With a ROC of 54.68%, Nairobi-based Equity Bank leads the top five African banks by return on capital ranking.
Technology Projects of the Year, 2014
August 1, 2014
Our first Technology Projects of the Year awards focus on the teamwork and collaboration needed to get a technology project off the ground.
The winners show that from the smallest of start-ups to the largest of lenders, the innovative spirit is strong in the global financial markets.
New entrants storm China's ROC ranking
August 1, 2014
Two new entrants make it onto China's top banks by return on capital ranking, with one of them taking the crown as China's best performing bank by this measure.
Russian lenders dominate CEE's ROC ranking
July 28, 2014
The top four banks in central and eastern European by return on capital are all Russian, with fifth placed Bulgaria-based First Investment Bank the only lender to buck the trend.
Does financial regulation have to be global?
July 28, 2014Cross-border regulation of banks is proving increasingly difficult, despite the call for global regulation of the financial system.
Fiscal mismanagement is hurting Africa
July 28, 2014Countries in Africa, including Ghana, Kenya and Zambia, are battling with wide fiscal deficits brought about by grand spending plans.
Venezuela leads asset growth charge
July 21, 2014
With a 32% increase in assets, Venezuela leads the way in this year's top 10 countries by asset growth ranking.
Return on capital in crisis-hit eurozone countries
July 11, 2014
A look at the different pace of losses in five crisis-hit eurozone countries.
Global profits recover to pre-crisis levels
July 8, 2014
Global profits have increased by nearly 25% in The Banker’s Top 1000 World Banks ranking for 2014.
Back and forth and pari passu
July 1, 2014The New York courts' interpretation of the pari passu clause could have serious implications, not just for Argentina, but for sovereign restructurings the world over.