Global Banking Insights: Spotlight On G-SIBs In 2026

S&P Global Ratings believes that rated global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) will continue to operate with stability in 2026 and 2027, maintaining solid credit metrics and steady performance in an environment dominated by geopolitical uncertainty, trade tensions, and ongoing effects from disruptions to energy and shipping flows. Due to their business diversification and scale, G-SIBs appear well placed to withstand even a sharp increase in credit costs, which could be triggered by macroeconomic deterioration or mounting credit losses in nonbank lending portfolios. Simultaneously, financial markets are grappling with the ripple effects of the AI revolution, which is driving significant capital expenditures while challenging several technology business models and their private lenders. Meanwhile, the U.S. is at the forefront of a regulatory easing of bank regulation, which is visible in some U.S. G-SIBs’ performance. The magnitude of the changes and how banks respond to them could affect ratings over time.
      
Please join S&P Global Ratings’ leading analysts for a replay of our live webinar, originally held on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, where they presented our key business and credit trends for G-SIBs.

Speakers:

Nicolas Charnay, Managing Director and Sector Lead, European Financial Institutions
Giles Edwards, Managing Director and Sector Lead, European Financial Institutions
Brendan Browne, Managing Director and Sector Lead, U.S. Financial Institutions
Richard Barnes, Senior Director and Lead Analyst, European Financial Institutions
Nicolas Malaterre, Senior Director & Lead Analyst, European Financial Institutions
Stuart Plesser, Managing Director & Sector Lead, U.S. Financial Institutions
Chizuru Tateno, Director & Lead Analyst, Japanese Financial Institutions
Ming Tan, Director & Lead Analyst, Chinese Financial Institutions

Moderator:

Osman Sattar, Director and Accounting Specialist, Global Analytics & Methodologies