Lloyds is revealed as the largest participant in the Bank of England's funding for lending scheme, having drawn nearly half of all funds since the scheme began in 2012.
With overall inflows decreasing across the region, Singapore attracted the largest amount of financial services foreign direct investment in emerging Asian markets in 2015.
After a difficult year, Greece's four largest lenders are now better capitalised and less dependent on external funding, but bad loans remain a problem.
Large Canadian banks are facing a rise in impaired loans – with the exception of TD Bank – because of the oil and gas slump, with Scotiabank having the largest exposure to the sector and the Bank of Montreal the smallest.
London is the top performer in a far-from vintage year for attracting foreign investment to European financial centres, as well as being the leader for outbound investment
A weakening economy has not deterred inward investment to Brazil’s financial centres, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, while Buenos Aires is the Latin American leader for outward FDI.
As banks struggle worldwide, Australian lenders seem a mainstay of stability but they depend heavily on the housing sector.
European additional Tier 1 securities have been making the headlines lately, but they are still long way off from a worst-case scenario.
Polish lenders are now subject to a bank tax similar to the one introduced by Hungary in 2010. How have Hungarian lenders fared under the highest bank levy in the western world?
European banks set to implement larger cuts in staff numbers than their peers in the US, although big cuts are expected across the board.
The byzantine accounting rule introduced much volatility into the earnings and has finally been repealed by the US Financial Accounting Standards Board.
Since the 2008 financial crisis, European banks have shed a significantly higher proportion of their workforce than their counterparts in the US.
In emerging markets, bond issuance used to be the preserve of sovereigns, but over the past decade bank activity in the Eurobond markets has ballooned.
Beijing leads the global ranking of international financial centres in terms of assets, but western Europe has the most centres.
The US commodities industry attracted more syndicated lending than nearly any other business in 2014. It also saw the largest rise in bad loans.
Buy-to-let lending in Britain is now near its pre-crisis peak. Who is originating these mortgages?
Negative rates stunt interest income as banks are reluctant to pass the costs onto depositors.
The spike in subprime auto lending in the US could cause headaches for less diversified lenders.
US financial services may have taken a hit in terms of inward foreign direct investment, but New York banks continue to dominate the rankings.
Lower provisions and a resurgent economy are helping Portuguese banks to become profitable again