The Banker

The Banker

The Banker is a monthly magazine focused on global financial matters, published in English and managed by The Financial Times Ltd. from London. The magazine made its debut in January 1926, with Brendan Bracken, the founding editor from Financial News, at the helm. Bracken later served as the chairman of the Financial Times from 1945 to 1958.

International, Trade/B2B
English
Magazine

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63
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Global

#287279

United Kingdom

#62098

Finance/Banking Credit and Lending

#405

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  • 4 days ago | thebanker.com | Sally Hickey

    Since news broke in spring last year of BBVA’s plans to acquire rival Banco Sabadell, a question mark has hovered over the future of TSB, which Sabadell has owned since 2015. The UK-based challenger bank is one of many set up in the 2010s amid a regulatory push to open the market up to new entrants and increase the competitiveness of the sector. But nearly all of these mid-tier banks have exited the market, most through mergers or acquisitions by bigger rivals.

  • 4 days ago | thebanker.com | Farah Khalique

    Trade war-hit Brussels moves to simplify securitisationBrussels’ securitisation reforms promise relief for bank, but may fall short of igniting broader market growth © FTWith the US banging its “Make America Great Again” drum and hurling tariffs at the EU, how should the bloc respond? It will take more than a few counter-tariffs on bourbon and bikes to swerve the full economic impact.

  • 6 days ago | thebanker.com | Michael Klimes

    The European Commission has published long awaited proposals to boost the role banks play in the securitisations market to meet the EU’s critical funding needs. The measures are meant to enable banks to free up capital held on their balance sheets and thereby encourage greater financing and investment across the EU.

  • 1 week ago | thebanker.com | Sally Hickey

    Banco Sabadell has confirmed it has received preliminary offers for TSB, as it continues to fight off a hostile bid by rival BBVA. In a statement last night, Sabadell confirmed a report in the Financial Times that it has received preliminary, nonbinding expressions of interest for the acquisition of TSB, the UK challenger bank it has owned since 2015.

  • 1 week ago | thebanker.com | Shanny Basar

    Standard Chartered issued its inaugural social bond in March 2025, which it dubbed the “Viñals social bond”. The €1bn issue was named after former group chair José Viñals, who retired from the board after a nine-year term, and was a tribute to his legacy both at Standard Chartered and across many initiatives outside the organisation. The lender has previously issued three sustainability bonds.

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