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Banks in Europe have been facing challenges on several fronts since the great financial crisis of 2008. The spreads that they earn between their borrowing costs and the rates at which they lend have been under pressure. At the same time, nonperforming loans have been mounting.
In both Asia and Australasia—collectively known as the Asia-Pacific—economic growth is slowing. In turn, the region’s banks are now having to settle for thinning margins, moderately declining profitability and increasing competition, originating from the burgeoning fintech sector in particular.
The best banking institutions in retail, commercial, private and investment banking are highlighted along with the two outstanding CEOs from their regions.
Over the past 12 months, the US banking industry has been in the doldrums. The turn of the year quashed hopes of a
2015 is proving to be a year of steady accumulation for the majority of Western Europe’s banking sectors.
Since the Global Financial Crisis, Asian banks have strengthened their position beyond expectation. Initially, fears began to mount that European banks would scale back operations in the region which would subsequently lead to a scarcity in trade finance – a problem that would be compounded by
The best banking institutions in retail, commercial, private and investment banking are highlighted along with the two outstanding CEOs from their regions.
2014 saw a substantial recovery in the US economy as the Federal Reserve’s programme of quantitative easing came to fruition. The North American banking market has seen an improvement in activity as the labour market has picked up across the region.
he Eurozone has experienced a moderate level of recovery since the spring of 2013. The challenges faced by financial-services and…