Ares Management weighs minority deal with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

9:39 AM, 20th August 2026, 32 minutes ago The government has announced 1,000 new judges and tribunal members are being recruited to cope with increased demand following the Renters’ Rights Act. In a letter to the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), Courts Minister Sarah Sackman KC confirmed that the recruitment drive, alongside the courts’ digitisation…

Gold rates in India climbed sharply on July 25, 2026, after two consecutive days crash where 24 carat dropped almost Rs 22,000 in 100 grams and Rs 2,200 in 10 grams. On Saturday, 24 carat gold price rose up to Rs 6,000, while 22 carat and 18 carat gold rates soared up to Rs 5,500…

Key insight: House Republicans are proposing to overhaul the CFPB’s funding structure.  What’s at stake: The package includes a number of reforms wanted by banks, including limiting some of the bureau’s authority to regulate “abusive” practices and providing a safe harbor for some small dollar lending products offered by depository institutions.  Forward look: The package…

Mastercard is reportedly considering a sale of its U.K. retail payments business Vocalink. That’s according to a report Monday (July 13) from the Financial Times (FT), which says this move comes as Mastercard fields concerns about a “strategically critical” asset being under American ownership. These discussions, the report added, come at a pivotal moment for…

Key insight: Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in lower Manhattan, executives at one community bank in nearby Chinatown recall the efforts to reopen. Expert quote: “What I recall is that after 9/11, we suddenly understood the need for having a disaster-recovery plan.” — Vera Sung, board director at Abacus Federal Savings Bank…