Two of the best performers in Euromoney’s ranking of global real estate loan providers this year are German lenders Helaba and Aareal Bank, names that have had their fair share of difficulties in this sector.

Standardization urgently needed, say analysts; banks now ‘more resilient to stress’.

Iwoca a game changer, say banks; it will lend at scale to small companies.

In an era where every bank is considering its strategy more closely than ever, managerial acumen and the ability to articulate that strategy in an open and transparent way are increasingly important. Euromoney’s survey reveals the banks in emerging markets that are doing it best – and in some cases better than any other corporates in their country or region.

What links China Telecom, CEZ, Fabella, Emirates NDB and Sanlam? They are the companies analysts rate as the best managed in the core emerging market regions.

The dismissal of Martin Wheatley, head of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, by Chancellor George Osborne was widely interpreted as a step towards less intrusive regulation of the financial industry

Structural problems and over-leverage mean the focus will switch to Asia for the next global currency moves.

Four intellectual revolutions have undermined our sense of self, but anomie and profits are not incompatible.