The finance sector has woken up to its impact and dependence on nature. So, it needs to prioritize the development of investable projects.

What can we learn from the China Investment Corporation’s latest numbers, which cover the year prior to Covid?

UK regulatory proposals could mean tougher times ahead for mortgage customers, but challenger banks could get a little more competitive.

Natixis’ mistakes in equity derivatives and commodities this year repeat a pattern of outsized wholesale-banking losses. In the future, as in asset management, it should focus more on the underlying advantages of parent group BPCE’s retail network.

Nubank’s acquisition of Easynvest this month is just one example of how the financial market in Brazil is developing at a dizzying speed.

Manfred Knof starts early next year, after Martin Zielke is ousted by Cerberus. He joins recently arrived chairman Hans-Jörg Vetter.

A decade ago, European banks were mainstays on stock sales such as Ant’s – now they're conspicuous by their absence.

The chairman of UBS seems determined to force a wave of European banking consolidation. A merger of his firm with Credit Suisse may not be possible, but other deals are likely.

Putting together Spain’s two biggest domestic lenders makes sense, because, while both have good management, one side is better skilled at cross-selling.

China’s new ‘dual circulation’ economic system aims to slash imports while keeping export growth high. Analysts say it is simple protectionism and will only lead to more trade conflicts.

While banks have made progress on integrating environmental considerations into areas such as project finance and corporate lending, investment bankers have so far faced few – if any – sustainability-related restrictions on their activities.

The penny is finally dropping – and bankers in Brazil appear to be taking deforestation in the Amazon seriously.

The ECB has been pushing consolidation in the hope that it will make European banks more efficient and sustainable, but it will require large-scale job losses in a weak economy.

The trend towards social debt issuance at the expense of green bonds poses a conundrum for firms looking to appoint credible leaders for a push into sustainable financing.

Africa’s most ambitious homegrown regional bank has a problem, and it is called Nigeria. If it doesn’t solve it, the Nigerian business will hamper Ecobank’s goal of banking 100 million people across the rest of the continent.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is moving beyond a compliance-focused cancel culture, giving US banks an undeserved chance to win market share from European firms.

Environmental, social and governance ratings are far from perfect – but criticism of the industry too often misses the mark.

By clinging to the rhetoric of protecting fossil fuel jobs, Trump is helping no one.

The US and China are growing apart by the day, and whether Trump or Biden is in the White House come January may make no difference. What does this mean for financial institutions everywhere?

Exits at ABN Amro, including its big operation in commodity trade finance, raise questions about ING, as both firms enjoy much better returns in Dutch retail lending.

The government’s resignation this week could pave the way for reform – and unlock essential IMF funding – but is the will to change there?

State-guaranteed lending to help hard-hit firms in Germany has lagged its equivalents in France, Spain, Italy and the UK. State development bank KfW says that’s a good thing.

Unprecedented oil volatility and gold at a record high may tempt banks back into commodity trading, but conflicts of interest with ESG goals could quickly emerge.

Najib Razak’s 12-year sentence on corruption charges is a landmark for Malaysia. But he also tried to drag in former Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz and AmBank managing director Cheah Teck Kuang.

The sovereign wealth fund is withdrawing to cash, has seen a once-in-a-generation drawdown and is positioning defensively.

The coronavirus recession makes the need for bank consolidation in Europe even more pressing. But neither a more accommodative stance on M&A at the ECB nor the EU’s new recovery fund will be enough to make it happen.

The Goldman Sachs arrangement with the government of Malaysia over 1MDB only draws a line under part of the scandal. There is more to come – and questions to answer.

The Singaporean investment company made a loss – but an impressive one in the circumstances.

The country’s response to the scandal is a chance to show good governance.

Nationalist desperation to get ahead in fintech surely explains some of the spectacular regulatory failure in the Wirecard accounting scandal.