THE TOP ONE THOUSAND WORLD BANKS

Published: 04 July, 2005

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This year’s survey reveals the world’s top banks are enjoying record profits as consolidation strengthens the markets. By Stephen Timewell.

Research by Terry Baker-Self, Beata Ghavimi & Matthew Dickie.

HIGHLIGHTS:

The aggregate return on Tier 1 capital of all the banks in the 2005 Top 1000 listing reached a record return of 19.86%, significantly higher than the previous year’s 17.56%.