Global Banking

TOP BANKS BOUNCE BACK     After two dismal years, the banking industry in the world’s developed markets is flourishing again.   By Laurence Neville     The recovery of the financial markets from March 2009 (and earlier in the ...

United States   By Gordon Platt   Valukas: Report raises fears over systemic risk The Valukas Report on the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a nine-volume, 2,200-page document that cost $38 million to produce, was worth every penny. The comprehensive “post ...

BANKERS GET READY FOR REBOUND IN WORLD TRADE   Trade finance and risk management services are in growing demand as world trade recovers and credit issues remain a concern.   By Gordon Platt   The outlook for global trade is ...

  Settling Up   Europe’s exchanges are working hard to reduce the complexity of clearing and settlement across the region.   By Anita Hawser   Any custodian doing business inEurope is used to dealing with “spaghetti”—not the variety of Italian ...

Tomorrow’s Battleground For Banks   Banks and regulators worldwide are starting the new decade at loggerheads, but signs are slowly beginning to emerge that point to the future shape of regulation.   By Nick Kochan   Banks are on the ...

United States/United Kingdom   By Gordon Platt   Volcker: Promoting a more conservative banking model The legendary Paul Volcker, the 6-feet, 7-inches tall former chairman of the Federal Reserve who slew the inflation dragon in the early 1980s, is not ...

  THE BIGGEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS   Global Finance unveils its second annual league table of the biggest emerging market banks ranked by total assets.   By Dan Keeler   As the world’s key emerging markets continue to drive the ...

  BANKS DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS   In the second of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the best global and regional Internet banks.   By Adam Rombel   Not many of the headlines about the global banking industry in the ...

Derivatives Stage A Comeback   Market participants are rediscovering the appeal of derivatives, and the providers that stayed the course during the recent meltdown are reaping the benefits.   By Laurence Neville   In the year covered by Global Finance’s ...

  Location: IMF Annual Meetings, Istanbul   WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2009   Global Finance’s 13th annual Best Banks awards ceremony was held in early October in Istanbul, as the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank were ...

A selection of Global Finance’s best bank awards from the past year.   BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROVIDERS   BEST DERIVATIVES PROVIDERS   BEST SUB-CUSTODIANS   BEST ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS   BEST TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT PROVIDERS   BEST TRADE FINANCE ...

THE WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS 2009   Global Finance selects the world’s safest banks, the 50 institutions with the highest ratings from the leading international credit ratings agencies.   By Dan Keeler   After two tumultuous years that saw many of ...

Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best global, regional and country banks.   By Gordon Platt   Much has changed in the banking world over the past year—although not as much as might have been expected at the ...

United States/Global   By Gordon Platt   Geithner: There should be no return to business as usual It looks like there could be significant reform of the global banking system after all. US Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner pushed for meaningful ...

During one of the toughest years on record, the world’s central bankers were tested as never before.   Contributors: Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero, Anita Hawser and Dan Keeler   It is clear that 2009 is not a year on which ...

Turkish Banking   Turkey has a robust banking system that is ready to support the country’s economic growth.   By Gordon Platt   Tansan: “Turkey’s banks are the best in the world in terms of the strength of their capital ...

Global Finance ranks the world’s 50 biggest banks, as measured by total assets.   By Dan Keeler   This past year has seen a stunning reversal in the fortunes of the world’s biggest banks. After a flurry of eye-popping write-offs ...

STRENGTHENING TIES   Higher cost of credit and tighter credit conditions are prompting corporates to review all their banking interactions.   By Denise Bedell   It has always been a priority for corporates to manage their share of wallet effectively. ...

  GLOBAL   By Anita Hawser   Shut down: Many businesses are still pessimistic Banks’ investment banking businesses are making money again and the better-than-expected US non-farm payrolls in July took the markets by surprise. But questions remain over whether ...

Spotlight State-Run Banks   In the wake of the global crisis in the banking sector, governments that have become sole or partial owners of troubled banks are contemplating their options.   By Nick Kochan   The future of many of ...