Despite holding 45% of world banking assets, Western European banks could only generate 6.3% of global profits in 2011. Find out which regions are the banking winners from this year's Top 1000 World Banks.
Top 1000 World Banks 2023
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Emerging economies lead in cost-to-income ranking
July 1, 2012Chinese banks dominate the ranking for best cost to income among lenders, while on a regional basis, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East all perform impressively.
Trading incomes drop heavily at world’s biggest banks
July 1, 2012Many of the world's largest banks have seen their trading income fall in 2011, with only two – Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan – avoiding this fate.
Top 1000: How we did it
June 27, 2012A look at how The Banker calculates its Top 1000 World Banks ranking.
Rebalancing of European leveraged finance
June 18, 2012
Strains on the supply of leveraged finance have left European leveraged buyouts having to tap other sources of funding.
Nigeria targets building Africa’s dominant IFC
June 1, 2012Given the size of its economy and the rapid pace at which it is growing, Nigeria has a good chance of establishing an international financial centre to rival Johannesburg – Africa's only IFC. The west African country is already close to creating the legal framework necessary, but overcoming the negative perceptions of many international banks will prove a tricky obstacle to overcome.
London leads the way with FDI outflows
May 31, 2012
Having generated nearly $5bn in outward foreign direct investment (FDI), London tops the list of international finance centres by outflows of FDI into other hubs’ financial sectors.
Toronto and Sydney leap FDI outflow ranking
May 31, 2012Although London and New York lead the way in the ranking of top IFCs by foreign direct investment outflows, it is Toronto, which jumped from 19th place to third, and Sydney, recording a 16-place rise to 14th, that catch the eye.
Basel tightens the squeeze on bank trading books
May 16, 2012
The advent of Basel III has already forced banks to change the way they measure market risk, and regulators are set to step up the pressure still further. Find out which banks are most affected.
Singapore and Hong Kong top Asian FDI rankings
May 7, 2012
Between March 2011 and February 2012, Singapore and Hong Kong accounted for more than half of the foreign direct investments into the Asian financial sector.
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