December

Awards are a fitting end to The Banker’s 80th anniversary

The awards for excellence are upon us again and The Banker has the privilege of welcoming bankers from all over the world to our annual black-tie dinner at London’s Dorchester Hotel. Some of our winners will be reading this issue of the magazine as they speed back to their hotels in black taxi cabs having enjoyed, we hope, an evening that is usually both entertaining and memorable.

November

Consolidation begs the question: what is an exchange?

No sooner had the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade announced their merger than some investment banks were discussing a new derivatives trading platform as a rival. Behind the great consolidation process among the world’s stock and derivatives exchanges lies the question: what is an exchange?

October

Sibos invites higher ambitions and seeks Swift answers

One of the great advantages that emerging markets have is that they can build the latest infrastructure afresh whether it be in telecoms, transport or financial systems. In advanced countries, the dilemma is how long to carry on fixing a legacy system before taking the plunge into a completely new dimension.

September

The challenge of unequal distribution remains paramount

We are not woolly liberals at The Banker and yet it is hard to deny that the greatest problem facing the world is growing inequality. The advance of technology is creating a divide between those with the skills to access and profit from it and those who do not. In the emerging markets, the gap is between those gaining from growing manufacturing sectors, tourism and call centres and those still stuck in urban slums or backward rural areas.

August

Finding jewels in seemingly hopeless political situations

With agonising predictability, the Middle East is once again the scene of conflict and bloodshed. As a monthly business publication, we do not try to compete with CNN, the news wires and the dailies in providing graphic coverage of wars and disasters. We expect our readers to be well versed in the headlines before The Banker lands on their desks.

July

Combining vital statistics with financial intelligence

Welcome to a truly memorable edition of The Banker. Our Top 1000 edition has for many years become a collector’s item and this year is no exception. As well as pages of tables and figures detailing the world’s leading banks (see page 177 onwards), this issue contains a breadth of coverage that, even by the standards of our global and universal palette, is still pretty impressive.

June

Cracks are showing in the bull market as doubters flag up risk

We’re at that stage of a bull market when the bulls are still thundering but a lot of other folk – the more conservative investors, bankers and regulators – are sounding notes of caution. The phenomenon appears in several guises in this month’s edition of The Banker.

May

Powerful forces of change sweeping through the industry

The Banker magazine has been recording change for 80 years and so our journalists (even though none of us dates back quite that far) are well used to, if not a little blasé about, the phenomenon.

April

India’s policymakers must allow it to live up to its potential

Hyderabad is India’s fifth largest city and the 36th largest in the world. It is at the forefront of Indian development and fast becoming the country’s IT and biotech hub. It has a glorious history, and a rich culture and architecture.

March

Need for speed now entails pushing the boundary of physics

Who needs science fiction when the real thing is much more amazing? In this month’s cover story “Quantum Leap, Trading Faster Than the Speed of Light”, technology editor Dan Barnes explores how the demands of the trading desk for capacity and speed are bumping up against the laws of physics.

February

Bundle of reasons to be cheerful about the year ahead

In the old adage about whether a glass is half full or half empty, The Banker tends to go for the half full version. As a champion of the industry we are mindful of the difficulties and problems that beset the world but we also believe there are mainstream solutions that do not involve tearing everything up and starting again.

January

The octogenarian that’s as sharp and savvy as it ever was

Editing a magazine that has reached the venerable age of 80 demands a certain amount of humility. A publication can last 20 or 30 years with founders’ enthusiasm and connections still pushing it along.


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