The 2016 Top 1000 results are indicative of the challenging environment banks found themselves operating in during 2015. Even the Chinese banking industry’s meteoric growth shows signs of slowing down for the first time in a decade.
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Top 1000 World Banks – JPMorgan tops static North American table
June 29, 2016Most of the big names held fast in North America, with JPMorgan still out in front and only a little movement further down the rankings.
Top 1000 World Banks – Taiwan and India make their mark in Asia-Pacific
June 29, 2016Australian banks maintain a firm grip on the top four places in the Asia-Pacific (excluding China and Japan) rankings, while new entrants from Taiwan and climbers from India make their mark.
Top 1000 World Banks – North America and western Europe close profits gap on Asia-Pacific
June 29, 2016Its share of global return on capital may have fallen, but Asia-Pacific still leads in profits. On the rise are western Europe, North America and the Middle East, while Latin America and the caribbean, central and eastern Europe and Africa all recorded smaller shares.
Top 1000 World Banks – Chinese efficiency heads cost-to-income ratio ranking
June 29, 2016The top 10 most efficient banks in the 2016 ranking are all from China, although Australia also made some impressive gains.
Top 1000 World Banks – Kenya bucks Africa’s downward trend
June 29, 2016The depreciating rand and falling oil prices have caused trouble in Africa, with South African and Nigerian lenders slipping down the overall rankings, but Kenyan entrants still managed to show Tier 1 growth.
Top 1000 World Banks - Global share of profits
June 29, 2016
Asia-Pacific's share of global profits dips under 50% for first time since 2012.
London retains western Europe FDI lead
June 1, 2016Powerhouse London is still on top for western European financial FDI, but Barcelona is a big climber and Glasgow and Trieste are on the rise.
Challenger banks rise to the challenge
May 11, 2016
Loans and deposits are growing at challenger banks while they shrink at larger lenders
Slovenian banks return to profitability
May 5, 2016
After five years of losses, the Slovenian banking sector is back in the black.
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