April 2017

Main

Cover story

How Meissner shook up BAML’s corporate and investment bank

Leveraged finance

Leveraged finance: Why the new barbarians don’t need banks

Fintech

Fintech threatens the big banks’ grip on the primary markets

Asia Pacific

ADB hits half-century, for better and worse

Banking

Commerzbank: This time they hope it’s different

Investment banking

MUFG sharpens CIB, and Europe is on the menu

Banking: Assaf sets positive tone for HSBC

Middle East

New Kuwait highlights the same old problems

Bangladesh debate

Debate: Bangladesh’s roadmap to an inclusive high-growth future

Philippines

Philippine banks boom despite the politics

Sri Lanka debate

Sri Lanka debate: Sri Lanka seeks to be the centre of Asia

Wealth management

Philanthropy gears up with Asian altruism

News

Italy banking: Consolidation is coming, says UBI Banca CEO

Development banks: AIIB’s Jin promotes cooperation and inclusion

EC calls for May deadline as stalemate over bank creditor hierarchy legislation sets in

India’s banks dial in on demonetization

Emerging Europe: VTB Capital back in hiring mode in London after three lean years

Latin America: Banco do Brasil begins to convince

Fintech: NCino offers to overhaul European banks

Kuwait leads and follows with bond debut

HK SFC's Alder says Stock Connect has improved balance with Chinese regulators

Comment

Credit Suisse: Thiam tied up in knots

UK IPO reforms: how we got here

France's regulated savings: A growing cost of tradition

Cryan makes big call on change in German banking

Columns

Runners and riders in the HSBC Succession Champion Chase

Brexit is an apt end to RBS’s futile restructuring

Kuwaiti silence speaks volumes

Regulation: TRIM stokes IRB stand-off between Basel and the ECB

Banking: They’re bonuses, John, but not as we know it

Macaskill on markets: Goldman Sachs – making competitors fail again

Sideways: Goldman Sachs – cashing in and cashing out

Are impact investments the new hedge funds?

Front End

Anti-money laundering: Diamonds in Dubai

More bankers in government! Wait. What?

Regulation: Don’t push me!

Goldman Sachs: Don’t call us, we’ll call you

Quotes of the month

Off the record