THE TOP 10 GERMAN BANKS for 2006 (based on Assets held):

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* Commerzbank took over Dresdner Bank in September,2008.
Ranking Source: Association of German Banks

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The Top Five Banks of Australia based on Market Capitalization of these banks on September 16,2008 are:

1.Commonwealth Bank of Australia – $58.0B
2.Westpac Banking Corp – $43.0B
3.National Australia Bank Ltd – $38.0B
4.Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd –$34.0B
5. St.George Bank* – N/A

Recently St.George Bank was took over by Westpac Bank.

Source: Reuters Financial Data

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The following list shows “The Top 5 British Banks” based on Assets held as of December 31,2007:

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In July of this year, The Banker magazine published the Top 10 Banks of China as shown in the table below. This ranking is based on Tier1 capital.

The Top 10 Banks of China for 2007 are:

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Source: The Banker

ICBC bank ranks the number one bank in China. In 2007, China CITIC bank moved to 6th spot from 8th spot the previous due to the increase in its Tier1 capital.

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Each year the Global Finance magazine ranks the best banks in the world based on many factors. In October last year it published this list of top banks for 2007.

The banks are selected based on both subjective and objective factors.Objective factors considered include: “growth in assets, profitability, geographic reach, strategic relationships, new business development and product innovation”. Subjective factors include: “the opinions of equity and credit-rating analysts, banking consultants and others in the industry’.

Hence the banks in this list are the best in everything. For example – The Royal Bank of Canada(RY) is the best bank in Canada because it has the best customer service, great consistent earnings growth and is the most profitable bank in Canada.

This list can be used for picking the best banks in each country for investment purposes as well.

“The World’s Best Banks for 2007” is listed in the chart below.

Note: Click on the thumbnail to enlarge this image.

Courtesy : Global Finance Magazine

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