Euromoney names BNP Paribas as the world’s best bank and HSBC the world’s best investment bank for 2016; BBVA’s Francisco González is banker of the year and completes a great night for Europe.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Euromoney Awards for Excellence. They were the first of their kind in the global financial publishing industry. The nature of the global banking industry is constantly changing, and this year we made fundamental changes to the categories to reflect this.

Austrian market leader Erste Bank posted another set of healthy results in 2015 but the standout story of the year, in terms of both growth and profitability, belonged to Bawag PSK. The private equity-owned bank saw its bottom-line result jump by 26% year-on-year to €418 million, giving a sector-beating return on equity of 16.2% on the back of higher core revenues, lower operating expenses and a dramatic reduction in risk costs.

Results index BNP Paribas wins this year’s award for best bank in Europe for wealth management. In France, Benelux, Italy, Spain, the UK, Turkey, Switzerland and, increasingly, Germany, the bank has been gaining market share to become the trusted adviser for wealthy individuals in the region. Its net new asset flows were €1.9 billion in 2015.

Results index Transaction services in Europe is a stable market in which regulatory change is usually the main source of concern. So the sudden departure of one the biggest European cash management providers came as shock and left a void that many worried would be difficult to fill. For BNP Paribas, however, it has been a great opportunity.

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BNP Paribas wins region’s best bank award and is named best bank for transaction services and wealth management in western Europe; Barclays takes best investment bank title; ING, Santander and CaixaBank win inaugural regional awards in digital, CSR and SME categories respectively; ABN Amro stages the best bank transformation.

World's best bank: BNP Paribas is that rarity – a large bank actually delivering on its promises to stakeholders. It is producing better returns even than many of the US banks, despite being anchored in a low-growth home region, building capital and winning customers – all while proving the benefits of a diversified business model. Its cadre of loyal, long-serving senior executives look to have got the strategy right: staying the course in Asia and the US and running global customer franchises, but only in the select services it excels at.

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BNP Paribas takes the issue of diversity in the workplace very seriously. A quick glance at its website tells you as much.

BNPP’s latest strategic update for its corporate and institutional bank might have fallen short of the expectations of a market now used to the wild lurches of rival European firms, but to dismiss this as mere tinkering would be a mistake. It builds on an already bold and long-held plan. And, crucially, it is one the bank’s leaders say they can afford.

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UBS Wealth Management voted best global private bank; revenue outlook dimmer this year; asset management competition heats up.

Deutsche Bank retains its position as the leading global trade-finance bank in this year’s Euromoney survey. The German bank and overall runner-up UniCredit also dominated the results by region and by product.

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The industry reacts to RBS's decision to retrench its international transaction services operations, referring clients instead to BNP Paribas.

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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.

The $5.6 billion of fines handed out to six leading foreign exchange banks will not be the end of the crisis afflicting FX, but it might be the beginning of the end. The people at the top of the industry are starting to think more deeply about what will drive success in the FX markets of the future. How can foreign exchange rebuild its zest, and its reputation?

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

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Regulatory hurdles, globalization and digitization continue to transform the transaction-services industry, according to Marc Carlos, head of corporate trade and treasury solutions EMEA at BNP Paribas.

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JPMorgan’s $100 million settlement of a currency manipulation lawsuit has sparked a flood of interest from potential new claimants, and marks a new victory in their fight for compensation, according to a leading lawyer involved in negotiations.

BNP Paribas Wealth Management’s co-heads Sofia Merlo and Vincent Lecomte talk about their business and industry.

BNP Paribas Wealth Management CIO Florent Bronès shares his firm's views on last year's surprises and the risks ahead in 2015.

When an email dropped into our inbox from BNP Paribas talking about something called the Marylebone Project we were hoping it might be the name of a five-piece band with BNPP’s head of primary markets, Martin Egan, as its lead.

Société Générale and BNP Paribas outline new plans to get their investment banking divisions growing again. The US market is central to the ambitions of both banks.