The big six US banks are releasing the loan loss reserves they built up in the pandemic. Where might this end? The answer could be surprising.

The EU’s Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) is spurring talk of growth at Greek banks. But for their investors, it’s still all about last decade’s legacy.

Private equity is the biggest driver of what may be a record year for M&A and has led to a pushback from public shareholders that could raise prices.

July/August 2021

July/August 2021

There’s a clear role model for US-Japan tie-ups in New York investment banking. Can the new partnership between Jefferies and SMBC follow it?

This year was like no other in Latin American banking – and the huge leap forward in digital adoption throughout the region caused by the pandemic is here to stay.

By trumpeting a decision to relocate its private banking team to a pricier Hong Kong locale, Haitong International comes across as desperate for a headline. Then again, if it leads to a shinier future, it could be a prophetic moment for the big Shanghai institution.

As Covid cases surge, the widespread hope that economic growth will contain defaults and banks will emerge unscathed looks optimistic.

If you have Wimbledon withdrawal symptoms, watch Pakistan’s status in MSCI’s indices, which has the same quality as a ball being smacked back and forwards during an interminable rally.

That distant sound is the warning bell as bond investors’ desperate search for yield leads them down ever-risker paths.

The European Commission keeps pressing, but a consolidated tape for bonds is not yet realistic – and firms should use AI analytics to create a quasi-tape.

Many are still a long way from understanding the risk climate change poses to their businesses.

The closer central banks come to hard design choices over retail central bank digital currencies, the less clear cut the case is to proceed with them.

A reported $1 billion score from distressed debt trading could encourage banks to look for risky ways to boost earnings.

Banks received a mostly clean bill of health from the Federal Reserve’s latest stress tests. After a catastrophe like Covid, does that mean the sector is now safe?

A new group at the top of the investment bank’s coverage effort is another indication of where its priorities now lie.

As football fans enjoy an action-packed European Championship, JPMorgan is advancing its project to dominate global sport financing.

What worries the wealthy most? It is a question that provides answers the rest of us would be wise to heed.

Bank CEOs do not like it, but the regulators are fostering competition.

The $15 billion merger that created Saudi National Bank is tipped to kick-start a cycle of consolidation in the Kingdom’s banking sector.

António Horta-Osório receives a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

The death of John McAfee in a Spanish prison cell ends a flamboyant and colourful life.

When Stephen Williams joined HSBC more than 20 years ago, the bank was a backmarker in Asian debt markets. When he retires next month, he leaves it top of the heap.

Buying robo-adviser Nutmeg is a bold and telling first step for the US bank’s new digital banking venture in the UK.

Scandinavia’s biggest bank is at last outperforming European banks in the way that smaller Nordic lenders did in the 2010s. The jury is out on whether or not this can continue when its more nationally focused Nordic peers regain momentum.

JPMorgan’s new chief financial officer, Jeremy Barnum, is an unusual choice for a role that has become a springboard for greater things.

June 2021

June 2021

The bond market’s hottest structure has come under fire from a leading ESG investor, with borrowers accused of gaming the system to take advantage of demand for sustainable products.