The list Top 25 Banks in the Middle East was published The Banker magazine last month. The National Commercial Bank of Saudi Arabia was the highest ranked bank in the region. But its Tier 1 capital fell 15% last year and it slipped 12 places to end at 120th spot in the world’s top bank …
BankersAlmanac.com, a site run run by the information database provider Reed Elsevier, tracks the world’s top banks based on assets. The World’s Top 10 Banks ranked by Total Assets: [TABLE=173] Note: Data compiled from banks’ balance sheet information included on Bankersalmanac.com on 5th August 2009 European banks dominate the above list. Royal Bank of Scotland …
The publishers of FinanceAsia magazine have released the Best Private Bank Country Awards for 2009. From Wikipedia: ” Private banking is a term for banking, investment and other financial services provided by banks to private individuals investing sizable assets. The term “private” refers to the customer service being rendered on a more personal basis than …
The Tier 1 common capital to risk-weighted assets ratio historically stood at 7¼% over 1997–2007 for all FDIC banks in the U.S. The U.S. Supervisory Capital Assessment Program (SCAP) which performed the stress tests to assess risks faced by banks assumed a target of 4% Tier 1 common capital to risk-weighted assets ratio which is …
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Last month we reviewed the Tier 1 Capital Ratios of Large US Banks. Most of them had Tier1 ratios in the 10% range based on data from first quarter. Today lets take a look at the Tier1 Ratio of large European banks. [TABLE=170] Note: The data shown above are the latest available from the company …
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