FX Poll 1998: How London rates interbank players

FX Poll 1998: The Results

FX Poll 1998: The Results

Rank
98 97 Score
Consistently tight markets
1 2 Chase Manhattan 28
2 1 SBC Warburg Dillon Read 26
3 5 Deutsche Bank 17
4 8= HSBC 15
5= 6= Barclays Capital 13
5= 6= Citibank 13
Currency pairs
$/Dm
1 1 Chase Manhattan 27
2 8 SBC Warburg Dillon Read 25
3 5= Deutsche Bank 22
4= 2= Barclays Capital 11
4= – Bayerische Vereinsbank 11
4= 20= JP Morgan 11
$/Yen
1 1 Chase Manhattan 21
2 2 Barclays Capital 19
3 9= JP Morgan 18
4 21= NatWest 13
5 27= Merrill Lynch 12
£/$
1= 2 Barclays Capital 25
1= 3= SBC Warburg Dillon Read 25
3 5= Chase Manhattan 22
4 1 NatWest 18
5 8= Royal Bank of Scotland 16
$/Sfr
1 1 SBC Warburg Dillon Read 54
2 3 Credit Suisse First Boston 47
3 2 Union Bank of Switzerland 24
4= 13= Industrial Bank of Japan 5
4= 4 JP Morgan 5
Dm/Yen
1 1 HSBC 23
2 5 Chase Manhattan 22
3 25= Citibank 13
4= 9= Crédit Agricole Indosuez 12
4= – NatWest 12
Dm/Sfr
1 1 SBC Warburg Dillon Read 54
2 3 Credit Suisse First Boston 38
3 2 Union Bank of Switzerland 21
4 9= JP Morgan 9
5 – Crédit Agricole Indosuez 7
£/Dm
1 4= Chase Manhattan 27
2 2 Barclays Capital 24
3 4= Deutsche Bank 21
4 6 SBC Warburg Dillon Read 19
5 1 NatWest 15
Dm/Lit
1 25= Banque Paribas 13
2= 9= Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino 12
2= 1 Union Bank of Switzerland 12
4 – Banca di Roma 11
5 – Credito Italiano 10
Dm/Sek
1 – S-E-Banken 43
2 – Svenska Handelsbanken 19
3 – Den Danske Bank 18
4 – Unibank 14
5 – SBC Warburg Dillon Read 12
Currencies
Ecu & Benelux currencies
1= – Banque Paribas 19
1= – Generale Bank 19
3= – Deutsche Bank 18
3= – SBC Warburg Dillon Read 18
5 – Lloyds Bank 13
French franc
1 – Banque Paribas 34
2 – Crédit Agricole Indosuez 19
3 – Société Générale 17
4= – Banque Nationale de Paris 8
4= – CDC Marchés 8
4= – Crédit Lyonnais 8
4= – NatWest 8
Greek drachma
1 – Alpha Credit Bank 41
2 – Bank of America 37
3 – National Bank of Greece 20
Irish punt
1 – Ulster Bank 40
2 – AIB 31
3 – Citibank 26
4 – Bank of Ireland 19
5 – Bank of America 6
Italian lira
1 – Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino 20
2 – Chase Manhattan 13
3 – Banca Commerciale Italiana 12
4 – Banca di Roma 11
5 – Credito Italiano 9
Portuguese escudo
1 – Banco Português do Atlantico 27
2 – Banco Espirito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa 20
3 – Banco Totta & Acores 12
4 – JP Morgan 7
Scandinavian currencies
1 – S-E-Banken 40
2 – Den Danske Bank 23
3 – Unibank 20
4 – Svenska Handelsbanken 11
5 – SBC Warburg Dillon Read 7
Spanish peseta
1 – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya 16
2 – Banco Santander de Negocios 14
3 – Banesto 13
4 – Ceca 12
5= – Banco Exterior de España 11
5= – Crédit Agricole Indosuez 11
5= – JP Morgan 11
Australian dollar
1 – ANZ Banking Group 41
2 – Commonwealth Bank of Australia 22
3 – National Australia Bank 21
4 – Westpac Banking Corp 17
5 – Macquarie Bank 13
Canadian dollar
1 – CIBC Wood Gundy 40
2 – Royal Bank of Canada 37
3 – Toronto Dominion Bank 20
4= – Bank of Montreal 11
4= – Bank of Nova Scotia 11
New Zealand dollar
1 – ANZ Banking Group 33
2 – National Australia Bank 31
3 – Westpac Banking Corp 27
4 – Commonwealth Bank of Australia 16
5 – Citibank 11
Czech koruna
1 – Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka 17
2 – Komercni Banka 13
3 – Deutsche Bank 6
Polish zloty
1 – Bank Handlowy w Warszawie 15
2 – Société Générale 13
Hong Kong dollar
1 – Standard Chartered 47
2 – HSBC 44
3 – Citibank 7
4 – Banque Nationale de Paris 6
Indonesian rupiah
1 – Standard Chartered 42
2 – Crédit Agricole Indousez 11
3 – Citibank 8
4 – HSBC 7
Malaysian ringgit
1 – Standard Chartered 46
2 – HSBC 23
3 – Crédit Agricole Indousez 12
4 – Citibank 11
5 – Bank Bumiputra 5
Singapore dollar
1 – Standard Chartered 34
2 – HSBC 12
3 – Citibank 11
4 – DBS Bank 10
5= – Crédit Agricole Indousez 8
5= – NatWest 8
Thai baht
1 – Standard Chartered 34
2 – HSBC 10
3= – Bangkok Bank 8
3= – Citibank 8
5 – Crédit Agricole Indousez 6
Indian rupee
1 – State Bank of India 12
2 – Bank of India 5
South African rand
1 – Standard Bank of South Africa 33
2= – First National Bank of South Africa 18
2= – Standard Chartered 18
4 – Ned Bank 13
5 – ABSA 8