Wells Fargo has maintained its lead in The Banker's Top 500 Banking Brands survey, but it is the impressive performance of China's leading lenders, many of which have gained several places in the ranking, that really stands out.
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Emerging Asia tops global IFCs
February 2, 2015While international financial centres in the Asia-Pacific region boom, Europe is practically at a standstill in terms of the growth of its banking sector.
Top five Russian banks by ROA
January 30, 2015Tinkoff Credit Systems leads the ranking of Russian banks by returns on assets by quite some distance.
Top 100 Russian banks ranking: Russia's troubles rumble on
January 28, 2015Russia's banks endured a tough 2013, as shown by the results in The Banker's Top 100 ranking, with the picture only likely to get bleaker when the impact of a turbulent 2014 is known.
G-SIBs at risk from Basel risk floors plan
January 19, 2015The Basel Committee is consulting on whether to put a floor under banks’ use of internal models to calculate capital ratios.
Panama leads Latam for profitability
January 5, 2015Argentina and Venezuela have the lowest impairment rates in Latin America, but this does not reflect healthy economic conditions.
Top 100 Banks in Africa ranking: Africa continues to outperform
January 5, 2015The Banker's 2014 ranking of the top African banks demonstrates why returns in the continent are the highest in the world. Nigeria is realising its potential with average return on capital nearing 25%, while South African banks dominate the top positions in terms of Tier 1 capital.
Shanghai is leading global IFC by inward FDI
January 5, 2015Shanghai was the leading global IFC for attracting FDI for the 12 months up to the end of October 2014, while New York came out on top for outward investment.
Foreign banks face heavy hit from Russian slump
December 19, 2014Russia has been a key profit driver for several Western European banks and the slide in the rouble will have a significant impact.
Banco Ripley leads Tier 1 growth in Latin America
December 8, 2014Chile's Banco Ripley has seen the largest percentage growth in Tier 1 capital in Latin America in the past year.