The Deals of the Year winners from Europe.
European regulation: who’s in charge here?
April 28, 2014A novice European parliament will be scrutinising how untested European regulators implement far-reaching new rules for the financial sector
Banks' big data dilemma
April 28, 2014Customers trust banks with their money, but should they trust banks with their data?
The top five banks in Japan
April 17, 2014
The Banker's top banks in Japan ranking shows that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is the largest bank in the country by Tier 1 capital.
The top five banks in India
April 10, 2014
The Banker's top banks in India ranking shows that State Bank of India is the largest bank in the country by Tier 1 capital.
The top five banks in Luxembourg
April 3, 2014
The Banker's top banks in Luxembourg ranking shows that BGL BNP Paribas is the largest bank in the country by Tier 1 capital.
Will rate hikes stall high-yield bonds juggernaut?
April 1, 2014The European high-yield bond market has come a long way from its infancy in the late 1990s to record issuance in 2012 and 2013. But with interest rates threatening to rise, can the market stay on track for another bumper year in 2014?
The top five banks in Iran
March 31, 2014
The Banker's top banks in Iran ranking shows that Bank Pasargad is the largest bank in the country by Tier 1 capital.
A cautionary tale for African banks
March 24, 2014The controversy that has dogged pan-African lender Ecobank in the last nine months has shaken it to its core. Last month Thierry Tanoh, its chief executive, was forced to stand down in what was the latest and, Ecobank shareholders will hope, possibly the last in a series of events that has dented the institution’s credibility.
Risk weights – use them (wisely) or lose them
March 24, 2014With investors claiming that Basel explanations of risk weighting models are indecipherable, confidence in these measures has been lost. If it is not restored, capital may have to be regulated using much harsher methods.