Three Singaporean lenders occupy the top three spots in The Banker's Association of South-east Asian Nations banks ranking by Tier 1 capital for the year ending 2011, and the same three institutions also led the way in terms of pre-tax profits.

Top five Asean banks by Tier 1 capital, year-end 2011

Singaporean banks continue to dominate the rankings for the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) region for the year ending 2011, both in terms of Tier 1 capital and profitability. Singapore-based DBS Bank tops the ranking, with $21.17bn of Tier 1 capital, followed by two other Singaporean lenders, Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) and United Overseas Bank (UOB), which have $14.31bn and $13.85bn of Tier 1 capital, respectively.

These three institutions also topped the Asean rankings in terms of pre-tax profits. Again, DBS Bank was the leader, posting pre-tax profits of $2.87bn for year-end 2011. OCBC was second with pre-tax profits of $2.27bn, followed by UOB with $2.16bn.

Top five Asean banks by pre-tax profits, year-end 2011

But as the article Top Asean banks: inching in on Singapore's lead examines in more detail, the leading banks in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are all performing strongly, reducing the lead of these Singaporean lenders. 

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