Tired of paying what they view as exorbitant fees to the incumbents, some large US brokers, banks and financial services firms have now decided to take the US equity exchanges on at their own game. The names involved and the amount of order flow that they now control mean that – this time – it could just work.

More than 2,000 private bankers took part in the 2019 Euromoney private banking survey. See who’s up and who’s down globally, regionally and by country.

Euromoney Magazine has charted the birth, growth and maturity of the global private banking industry over 50 years. This special report is the distilled essence of five decades of innovation and change. We look at how private banking has evolved, and what the future holds for an industry that has never experienced such an explosion of opportunity, in particular in Asia, but has also never faced such fierce competition. See inside for in-depth analysis of the major issues facing the world’s private banks today, and how they can overcome them, from some of the leading lights of the industry. The report also contains the results of our 2019 Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey.

A recent criminal trial in London has revealed how banking negligence enabled a multi-million dollar fraud at the now defunct oil company Afren. Read on for a guide to Olivier Holmey’s feature in the February issue of Euromoney examining the errors made and what the financial sector can learn from them.

Voted for by more than 7000 treasury professionals, find out which banks rank top in the Euromoney Trade Finance Survey 2019

In each month of our anniversary coverage, we highlight the themes and markets that have defined the past five decades

What will Brexit mean for the UK, and for the rest of the EU? Bankers, traders, corporates and economists prepare for the economic impact of Brexit.

Euromoney investigates how the relaxation of western sanctions on Iran – dubbed the world’s most lucrative closed economy – will jump-start trade and capital flows from Europe to the Gulf, and plots a vision for the country's banking system and economic transformation, more generally.

Long years of losses and scandals, and now new regulation, spell a break-up with European banks’ bedrock of support in their retail investors, who have often been their own clients. Read on for a guide to Dominic O’Neill’s story on their split and the deep implications for Europe’s financial sector.

Investor safety has come under close scrutiny since June, resulting in a small but discernible decline in the global average risk score, halting a four-quarter improving trend.

The market tremors from the FX-fixing scandal and subsequent probe – triggering a flurry of fines, litigation cases and prosecutions – is set to reverberate for years to come. Euromoney investigates the fallout for global banks and possible reforms.

On the cover | Editor's letter | Also in this issue

When will the much-hyped M&A boom in the regional US bank sector become reality?

European bank chief executives speak obsessively to Euromoney about new and rebooted digital banking arms – read on for a guide to Dominic O’Neill’s in-depth examination of the strategy and rationale behind these projects, and their chances of success.

Market Leader

More than 1,500 fixed income investors took part in Euromoney’s annual survey. View the full results of the Fixed Income Research Survey 2018 here.

Global results

Euromoney's latest coverage of Europe’s fourth-largest economy as its banking sector stands on the brink.

Euromoney chose Tidjane Thiam as Banker of the Year 2018: read on for a guide to Peter Lee's feature in the August issue of Euromoney examining the story behind the revolution that Thiam brought to Credit Suisse.

Asia’s best bank

Euromoney's coverage of the economic and financial fallout from the conflict.

Euromoney's recent coverage of the eurozone crisis focuses on the macroeconomic, political and banking sector fallout.

Euromoney’s round-up of the European Central Bank’s CSPP, including the eligibility criteria and process.

Euromoney's latest coverage of the sector's growth – and where it goes from here.

View the award winners here.

Latin America’s best bank

Best bank in the US

Africa's best bank

CEE's best bank

Western Europe's best bank