Philippines

Best bank
Bank of the Philippine Islands Best equities house
Deutsche Regis

Best debt house
HSBC

Best M&A house
CSFB

The bank offers a full service to corporate and consumer customers, with a branch network of 700, the most extensive ATM network and a customer base of 3 million. BPI was the first bank in the Philippines to adopt the bancassurance model and is also a leader in online banking.

In a market where the commission available from a full year of equity trades would barely pay a good banker?s end-of year-bonus, it is a miracle that any foreign brokers still ply their trade in downtown Makati.