Banking
World’s Best Banks 2026: Preparing for the New Normal
Industry invested in market expansion and technology, but tariffs loom.
Author: Deborah Ritchie
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Award Winners
World’s Best Banks 2026: Western Europe
Western Europe’s banks were well capitalized, digitally evolving, and strategically acquisitive—despite rate headwinds.
Insurance
Cyber Insurance: Marginal No More
Cyber insurance faces rising US losses, litigation, and geopolitical risk, while M&A, regulation, and AI reshape coverage and capacity globally.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Japan Election Supermajority Boosts Market Confidence In Economic Recovery
Japan faces a big turning point after conservatives secure a two-thirds parliamentary supermajority.
Technology
AI In Finance: The Power Of Agency
Agentic AI is a structural shift for banking technology. But banks face hurdles in understanding the opportunity and implementing the tools.
Executive Interviews
Standard Bank’s Arno Daehnke On Corporate Risk And Liquidity Strategies
The chief finance and value management officer at the Johannesburg, South Africa-based bank explains how companies are strengthening liquidity, diversifying funding, and adopting digital tools to manage rising debt pressures and global volatility.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Tariffs Fuel Global Trade Shift
After months of tariff-led uncertainty, trade opportunities are re-emerging, but friction remains.
Transaction Banking
Treasury’s Strategic Weapon
Trade, tariff, and interest rate uncertainties are making effective cash management critical, rendering treasury’s role more vital than ever.
Technology
AI Transforms The Finance Function
AI tools are driving efficiency and strategic gains—and fundamentally reshaping finance professionals’ roles.
Insurance
Global Insurance: New Capital Frontiers
Insurers are reassessing traditional approaches to risk transfer—and the markets are responding.
Sustainable Finance
Powering The Global Energy Transition
Project finance is playing an increasingly important role in meeting the growing demand for green and sustainable energy infrastructure.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Tariffs: CFOs Shift Costs To Customers
Ongoing trade tensions resulting from the Trump Administration’s stance on global tariffs continue to rattle companies and markets. Recent developments...