David Ratliff will lead all corporate and institutional client coverage teams in the Asia Pacific region, including corporate banking, financial institutions, and the global institutional client group, according to an internal memo.

The Secured Overnight Financing Rate has benefited — amid the phaseout of Libor — from positive comments by regulators. Is a multirate environment, which some banks would prefer, still possible?

Hafize Gaye Erkan stepped down just weeks after the bank's founder, chairman and co-chief executive, James Herbert, announced a medical leave of absence. The San Francisco company named an interim CEO and said it will conduct a search for Herbert’s successor.

Industry leaders in the spotlight this year include Citi's Jane Fraser, TD's Bharat Masrani and several others who are making big moves in cryptocurrency.

Darryl White has made no secret of the Canadian company’s intentions to expand its U.S. presence, and the deal for San Francisco-based Bank of the West would give it a foothold in the nation’s largest and richest state.

Ravi Mallela will step down as chief financial officer in early January. Chief Risk Officer Ralph Mesick will serve as interim CFO while the company searches for Mallela's replacement.

Credit risk management is about to get a lot more complicated for commercial lenders as major central banks raise interest rates. Banks need to learn to parse new kinds of data to avoid problem loans.