Barclays’ acquisition of Lehman’s US operations, while being a risky move, could be one of the most profitable gambles to come out of the credit crisis if the bank can conquer the American market. Writer Geraldine Lambe.

David Hodgkinson, group chief operating officer at HSBC, talks about the credit crisis, and how the banking industry is likely to change going forward.

Western governments have been forced to take massive stakes in the world’s biggest banks in order to shore up their capital bases. When the dust settles, what will be the implications of a part government-owned financial sector? Writer Charlie Corbett.

This autumn’s shocking crash in the markets and failure of major banks has made pariahs of traders around the world. What does the future hold? By Michelle Price.

As the investment banking sector emerges wounded from the credit crunch, will the sector ever be the same? As Wall Street weakens, will the power shift elsewhere, and what are the chances of the banking behemoth rising again? Geraldine Lambe reports.

Current WTO negotiations are encouraging a negative trend towards bilateralism and regionalism.

With prompt corrective action procedures in place, banks would be made to recapitalise themselves at a far earlier stage.

Bad times call for grand schemes, and bankers, advisers and economists are scraping around for fixes and explanations including forced mergers and the axing of the Basel capital regime. Writer Nick Kochan.

Lázaro Campos, Swift’s CEO of 18 months, discusses the institution’s critics and competitors, and why Swift will always upset someone.

The European commissioner for the internal market has been at the forefront of the Sepa initiative since taking up office in 2004. Here, he answers the market’s criticisms of the project and discusses how it has been handled at European level.