By: Ali Lyon

Chief reporter Ali Lyon is the chief reporter at City AM, responsible for covering the full gamut of business, finance and wealth news. He has been at City AM full-time since July 2024. Get in touch with tips via email: ali.lyon@cityam.com. Follow Ali on X: @alilyon_94

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‘Look out for rich individuals’: The deep ties between Mandelson lobbying firm and Epstein

February 5, 2026

As one of London’s many eminent lobbying and advisory outfits, Peter Mandelson’s Global Counsel is well versed in what it takes to manage a reputation. Set up by the former deputy Prime Minister and Labour spin doctor Benjamin Wegg-Prosser from the embers of Labour’s 2010 general election loss, it has worked on some of the [...]
Crispin Odey firm discovered dozens of ‘inappropriate conduct claims’

February 3, 2026

Crispin Odey’s wound down hedge fund unearthed nearly 50 allegations of “inappropriate conduct” made by female staff about the disgraced hedge fund manager during an internal investigation, newly released court filings show. In evidence submitted by the Financial Conduct Authority, the founder of Odey Asset Management is accused of engaging in at least 46 instances [...]
Non-dom exodus: Top London dealmaker quits UK for Switzerland

February 3, 2026

One of London’s most successful private equity dealmakers has left the UK for Switzerland, adding to the wave of wealthy individuals quitting Britain in the wake of the government’s crackdown on wealth. Kurt Bjorklund, the executive chair of Permira who until recently was the buyout giant’s managing partner, relocated to the low-tax jurisdiction in the [...]
‘Very clever’ – Mandelson shared sensitive advice with Epstein at height of Eurozone drama

February 3, 2026

Peter Mandelson sent Jeffrey Epstein sensitive advice concerning the liquidity of the UK financial system and the stability of the euro that had been shared with Prime Minister Gordon Brown. In the exchange, which took place in May 2010 at the height of the Eurozone debt crisis and in the turbulent political aftermath of the [...]
Private markets suffer ‘reality check’ as fundraising dries up

February 3, 2026

Private markets fundraising fell to a decade low across Europe in 2025, after a slowdown in dealmaking and stuttering performance led major buyout shops to struggle to return cash to investors. According to a fresh analysis of the sector, a dearth of new mega fund raises and “persistent liquidity constraints” across the industry led fundraising [...]
FTSE 100 hits fresh record after gold and silver rout

February 2, 2026

The FTSE 100 hit a fresh record on Monday despite being swept up in a global sell-off of metals and tech stocks that had pushed Asian and European stock markets deep into the red earlier in the day. The UK’s blue-chip index closed up 118 points to end the day at an all-time high of [...]
‘Well done Petey’: Epstein advised Mandelson on $6m Deutsche Bank role

February 2, 2026

Peter Mandelson sought advice from convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein on a possible job offer worth up to $6m from Deutsche Bank as part of a joint campaign to land the former business secretary lucrative roles in finance after Labour lost the 2010 election, newly released emails show. According to messages published by the US Department [...]
‘Liz Truss-lite’: Is Japan in the midst of a sovereign debt crisis?

January 22, 2026

Japan’s long-dated bonds suffered their worst sell-off this century on Tuesday. Ali Lyon asks whether the rout could spark a full-blown debt crisis? For decades, the world’s fixed income investors have been sucked in – and spat out – by an alluring trade on Japan’s government bonds. Secure in their belief that the securities’ unfathomable, [...]
Trump rows back from tariff threat after scathing Davos speech

January 21, 2026

Donald Trump has rowed back from a radical plan to apply tariffs on European countries objecting to his demands to annex Greenland, just hours after launching a scathing attack on the continent’s leaders during a historic address at Davos. In a post on his social media app, the President revealed he had reached a “framework [...]
George Osborne: I got gig with Sam Altman by cold-calling OpenAI

January 21, 2026

For most people, the hunt for a plum job is a torturous process involving cover letters, CVs and several rounds of interviews. But if you’re a former chancellor of the exchequer it seems all you need to do, is cold-call human resources and you can land a top role at one of the world’s fastest-growing [...]

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