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Traders claiming to have profited from the Brexit vote were slow to identify themselves in the wake of the historic decision for the UK to leave the European Union.
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Asian banks are increasingly proving themselves to be much more than just volume-hungry lenders.
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The big beasts of DCM are regaining market share just as sovereign issuers are being reminded how much they need the expertise and risk-management capabilities of their relationship banks.
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The world’s banks are doing more than pay lip service to corporate social responsibility. But they need to go further and make their commitment part of the fabric of each institution.
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Euromoney has decided on the best banks in Emerging Europe. But let’s also consider some editorial awards – for the good and the bad – that the strict criteria of the Awards for Excellence did not allow for
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It’s steady as she goes at Citi, as the universal bank maintains unrivalled cross-border market share and product complexity
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Only excellent bank management teams can satisfy shareholders, regulators and customers all at once today. BNP Paribas has one of the very best.
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Not only does JPMorgan Chase invest its own philanthropic dollars more broadly across the world than any other bank, it also puts its financial expertise to work to help solve global social and environmental issues.
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From retail and investment to emerging market banking, regulatory technology is redrawing the global financial map. Data is the new capital, ideas are the new risk.
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A list of winners of Euromoney’s Africa Awards for Excellence 2016, as well as detailed citations for all of the winners, is available here
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Lloyds has reached a milestone in its bid to transform itself into a lean and simple financial institution, well-suited to the post-crisis regulatory climate.
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What happens when you ask hyper-aggressive over-achievers if they think they’re the best in the industry? John Anderson knows all too well.
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Only in investment banking can incumbents welcome new competitors because they bolster margins.
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Don’t commit capital to unprofitable clients? Check. Try to increase wallet share with core clients? Check. Find you’re covering the exact same group of clients as 10 other global firms? You’d better check.
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They might not like to admit it, but the decline in commodities prices could be just the impetus that the regions’ investment banks, and their capital markets, need.
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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Euromoney Awards for Excellence. They were the first of their kind in the global financial publishing industry. The nature of the global banking industry is constantly changing, and this year we made fundamental changes to the categories to reflect this.
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From Cyprus to Ireland, banks in Europe can boast some impressive turnaround stories. They now have the chance to help others and lead the wider transformation and consolidation that the sector so badly needs.
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By trying to be different, a lot of the world’s biggest transaction services houses are starting to look remarkably similar.
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The country’s biggest banks are only just starting to feel the pain, and there could be far more to come.
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World's best bank: Other European banks may be quitting the US, but it remains an important contributor to BNP Paribas’ revenue stream.
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Lazard is not just involved in many of the most complex deals, it takes the lead in advising and structuring them for clients.
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A list of winners of Euromoney’s Latin America, Central America and Caribbean Awards for Excellence 2016, as well as detailed citations for all of the winners, is available here
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A list of winners of Euromoney’s Central and Eastern Europe Awards for Excellence 2016, as well as detailed citations for all of the winners, is available here
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Few truly global wealth managers remain, but even if they did it would be hard to compete with UBS, the only bank to put wealth management at its core.
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BBVA's diversification drive across new retail markets and its mobile banking push reveal a global emerging market institution to be reckoned with
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As financing becomes more strategic, the bank is showing where its greatest strengths lie.
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The financial sector has been slow to embrace a diversity and inclusion agenda, but a small handful of banks are taking charge. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is a role model globally, and the results of that are tangible
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More than any other bank, Citi is the one FIG clients turn to when they need global financing solutions.
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The last 12 months have seen performance at last match potential in HSBC’s global banking and markets division. And there’s still a lot more to come.
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North America's best bank for financing North America's best bank for advisory North America's best bank for markets
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Creating a platform that provides a coherent global service while keeping distinct regional variations has rewarded Citi with a year of further success in transaction banking.
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This bank is pushing its corporate franchise further and deeper than ever before, becoming a core universal banking partner to many of the world’s biggest companies.
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The key to getting a clients’ attention, and their business, is being good on all aspects of a particular product, rather than vainly attempting to achieve excellence in all products.
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The bank’s approach to SMEs is different and successful: it is international in scope and looks to help companies beyond just lending.
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World's best investment bank: Global investment banks have spent the years since the global financial crisis trying to develop diversified and differentiated businesses. Few have succeeded. Quietly, but impressively, HSBC has stuck to its long-term strategy in global banking and markets and built just that. That division, led by Samir Assaf, with the backing of group CEO Stuart Gulliver, delivers impressive returns in difficult markets. And it is increasingly there for its clients on the high-profile deals where you would not have expected it.
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The Dutch bank’s return to private hands in late 2015 was the culmination of a huge restructuring operation that has created one of the most profitable and best capitalized institutions in Europe.
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Find details of all the winners of the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2016 here.
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Bringing a slew of ultra-long syndications for public sector issuers in the past year perfectly demonstrates Barclays’ world-class read of the debt markets.
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In a boom year for global M&A, Morgan Stanley differentiated itself from strong competition by serving up a defensive master class.
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Putting digital priorities at the heart of what a traditional bank does is easier said than done. At Singapore’s DBS, actions are speaking louder than the words of its rivals
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In a challenging time for global markets, one firm has shown that a capital-lite, targeted model can not just work but actually gain market share.
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World's best bank: BNP Paribas is that rarity – a large bank actually delivering on its promises to stakeholders. It is producing better returns even than many of the US banks, despite being anchored in a low-growth home region, building capital and winning customers – all while proving the benefits of a diversified business model. Its cadre of loyal, long-serving senior executives look to have got the strategy right: staying the course in Asia and the US and running global customer franchises, but only in the select services it excels at.
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When his global peers want leadership or advice on the challenge of technology, they turn to BBVA’s executive chairman. Given what he has achieved at the bank, this comes as no surprise.
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Singapore’s ever-changing waterfront was revamped afresh in June with the arrival of a five-storey-high inflatable slide across the road from the Marina Bay Financial Centre.
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When Deutsche Bank launched its magazine Konzept in November 2014, then co-CEO Anshu Jain described it (rather bizarrely for a print magazine) as “a new way of delivering its best ideas to clients and the wider world”.
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Apologies came more easily than smiles as Michael Sherwood, Goldman’s top UK banker, explained on Tuesday the firm’s relationship with Philip Green, and gave MPs the lowdown on how investment banking works.
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Brexit will deal a mighty blow to the international and diverse City of London that has thrived for 30 years – but investment banks have bigger worries than the location of their EU offices.
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A list of winners of Euromoney’s Middle East Awards for Excellence 2016, as well as detailed citations for all of the winners, is available here.