in peril, but cannot force them into peace. This gives Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron a chance to deal the Europeans back in.
Why a British vet giant is circling Australia
London-listed pets-and-vets company CVS Group has already spent more than $200 million on buying vet practices Down Under. Here’s why the UK player is so keen.
‘Full backing’: Europe rallies for Zelensky after Oval Office meltdown
Keir Starmer made a show of hugging the Ukrainian leader outside Downing Street, and will be joined by leaders from all over the Continent for crisis talks.
February
As Trump sides with Putin, Europe’s urgent race to rearm
If the US military ships out, the Europeans will need speed, cohesion and piles of money – not exactly attributes they’re famous for.
Don’t like Trump’s $8m ‘gold card’ visa? Try Europe for $413,000
The president wants to charge almost $8 million for a visa. Yet for as little as $413,000, you can buy a flat in a Mediterranean country and get permanent residency too.