FX poll 1996: A close Chase

Click here to view the annual Foreign Exchange Poll (TABLES)Had it been true, and not just mischief on our part - this being the first time in a generation that Citibank had genuine concerns as to who might win - there's no telling what might have happened. Informed that it was a joke and that Citibank had won again for the 18th consecutive year,he explained that Citibank's edge was "its customer relationships and the continuity of its staff". Will Citi ever be knocked from its perch? Its service continues to impress clients. Richard Desmond, corporate treasurer of UK conglomerate BAT, is typical in his praise and concludes, "Citibank has an awful lot right."As our poll clearly shows, there's no bank to match it in emerging market currencies, and there are very few areas where its name is far from the top. Pipped at the post The Chase/Chemical combination came historically...