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Competitors might try to write Goldman Sachs off, yet it remains the bank that the biggest companies head to for advice.

Another strong performance in a challenging operating environment earned Banka Kombetare Tregtare (BKT) the top spot in Albania again this year. Despite almost nonexistent growth in the wider economy, the country’s number two lender leveraged its dominant position in the retail market to expand its loan book by 3.7% and its deposit base by an impressive 14.4%, boosting its share of the overall deposit market by 1.8 percentage points to 21.9%. BKT was also one of very few Albanian lenders to see an improvement in its bottom line in 2013, with net profit up 27.1% to a sector-best $39.3 million. Return on equity was slightly below the bank’s long-term average, but remained healthy at 16.6% for the full year, and was back up to 17.5% in the first quarter of 2014.

Strength and expertise across borders, industries and products are just some of the enduring hallmarks of a powerful franchise.

Clarity of focus gives Morgan Stanley the edge in helping clients to raise capital, its bankers say.

Responding to data collection requirements demanded by regulators is one of the biggest challenges banks face. With its DSL platform, HSBC is taking a lead.

Interview with Clive Horwood, Euromoney's editor, on why UBS wins Best global bank in the 2014 Awards for Excellence.

Substantial exposure to Russia and Ukraine combined with an unorthodox decision by the Austrian government in June to bail-in subordinated bondholders in nationalized bank Hypo Alpe Adria have not exactly helped bring stability back to the country’s banking sector. Indeed, the crisis in Ukraine and the government’s intervention have brought fresh turbulence to an already challenging year for Austrian banks. The bank however, that has shown greatest resilience, growth and development amid such a difficult domestic and regional environment for banking is UniCredit Bank Austria.

Despite recent troubles, Deutsche was the outstanding performer in the debt capital markets over the last year.

Last autumn, Danske Bank would have been an improbable candidate for best bank in Denmark. In September, new CEO Thomas Borgen replaced Eivind Kolding, who was shown the door after an unhappy tenure that had lasted only 19 months. One of Borgen’s first priorities was to inject a healthy dose of realism into Danske’s ambitions, cutting the bank’s ROE target for 2015 from 12% to 9%.

The rise of the European market means global players need to think beyond New York. Goldman Sachs leads the way.

Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence cover more than 20 global product categories, best-in-class awards in all regions and the best banks in close to 100 countries around the world. The full results are available here and are accessible by subscribers.

Investment banker Ken Moelis launched his own firm in the teeth of the financial crisis. That he floated it seven years later is a remarkable achievement.