Jon ‘Mystic Mac’ Macaskill looks ahead at possible highlights for markets in 2019.

Thirty-year mortgages on houses in cyclone, wildfire, flood and drought zones? Systemic risk is building.

Planned changes to the country’s fintech licensing regime could halt the growth of a burgeoning market.

Two borrowers beat US pressure by tapping into demand with euro and renminbi sales.

Sweden’s Handelsbanken was the perfect antidote to investors burned by the pre-2008 bubble, but investors are no longer so enamoured of its consistent strategy.

Analysts are reflecting uncertainty over the fallout for Goldman Sachs from the 1MDB affair, but with the stock taking a rare tumble below book value, markets seem to be pricing in much more bad news to come.

At the tail end of 2018, banks still seem to be a long way from equality.

Bulk up, or leave it to those with the finances and the commitment to the region to see if they can make a success of it.

There's one way to get to the top – rubbish those who came before you.

The Italian bank has bought some time with the ECB, but what it really needs is a white knight.

Concerns over president-elect Amlo could see investors rethink their Mexico exposure.

Buyers and sellers need to show some discipline.

Large numbers of domestic retail shareholders mean that public ill-will in Spain hurts Santander and BBVA just as much as other more domestic-focused lenders.

Credit Suisse’s CEO says his firm stands out in Europe: the numbers suggest he’s right

Roll-up acquisitions help to floor high-yield fundraising.

Stress test results are meant to reassure on bank resilience, but they no longer seem to address banks’ key risks.

Asset management IPOs are part of a growing trend to undo conglomerates.

Research, research and more research is needed for investors to navigate the complex world of ESG and SDG investing.

Saudi Arabia’s central bank governor recently gave international banks a clear signal that they will not be punished by a loss of fees for avoiding an investment conference in Riyadh due to public outrage over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Ken Moelis lived up to his nickname ‘Ken of Arabia’ when he showed up at the Saudi Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh in late October in his brave pursuit of future fee income despite the risk of international opprobrium.

The murder of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has sparked condemnation of the kingdom’s leadership the world over, but as the dust settles after the Future Investment Initiative, what are the real-world effects, if any, of this crisis on Saudi Arabia’s banking ties?

Britain’s Conservative Party has been at pains to distance itself from the mainstream of European politics in recent years, but seems remarkably comfortable in its murkier shallows.

When the financial crisis hit and retail banks – desperate to cut costs – closed less profitable branches, they did so chiefly in rural towns, or low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities.

Jair Bolsonaro's election today as Brazil’s next president could well spell more market upside, but the nationalist protectionism that is likely to follow should give investors pause

Why blockchain is not the only answer for transaction banking.

A time of crisis is a time for action. At last.

If Argentina’s financial crisis is going to turn into a banking crisis, as it did in 2001, that transmission will first be identifiable in the deposits data.

You wait years for a Balkan bank privatization and then three come along at once.

While negative rates fundamentally undermine its domestic lenders, the Alpine nation’s enthusiasm for cryptocurrencies also coincides problematically with threats to its private banks.

Investors throw money at cash-burning issuers as concern over leveraged finance grows.