Asia 100 1999 - Cleaning the hives
Return of average equity change
Return of average equity change
| Rank 99 | Rank 98 | Bank | Country | Fiscal period | Shareholder equity($m) | Equity growth (%) | Total growth($m) | Asset growth(%) | Net income($m) | Income growth (%) | ROAE (%) |
| 1 | 1 | National Australia Bank | Australia | 1997/8 | 9,372 | 3.49 | 136,355 | 3.9 | 1,198 | -25.1 | 14.2 |
| 2 | 2 | Westpac Banking | Australia | 1997/8 | 5,119 | -13.33 | 75,498 | -2.6 | 759 | -18.5 | 15.2 |
| 3 | 4 | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group | Australia | 1997/8 | 4,988 | -0.9 | 79,706 | -10.8 | 663 | -10.8 | 14.5 |
| 4 | 3 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Australia | 1997/8 | 4,226 | -19.29 |