Heavy fines together with sustained shareholder pressure have pushed Deutsche Bank’s co-chiefs to step down

Homegrown banks in the UK are undergoing dramatic restructuring, but a pending FCA investigation will help mitigate the decay of British investment banking

Economist Edward Hugh says the ECB should be more cognisant that the impact of QE on economies such as Spain will be a long-term process

Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, announces plans to implement Islamic banking regulations in the country’s traditionally Muslim areas

China has long been pushing for a greater role internationally, and this looks closer than ever with the IMF holding the key

The yuan is no longer undervalued according to the IMF – possibly opening the way for the RMB to be accepted as a special drawing rights currency

In an attempt to close its current account deficit, Indian government hopes to mobilise idle gold hordes

A handful of customers form new relationships with banks on a regular basis, so for growth in the banking industry to remain steady, existing customers must be a continual core focus

A scepticism towards traditional banking, combined with a chronic talent shortage, has laid the groundwork for an Asian family office market to flourish

Central banks are starting to flirt with the idea of negative interest rates, though not without rethinking previously held assumptions about what is possible in terms of policy

With shifting sands in the financial system many are questioning the structure on which its build

Wall Street, tired of the government “overreaching” in its enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act recently formed a lobbying effort to fight back

With financial innovation steaming ahead, regulators have struggled, and technology may have been their greatest enemy

Banker bashing has become a public sport over the last decade and while some has been justified, one economist argues that we need them more than ever

Standardisation, simplification and transparency within the shadow banking sector is needed to support the healthy functioning of capital markets says a recent CFA Institute study