The Bank Director magazine published their annual Bank Performance Scorecard for 2015 in July. The winners are selected based on the following criteria: Five key metrics are used to evaluate bank performance: core return on average equity (ROAE) and core return on average assets (ROAA), to measure profitability; the ratio of tangible common equity (TCE) to tangible …
Bloomberg Markets recently published the list of the world’s strongest banks for 2015. Hong Kong-based Hang Seng Bank(HSNGY) topped the ranking for the second year in a row. The banks were selected based on many factors. From the article: To identify the world’s strongest banks, we used the Equity Screening (EQS) function on the Bloomberg Professional service …
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The highly respected The Banker magazine published the annual ranking of the Top 1000 Global Banks last month. The chart below shows the The Top 10 World Banks Based On Tier1 Capital: Click to enlarge Source: The Banker China’s biggest banks ICBC (IDCBY), China Construction Bank(CICHY), Agricultural Bank of China(ACGBY) and Bank of China (BACHY) take four …
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Global Finance magazine published its annual ranking of the world’s best banks in March. The following is a list of the The World’s Best Developed Markets Banks for 2015. These banks were selected based on many factors including objective and subjective factors. From the press release: The winners of this year’s awards are those banks that …
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The chart below shows the Top 10 African Banks by Profit: Click to enlarge Source: The Banker The list is dominated by South African banks which take the top four spots. Standard Bank Group (SGBLY) has presence in 19 countries in Africa and is one of the largest banks in South Africa. Currently the ADR pays …