Entries for the 14th annual Global Private Banking Awards showed rising allocations to private assets and the emergence of boutique firms ready to steal market share from the global giants.

After supporting their clients throughout the unprecedented events of the Covid-19 pandemic, investment banks have once again found they need to be nimble and adapt to another set of challenging conditions.

Banks are working towards global goals with real-time and cross-border payments, as well as digital transformation, as the world recovers from a pandemic and deals with ongoing geopolitical conflict.

In addition to developing innovative products, many banks are looking within to better meet the needs of an increasingly digital society.

This year’s awards celebrate increased product innovation, digital transformation and the widespread recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, together with the growing intersection between ESG and sharia-compliant financing.

A celebration of the top deals in Africa over the past year.

The Banker reviews the best deals of the past year in the Americas. 

The Banker reviews the Asia-Pacific region’s best deals of the past year.

The best deals in Europe over the past year are celebrated.

A look at the year's most noteworthy deals in the Middle East.