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League tables

A ranking of lenders and advisors according to the underwriting, final take, or number of project finance loans or advisory mandates.

League Table

A list of investment banks by revenue (in underwriting) and size of transaction (in mergers and acquisitions). League tables list market leaders in different sectors; for example, a table might list leaders in equity underwriting while another may list the banks extending the most money in loans. Thomson Reuters and Euromoney publish several prestigious league tables.

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But not everybody is convinced by the rapid growth of league tables (whose origins date back to the early 2000s) and their impact on university output.

League tables? turns his focus; Having written critically on the performance of Welsh universities in league tables, Education Editor Gareth Evans has set out to ask the nation's vice-chancellors what they plan to do to raise the bar. In the fifth part of his series, Bangor University's John Hughes looks at the bigger picture and explains why rankings are not high on his list of priorities

The DfE first removed a select few IGCSEs from the league tables last year, leading to one private elite school in Birmingham labelling the system a "shambles".

'Discounted' grades set to skew tables; TOP SCHOOLS WILL BE AT BOTTOM

Mr Dunn did however recognise that the university continues to lag behind in international league tables.

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They might raise an eyebrow about the league tables but no one has even mentioned it.

League tables are 'bloody shambles, says head; Rankings fail to explain why few pupils achieve top GCSE grades at independent school in city

But the email showed that Jobcentre staff in Walthamstow, North East London, faced disciplinary action if they did not rise up the league table.

Cut claims or get sack, staff told; BENEFITS

The minister said: "These are not league tables and I note that the motion before us from Plaid Cymru does not oppose the banding system.

School banding is here to stay; Minister rejects Plaid 'league tables' claim in rating controversy

Responding to the organisation's Omnibus survey, 32% said no and 14% said they didn't know whether a return to league tables was a good thing.

Majority want return of school league tables, survey reveals; NEWS IN BRIEF

Professor Chris Higgins, Durham's vice-chancellor, said: "This latest league table is recognition for the distinctive research-led and rounded education Durham University and its college system offers some of the most able and motivated students from the UK and around the world.

University is third best in the country; Delight at 'recognition' in league table

This decline has occurred under a regime of SAT tests and league tables.

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However, the city's education chief says the league tables do not reflect all of the progress schools have made in recent years.

Tables not a reflection of progress say chiefs; WITH school league tables out, a North East education chief, a headteacher and a teaching union are urging parents not to take them at face value. NICOLA JUNCAR reports..

A TEESSIDE independent school has leapt up the league tables to be ranked eighth best school in the whole country.

WE'RE TOP OF CLASS; School ranked in top ten

Deputy Chief Constable David Warcup said the league tables were scrapped when he heard about them.