Summary of the Top 1000 World Banks

Brian Caplen, editor of The Banker, provides a summary of the Top 1000 World Banks Ranking results for 2016.

    Top 1000 World Banks 2016 Contents

    Africa

             

    Asia

             

    Europe

    Americas

             

    China

             

    Middle East

                               
    New Arrivals
             
    Highest Movers
             
    Profits
    Source of Income
             
    Asset Quality
             
    Loan-to-deposit ratios
    Cost-to-income ratios
             
    Risk-weighted assets
             
    Soundness
    Global Structure
             
    Return on assets
               
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    Top 1000 World Banks 2016

    June 29, 2016

    The 2016 Top 1000 results are indicative of the challenging environment banks found themselves operating in during 2015. Even the Chinese banking industry’s meteoric growth shows signs of slowing down for the first time in a decade.

    Top 1000 World Banks – Chinese banks go from strength to strength

    June 29, 2016

    Unprecedentedly, ICBC, China Construction Bank, Bank of China and Agricultural Bank of China are all in the top five banks by Tier 1 capital worldwide. But the good news does not end there for Chinese banks, with many putting in a strong performance further down the ranking.

    Top 1000 World Banks – Western Europe's global standing diminishes again

    June 29, 2016

    A patchy economic performance in western Europe in 2015 saw its lenders slide further down the global rankings. HSBC is clinging on to its global top 10 position, however, while there is some good news for Greek and Italian lenders.

    Top 1000 World Banks – Global capital assets ratio sees improvement

    June 29, 2016

    The global capital assets ratio average has improved on The Banker's 2015 ranking, with Bahrain's First Energy Bank leading the way.

    Top 1000 World Banks – China and US stay ahead in highest movers list

    June 29, 2016

    As was the case in the 2015 ranking, China and the US are producing the fastest growing banks in the world, with the US's LegacyTexas Group leading the way in first, ahead of Taiwan's KGI Bank and China's Bank of Tangshan.

    Top 1000 World Banks – US banks’ move to Basel III drives rise in regional RWAs

    June 29, 2016

    Risk-weighted assets have jumped in North America as a result of the move among its banks to Basel III. Elsewhere, western Europe also saw an RWA-to-total assets ratio percentage rise.

    Top 1000 World Banks – Brazilian banks take profitability hit

    June 29, 2016

    Brazilian lenders still monopolise the top of the Latin American and Caribbean table, while banks from Panama, Argentina, the Dominican Republic and Mexico benefit from instability in the Venezuelan economy.

    Top 1000 World Banks – National Commercial Bank retains Middle East lead

    June 29, 2016

    Middle Eastern banks continue to show impressive Tier 1 capital growth, with Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank and Qatar National Bank breaking into the global top 90 for the first time. Among the rest, National Bank of Abu Dhabi is the region's big winner.

    Top 1000 World Banks – US banks challenge Latin Americans for best returns on assets

    June 29, 2016

    High returns on assets are often shown by emerging markets, but this was not always true in the 2016 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking, with the US showing strongly in this field.

    Top 1000 World Banks – Asset quality still proving a headache for Europe

    June 29, 2016

    As has been the case in most recent rankings, European lenders have continued to wrestle with asset quality issues.

    Top 1000 World Banks – Asia-Pacific and North America pull down loan to deposit ratio

    June 29, 2016

    The trend in falling loan-to-deposit ratios continued in the 2016 Top 1000 World Banks ranking, as the aggregate ratio dipped.

    Top 1000 World Banks – Asia-Pacific, western Europe and North America still own the global picture

    June 29, 2016

    Asia-Pacific, North America and western Europe continue to dominate the Top 1000 in terms of Tier 1 capital share and the number of banks. Elsewhere, the Middle East shows some growth, but Africa and central and eastern Europe are going backwards.

    Top 1000 World Banks – New arrivals from the US soar

    June 29, 2016

    The dollar’s resilience has helped the US produce a large number of new arrivals in the 2016 Top 1000 World Banks ranking, while healthy numbers of European and Asian banks have returned to the list.

    Top 1000 World Banks – Russia survives rouble depreciation to retain CEE lead

    June 29, 2016

    Russian banks have suffered through the stormy financial conditions of the past two years, but its lenders remain the largest in the central and eastern Europe region. However, Romania, and Banca Transilvania in particular, provide the region's good news story.

    Top 1000 World Banks – US stays on top for trading and fee incomes

    June 29, 2016

    While US and Chinese banks continue to dominate the income tables, some of the more notable performances come from the UK (HSBC), Japan (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group) and Russia (Sberbank).

    Top 1000 World Banks – A more positive picture for Japan's banks

    June 29, 2016

    Almost all the leading Japanese lenders have moved up the ranking thanks to strong growth in Tier 1 capital, while its three mega-banks continue to dominate the country ranking.

    Top 1000 World Banks – JPMorgan tops static North American table

    June 29, 2016

    Most of the big names held fast in North America, with JPMorgan still out in front and only a little movement further down the rankings.

    Top 1000 World Banks – Taiwan and India make their mark in Asia-Pacific

    June 29, 2016

    Australian banks maintain a firm grip on the top four places in the Asia-Pacific (excluding China and Japan) rankings, while new entrants from Taiwan and climbers from India make their mark.

    Top 1000 World Banks – North America and western Europe close profits gap on Asia-Pacific

    June 29, 2016

    Its share of global return on capital may have fallen, but Asia-Pacific still leads in profits. On the rise are western Europe, North America and the Middle East, while Latin America and the caribbean, central and eastern Europe and Africa all recorded smaller shares.

    Top 1000 World Banks – Kenya bucks Africa’s downward trend

    June 29, 2016

    The depreciating rand and falling oil prices have caused trouble in Africa, with South African and Nigerian lenders slipping down the overall rankings, but Kenyan entrants still managed to show Tier 1 growth.

    Top 1000 World Banks – Chinese efficiency heads cost-to-income ratio ranking

    June 29, 2016

    The top 10 most efficient banks in the 2016 ranking are all from China, although Australia also made some impressive gains.

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