Fixed income research consumers tell us which research teams have impressed them most over the last 12 months.

The last instalment of our results analysis looks at banks’ markets businesses

With HSBC having reported on Monday, the last of the 2Q18 results are in for the 12 main global corporate and investment banks; now for part 1 of our number-crunch

The UK Treasury’s inquiry into economic crime has identified fragmentation and inconsistency within the current anti-money laundering (AML) regime, while the high volume of suspicious activity reports is proving overwhelming for the regulators. But new technologies could be the light at the end of the tunnel.

Deal-management app promises to transform the new issue process, bringing much-needed efficiency to absorbing investor feedback and roadshow management.

For our best bank for sustainable finance award, HSBC edges BNP Paribas and BAML for the range of its deals and its involvement in industry bodies that are furthering sustainable finance.

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Those behind blockchain-based trade finance platform we.trade, which completed its first round of transactions this month, have acknowledged that banks will have to support multiple platforms to offer a rounded digital trade service.

Whether in Europe, Africa, Latin America, China or the Middle East, in advisory, liability management or financing, HSBC seems to have been present everywhere in the public sector in 2017 and 2018.

The bank has shown leadership in digital simplification and delivering innovative solutions to clients.

As treasurers see changes across the digital and regulatory landscape, they are also grappling with the arrival of new legislation. So having a strong footprint in multiple markets can be invaluable for a bank when clients are coming for advice. Those who are customers with HSBC, North America’s best bank for transaction services, are seeing the advantages.

Bank of America and Citi win top prizes; Credit Suisse’s Tidjane Thiam is named Banker of the Year; Asian banks make their mark in global awards.

In a world of rapid change, especially technological advances, one bank has not just simply adapted, it has thrived.

This award goes to HSBC for its transformation of HSBC Mexico. As Euromoney has reported a number of times in recent years, the weak performance of the bank – coupled with the wider strategic retreat of the bank from some Latin American retail markets – had led to expectations that it would be sold.

Technology is rapidly transforming the payments landscape for corporates and retail customers alike, and the systems that gain traction tend to be those that give consumers better visibility of their money – or make their lives easier in other ways.

Kevin Rodgers gives his personal views on the trial and conviction of FX banker Mark Johnson and its ramifications for global markets. Anyone working in banking should consider what it means for them.

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Euromoney magazine has released the results of its 40th annual foreign exchange ranking, the most comprehensive quantitative and qualitative annual study available on the FX markets.

A soybean trade between two arms of Cargill using letters of credit from HSBC and ING shows the R3 Corda platform is finally set to scale up.

A rebound in equity issuance and the continued rise – from a high base – in DCM issuance, helped offset lower regional M&A volumes last year, as international yield hunters helped sovereigns and government-related entities offset the decline in petro-dollar flows.

Emirates NBD wins award for the Middle East’s best bank; Citi scoops regional investment banking category; winners demonstrate commitment to areas such as digital transformation, SME lending and corporate social responsibility across the region.

Bahrain Best Bank

A gentleman banker

The threatened imposition of US-China trade tariffs this week is the most obvious sign of increasing protectionism, resulting in a push towards regional trade, but with consumers prioritizing speedy delivery, the move to source locally has other drivers.

Next month, all UK employers with more than 250 workers must disclose the gender pay gaps for both salary and bonus.

One senses Douglas Flint is enjoying life after HSBC.

UBS Wealth Management voted best global private bank; private banks more bullish on revenues; hiring to increase.

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…and how wealth management can have a brighter future.

Equities is a business where only the top handful of banks traditionally make money. It is also a sector with shrinking volumes and revenues. So why are two banks outside the top tier – Citi and HSBC – trying to boost their franchises?