David Wighton

Editor

David Wighton is a columnist for Financial News. He was previously business editor and associate editor, business and politics at The Times. Before that he spent more than a decade at The Financial Times where he served as U.S. news editor, New York bureau chief and chief political correspondent in the U.K.

David Wighton

Editor

Can Trump’s tariffs help European banks steal a march over Wall Street rivals?

BlackRock’s Larry Fink hails democracy for private assets. But what will it mean for fees?

If Nikhil Rathi wants to stay CEO, he needs to sort out the FCA’s ballooning headcount

Accounting firm spurns private equity as rare IPO tests UK market appetite

BlackRock’s Panama ports deal shows Trump is the real king of M&A

Schroders and Aberdeen are sticking by their investment management arms — for now

Abrdn’s humiliating U-turn prompts tough questions about its board

BP’s U-turn shows we must rethink investor stewardship

Don’t write off the big banks as they take on startups at their own game

Private markets and competition for IPOs mean no respite for AIM’s woes

Trump is obsessed with crypto. But the UK can still lead the way on tokenisation

Why has HSBC failed? Former bankers blame the stifling culture and bureaucracy

Trump attack on DEI programmes should prompt robust City rethink

If Jane Fraser’s investment bank overhaul is a disaster, why is Citi doing so well?

What Daniel Pinto’s exit means for Jamie Dimon’s succession plans at JPMorgan

Freshfields promotes partners, Paul Hastings hires from Kirkland

Freshfields names 25 partners in expanded promotions round

A&O Shearman promotes 33 partners, down from 40 last year

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