A wave of regional mergers will be the nail in the coffin of the small banks and credit unions.

Good, sustainable returns for shareholders are finally in sight, 10 years after the global financial crisis.

There’s an old joke about a tourist approaching a local to ask for directions: The local considers, sucks on his teeth for a while and replies “I wouldn’t start off from here if I were you”.

As they rapidly lose market share, investment banks must evolve their capital markets businesses.

Will Romania go the way of Hungary when it comes to the independence of its monetary authority?

Banks are having to pedal back on big ambitions and focus instead on core competencies, but that could be positive for all.

Listing is a great result, but the rule change it required dilutes good governance.

Malaysia’s election, while politically invigorating, spells economic uncertainty and opens wounds for banks.

The state has done a lot of damage.

The Dutch bank’s future as a standalone bank is once again in question.

WeWork’s debut in the high-yield bond market was helped by investors effectively turning a blind eye to its costs of sales.

It has taken a while, but a corner has been turned.

Christian Sewing has been painted as the stern cost disciplinarian and man of action, so he had to unveil something decisive-sounding at his first results call — even if it smacks of tokenism

Bloodbath at AMP and the crowdfunding of startup Xinja are signs of new era.

Pontificating CEO of Pilatus Bank is arrested.

Have the vision. Create the plan. Go and do it.

As direct lending funds continue their advance, certain banks are also making waves in mid-market lending.

The likely recommendations from Australia’s investigations are changes that should have been made years ago.

Asia has so much to build and yet it doesn’t seem to be involved.

The French group seems both destined for dominance and predisposed to failure.

The disappearance of the chair of CEFC China Energy throws doubts on its European acquisition spree.

ECM bankers look safer from automation than their DCM colleagues, whatever Spotify might be up to.

Pension reform in Brazil is going nowhere.

Cross-border exchange cooperation is back in focus in Asia – and at scale.

Barclays CEO has to deliver now he has the bank the way he says he wants it to be.

Family offices looking for yield need to be extra vigilant as the cycle turns.

South Africa’s reputation for insalubrious dealings under Zuma makes it fertile ground for maverick short-sellers.

For too long, the country has been at the top of the world’s news agenda for all the wrong reasons.

When banks get around to reporting first-quarter 2018 results in April (the US banks) and May (the Europeans), it is already safe to say that their fixed income, currencies and commodities numbers will look particularly good.

The political opponents of former president Lula look to have ruled him out of the next election, but this risks an even more volatile outcome.