Research Built Around Your Decision
Peer benchmarks, market briefings and regulatory analysis, commissioned for the question in front of your board, built on audited accounts and official sources, with every figure traced to where it came from.
Every Study Begins with a Question
Not a topic, and not a data request. A decision someone has to make, and the evidence that would settle it. These are the kinds of question we are built to answer.
How do our capital, returns and efficiency compare with the five banks we are measured against?
Which Gulf markets are moving next on open finance, and on what timetable?
What will the final Basel III standards do to our capital position, and when?
Where does our sustainability disclosure fall short of our regional peers?
Which banks in our segment grew deposits fastest last year, and what did they do differently?
If we enter this market, who are we competing with, and how strong are they?
Five Ways to Commission Research
Peer Benchmarking
Your institution set against a peer group you agree with us, on capital, profitability, efficiency, asset quality and growth, using audited and published figures only. We show where you lead, where you trail, and by how much.
Market & Country Briefings
The structure, leading players, regulation and outlook of a banking market you are entering, lending into or investing in, drawn from central-bank, regulatory and company sources.
Regulatory Impact Briefings
What a new rule or supervisory change means in practice: its timetable, its scope and its likely effect on your balance sheet, products and operations. Proposals are labelled as proposals until they are adopted.
Board & Strategy Briefings
A focused view of the developments shaping your institution’s next decisions, from digital competition to sustainable finance, prepared for a board, executive committee or strategy offsite.
Custom Datasets
Clean, sourced data built to your specification: a ranking, a time series or a peer table you can use in your own models, with every value referenced to its source.
The Answer First. The Evidence Beneath It.
Every TGB study is written for the person who has to act on it. The conclusion comes first, the evidence follows, and nothing appears that cannot be traced to its source.
- IThe answer. The conclusion, set out in plain language on the first page.
- IIThe comparison. Your institution or market against the right benchmark, on the measures that matter.
- IIIWhat it means. The implications for your strategy, capital and customers.
- IVThe evidence. Each figure with its source and the date it was published.
- VThe appendix. Method, definitions and a full source list, so your team can check every number.
Built on the Research We Already Publish
A custom study does not start from a blank page. It draws on the datasets, market coverage and source library behind everything The Global Banker publishes, and it is held to the same standard.
TGB Bank Rankings
Audited accounts of the world’s largest banking groups, compiled on one consistent basis and converted to US dollars by a documented method.
55 Market Profiles
Banking-sector profiles across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East & North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Six Research Series
From weekly research notes to the Annual Banking Outlook, covering regulation, regions, countries and themes.
Primary Sources Only
Central banks, regulators, official statistics, company filings and exchange announcements. Nothing unsourced.
From First Call to Final Briefing
- 01The brief. You tell us the decision and the question. We reply within two business days.
- 02The proposal. We set out the scope, the peer group or market, the deliverables and the timetable in writing.
- 03The research. The TGB Intelligence Unit gathers, checks and analyses the evidence from primary sources.
- 04The delivery. You receive the report and data, with a briefing for your team if you would like one.
Our Commitments
Tell Us the Decision. We’ll Bring the Evidence.
Describe the question you need answered. We reply within two business days with a proposed scope, or with the questions we need to ask first.
Everything you share is held in confidence and used only to prepare your proposal.