The internet has created a new kind of company that needs to be international and multi-currency from the outset. They are businesses that usually understand technology better than their banking partners. So how are the world’s leading cash managers meeting the challenges posed by these new clients?

Asian developers dominate the 2016 Euromoney real estate survey, but the biggest changes are revealed among the global banks providing real estate finance.

The fixed-income sales and trading business of the big US banks took a bath in the first quarter of this year, with revenues down by between 10% and 40%. But although not immune from market and geopolitical upheaval, the second quarter could not have looked more different.

These are miserable times in Australian banking, which is suffering issues ranging from banking culture to credit quality as the commodity cycle ends. Commonwealth Bank has reputational issues around its CommInsure unit, while both ANZ and Westpac are under investigation for rate manipulation.

Results index Bank of America Merrill Lynch has made strong progress in the smaller corporate market. The bank serves one in three companies operating in the US – that is 46,000 small to medium-sized enterprises – and wins Euromoney’s award for North America’s best bank for SMEs.

Results index The current climate of stagnant growth and low interest rates has prompted many companies in North America to start looking for opportunities beyond their borders, some for the very first time. Helping them on that step has been Bank of America Merrill Lynch, which this year wins the award for North America’s best bank for transaction services.

As financing becomes more strategic, the bank is showing where its greatest strengths lie.

JPMorgan Chase wins best bank in the US; RBC Capital Markets and Bank of America Merrill Lynch pick up multiple awards; execution, CSR and digital are the new battlegrounds for financial institutions.

The financial sector has been slow to embrace a diversity and inclusion agenda, but a small handful of banks are taking charge. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is a role model globally, and the results of that are tangible

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Citi retains top ranking while Deutsche plummets; JPMorgan and UBS rise; top five market share at all-time low; non-bank FX providers make an impact on rankings.

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In the latest twist in a complicated and controversial saga, the administrative court in Lisbon has provisionally blocked the Bank of Portugal's attempt to bail in some of its senior bondholders.

Treasurers are becoming more involved in the M&A process, thanks to the value of their insights and corporates' excess liquidity.

Investment-banking volumes in emerging Europe have fallen to their lowest levels for more than a decade. Some international banks are withdrawing capacity, while there is little sign of a pick up in the capital markets. So why are some of the universal banks still making positive noises?

The big US brokerages are losing market share to independent wealth managers. To stop the rot, the wirehouses must rethink almost every aspect of how they do business.

A tsunami of tastelessness; measuring Moynihan’s brand equity; best wishes to Blankfein.

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The North American market is already at a point of sophistication with its tech-led banking and treasury capabilities. US transaction bankers reveal the next stages of the market's digitization.

US banks and issuers dominate global DCM to an extent not seen since early 2008.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has become a truly global loan market powerhouse, helping to drive other parts of its corporate and investment banking franchise.

ING named best bank in Western Europe, Bank of America Merrill Lynch named best regional investment bank.

Remarkable client focus and pioneering product development have helped Bank of America Merrill Lynch to retain its award.

From supporting impact investment and leading from the front as the green bond market flourishes, to backing women entrepreneurs and mentoring young people, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has done it all in the last 12 months.

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Citi retains top spot in Global FX as clients execute more than half electronically for the first time

The headline results of Euromoney's 2015 foreign exchange survey show the leading banks have been remarkably consistent, despite the upheavals in the sector. But, beneath the surface there are changes that will transform the competitive landscape of the industry. Deeper analysis of the survey results demonstrates that’s already starting to happen.

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch has responded to the changing business environment by focusing on their key clients operating on a global scale.