2004 Date: 07 September, 2004
Location: The Dorchester, London
Contact: BankoftheYear@ft.com
2004 Award Winners:
Global Bank of the Year: HSBC
Western Europe: Royal Bank of Scotland
Central & Eastern Europe: Bank Austria Creditanstalt
Asia-Pacific: HSBC
Latin America: BBVA
Middle East: National Bank of Kuwait
Africa: Standard Bank
Emerging Markets: Standard Bank
Corporate Social Responsibility: ABN Amro
Corporate Social Responsibility - Emerging Markets: Unibanco
TECHNOLOGY
Best Use of IT in Retail Banking: Nordea
Best Multi-channel Strategy: Abbey
Best Use of IT in Wholesale Banking: Deutche Bank
Best Risk Management Strategy: JPMorgan
INVESTMENT BANKS
Bond House of the Year: Morgen Stanley
Equity House of the Year: Morgan Stanley
FX House of the Year: UBS
M&A House of the Year: Goldman Sachs
Credit Derivatives House of the Year: Deutsche Bank
Equity Derivatives House of the Year: SG Corporate & Investment Bank
Interest Rate Swap House of the Year: JPMorgan
Securitisation House of the Year: Citigroup
Loans House of the Year: JPMorgan
Project Finance House of the Year: Citigroup
Best House at Bank Capital Raising: Lehman Brothers
Best House at Cash Management: Deutsche Bank
Restructuring House of the Year: UBS
Global Securities Services House of the Year: JPMorgan
Country Awards
AFGHANISTAN: Standard Chartered Bank
ALBANIA: Savings Bank of Albania
ANDORRA: Crèdit Andorrà
ARGENTINA : Banco Macro Bansud
ARMENIA: Converse Bank
AUSTRALIA: Westpac Banking Corporation
AUSTRIA: Bank Austria Creditanstalt
AZERBAIJAN: International Bank of Azerbaijan
BAHRAIN: Ahli United Bank
BANGLADESH: Janata Bank
BARBADOS: First Caribbean International Bank
BELARUS: Priorbank
BELGIUM: Fortis Bank
BENIN: Ecobank Benin
BERMUDA: Butterfield Bank
BOLIVIA: Banco Mercantil
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: Raiffeisen Bank Bosnia Herzegovina
BOTSWANA: Stanbic Bank Botswana
BRAZIL: Banco Itaú
BRUNEI: Baiduri Bank
BULGARIA: DSK Bank
CAMBODIA: Cambodian Public Bank
CANADA: Scotiabank
CAYMAN ISLANDS: Bank of Butterfield Int'l (Cayman)
CHILE : Banco de-Chile
CHINA: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
COLOMBIA: Bancolombia
COSTA RICA: Banco Interfin
CROATIA: Zagrebacka Banka
CUBA: Banco Popular de Ahorro
CYPRUS: Laiki Group
CZECH REPUBLIC: Ceska Sporitelna
DENMARK: Danske Bank
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Banco Popular Dominicano
ECUADOR: Banco Bolivariano
EGYPT: Cairo Barclays Bank
EL SALVADOR: Banco Cuscatlan de El Salvador
ESTONIA: Hansabank
ETHIOPIA: Dashen Bank
FINLAND: OP Bank Group
FRANCE: Crédit Agricole Groupe
GAMBIA: Trust Bank
GEORGIA: TBC Bank
GERMANY: Deutsche Bank
GHANA: Standard Charter Bank Ghana
GREECE: EFG Eurobank Ergasias
GUATEMALA: Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala
GUINEA: International Commercial Bank
HONDURAS: Banco del Pais
HONG KONG: HSBC
HUNGARY: OTP Bank
ICELAND: Kaupthing Bank
INDIA: ICICI Bank
INDONESIA: Bank Mandiri
IRAN: Bank Keshavarzi
IRELAND: Bank of Ireland
ISRAEL: Bank Hapoalim
ITALY: Banca Intesa
JAMAICA: Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group
JORDAN: Arab Bank
KAZAKHSTAN: Kazcommertsbank
KENYA: Barclays Bank of Kenya
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait
KYRGYZSTAN: Demir Kyrgyz International Bank
LATVIA: Parex Bank
LEBANON: Blom Bank
LESOTHO: Standard Bank Lesotho
LICHTENSTEIN: Verwaltungs-und Privat Bank
LITHUANIA: Vilniaus Bankas
LUXEMBOURG: Banque Générale du Luxembourg
MACAU: Seng Heng Bank
MACEDONIA: Comercijalna Banka
MADAGASCAR: Bank of Africa Madagascar
MALAWI: First Merchant Bank
MALAYSIA: Maybank
MALI: Ecobank Mali
MALTA: HSBC Bank Malta
MAURITIUS: State Bank of Mauritius
MEXICO: Banamex
MOLDOVA: Victoriabank
MONGOLIA: Golomt Bank of Mongolia
MOROCCO: BMCE Bank
MOZAMBIQUE: Banco Internacional de Mozambique
NAMIBIA: First National Bank of Namibia
NEPAL: Nabil Bank
NEW ZEALAND: ASB Bank
NIGERIA: Union Bank of Nigeria
NORWAY: Dnb NOR Group
OMAN: Bank Muscat
PAKISTAN: National Bank of Pakistan
PANAMA: Banco Latinoamericano de Export (Bladex)
PERU: Banco de Credito del Peru
PHILIPPINES: Metrobank
POLAND: Bank Pekao
PORTUGAL: Millenium bcp
PUERTO RICO: Santander BanCorp
QATAR: Doha Bank
ROMANIA: Banc Post
RUSSIA: Sberbank
RWANDA: Bank of Commerce, Development & Industry
SAUDI ARABIA: Arab National Bank
SERBIA & MONTENEGRO: Delta Banka
SIERRA LEONE: Standard Chartered Bank Sierra Leone
SINGAPORE: United Overseas Bank
SLOVAKIA: VUB banka
SLOVENIA: Nova Ljubljanska Banka
SOUTH AFRICA: Standard Bank Group
SOUTH KOREA: Woori Bank
SPAIN: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
SRI LANKA: Commercial Bank of Ceylon
SWAZILAND: Standard Bank Swaziland SWEDEN: Nordea Group
SWITZERLAND: UBS
TAIWAN: Chinatrust Commercial Bank
TANZANIA: Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania
THAILAND: Kasikornbank
THE NETHERLANDS: ABN AMRO Bank
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Republic Bank
TUNISIA: Banque de Tunisie
TURKEY: Akbank
TURKMENISTAN: State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs
UAE: National Bank of Abu Dhabi
UGANDA: Stanbic Bank Uganda
UKRAINE: Prominvestbank
UK: The royal Bank of Scotland
URUGUAY: ABN Amro Uruguay
UNITED STATES: Bank of America
UZBEKISTAN: Pakhta Bank
VENEZUELA: Banco de Venezuela
VIETNAM: Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam
ZAMBIA: Standar Chartered Bank Zambia
ZIMBABWE: Stanbic Bank
Since its inception in 1926 The Banker has been a trusted source of global financial intelligence and given its exclusive bank listings and banking coverage it is uniquely placed to bring its worldwide perspective to the awards.
The Banker Awards go beyond The Banker's top 2000 global banks ranking, published each July, by looking at more than just hard statistics. All banks invited to enter are hand-picked by The Banker and asked to answer questions on their growth and performance in terms of tier one capital, assets and return on equity. Added to this they must demonstrate how use of technology is helping them advance their market position and show how their banking structure and strategy will equip them for future developments in their market. All these factors are taken into consideration by The Banker's global editorial team will judge the standard of their performance over the whole year, as well as the strength of their position for the coming year.
For the investment banking categories, the editorial team also use independently recognised league tables to help select the candidate banks. This year, The Banker has introduced a high-profile panel of judges comprised of senior business and banking figures to the awards process.
Each year there are awards for the Best Bank of the Year in 140 countries and further categories dedicated to excellence and innovation for the following categories:
Regional Banks
Investment Banks
Technology
