FAB’s status as a national champion means it is even better positioned after Covid-19 to facilitate regional growth.

Covid-19 has hit the Spanish lender particularly hard, but the pandemic could spur a longer-term strategic shift.

International business bails out the domestic struggle for MUFG.

Every bank has had to balance Covid and geopolitics in 2020, but few have had it harder than HSBC

The US firm is changing in subtle ways that are proving to be productive.

Its cautious approach means the bank underperforms in some areas, but its management prefers it that way.

The worst is over, but bad loans are back on the agenda at China’s largest lender.

Inclusivity takes a back seat to pandemic preparedness in a tough year, but it remains on the agenda for the Chinese bank.

Every bank wants to rebrand as a tech player, but few are aiming as high as Sberbank.

The ICG managed price and counterparty credit risk well, but regulators see control deficiencies across the bank that they demand be addressed.

The investment bank has proven its value in a tough year, but revenue stability is the challenge ahead.

DBS has suffered, but its model looks well placed in this environment.

Itaú Unibanco continues to outperform its peers in Brazilian banking, but its traditional competitors aren’t the real problem.

Khara takes charge of a bank with unique challenges.

After a year when credit markets propped up the financial performance of continental Europe’s biggest bank, concern remains about its credit risks.

Banner year for CIB helps pay for big provisions, while bank sticks to strategy of investing for growth.

Despite Covid, it was a good year for UBS and its outgoing chief executive Sergio Ermotti. Now it’s time for his successor Ralph Hamers to show his hand.

While credit costs have further to rise, McKinsey’s flagship banking survey says the biggest post-Covid challenge is moving away from interest income.

Turkey has been the outlier in CEE this year for many reasons.

Fintechs that help smaller banking organizations reap the digital benefits; the pandemic drives short-term results, but the strategy is defensive.

The digital dividend dominated the cash management market in 2020. Corporates responded well to those banks that digitalized the services they needed to stay afloat in the choppy waters of a global pandemic.

The volatility of 2020 has pushed listings of special purpose acquisition companies to record levels. But the gradual shedding of their fly-by-night reputation is also driving the surge.

Trade deal brings together 15 Asian nations; banks jostle to benefit.

The rand is back to pre-pandemic levels despite little confidence in the South African government’s ability to revitalize its economy.

Post-2008 accounting standards set aside capital for tomorrow’s problem loans today. In doing so, they rely on the judgements of the banks themselves. However, after Covid-19, European banks cannot afford to provision for write-offs in the same way as their US counterparts.

The bond market could be the answer to financing better preparedness for the next global pandemic.

The large Japanese lender joins PNC in taking the loan underwriting and monitoring system developed by a new lender to UK SMEs and tested through Covid.

Unbundling hits European research provision as providers grapple with transparency and valuation.

Despite Covid, M&A can still be done at scale within countries, even in the stricken aviation sector – though it helps to have a powerful force such as Korea Development Bank behind the scenes.

It is the time of year when global banks publish their wealth reports. This year they make for compelling reading. Euromoney takes the best of these reports and examines the outlook for 2021.