Former JPMorgan executive Bill Winters joins Standard Chartered in overhaul of its board

US banking giant reveals decline in quarterly profits as a result of more fines over its conduct

Banking’s leading lights Global banking has stabilised over the last year, thanks largely to strong leadership from some of the world’s top bankers While nobody would describe the current global banking outlook as being close to the champagne-popping days of the mid-2000s, the last year has certainly seen the industry return to something resembling optimism. […]

Direction out of difficulty The investment banking market is still recovering from one of the most bitter periods in the history of financial services, but in times of adversity, innovation and creativity become key drivers of growth and recovery So far, 2014 has been a challenging year for investment banking. Barclays has announced a number […]

The emergence of green bonds as a mainstream instrument has sparked fears that some issuers might be cutting corners on environmental investments

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Technology has changed how businesses are born and how they run, so it’s only natural that it should also change the ways in which wealth is managed

The financial journalist and author of new book Bad Banks calls for a return to “plain vanilla utility banking”

After six years of trying to avoid justice, the prison doors have finally closed on rogue trader Jérôme Kerviel. But as his tumultuous journey comes to an end, it’s difficult to assess the impact of the man’s convoluted legacy

Amid a slew of bank statements, Bank of America is looking to settle several probes with a record multi-billion dollar fine

The Bahrain Bourse is a state of the art stock exchange, bringing world class trading to the Gulf region. After posting remarkable results in its first few years in business, the bourse has its eyes on expansion

World Finance looks at some of the biggest criminal masterminds behind the worst cases of financial fraud the world has ever seen

As the banking industry rebuilds itself and looks to move forward, women are finding increasingly that more doors are open to them now than there were previously