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World’s largest banks – Global bank rankings 2006: Top 50 by shareholder equity

Global Rank Bank Country Fiscal period Moody’s Ratings  Shareholder equity ($m)   Total assets ($m)    Net income ($m)   RoE, period end (%)  RoA, period end (%)  Loans % Deposits  Tier 1 capital ratio  1 Citigroup  United States 2005 Aa1/P-1/A- 112,537 1,494,037 24,589        21.85         1.65 102.8% 8.8% 2 JPMorgan Chase  United States 2005 Aa2 / […]

August 2, 2006

Global Rank Bank Country Fiscal period Moody’s Ratings  Shareholder equity ($m)   Total assets ($m)    Net income ($m)   RoE, period end (%)  RoA, period end (%)  Loans % Deposits  Tier 1 capital ratio 
1 Citigroup  United States 2005 Aa1/P-1/A- 112,537 1,494,037 24,589        21.85         1.65 102.8% 8.8%
2 JPMorgan Chase  United States 2005 Aa2 / P-1/B+ 107,211 1,198,942 8,483          7.91         0.71 79.6% 8.5%
3 Bank of America  United States 2005 Aa1 / P-1 / A- 101,224 1,294,312 16,886        16.68         1.30 91.0% 8.2%
4 HSBC  United Kingdom 2005 Aa2/P-1/B+  98,226 1,498,773 15,049        15.32         1.00 100.1% 12.8%
5 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group  Japan Mar-06 A1/P-1/D+ 83,281 1,585,277 6,532          7.84         0.41 70.9% 6.8%
6 Groupe Crédit Agricole France 2005 –/–/– 65,137 1,380,486 7,057        10.83         0.51 113.9% 10.1%
7 Royal Bank of Scotland Group  United Kingdom 2005 –/–/– 64,453 1,333,608 9,257        14.36         0.69 121.7% 11.7%
8 BNP Paribas France 2005 Aa2/P-1/B+ 56,610 1,483,968 6,903        12.19         0.47 121.7% 11.0%
9 Santander Central Hispano Spain 2005 Aa3/P-1/B 53,640 954,383 7,337        13.68         0.77 160.8% 12.9%
10 Mizuho Financial Group Japan Mar-06 A1/P-1/D+ 52,243 1,268,012 5,508        10.54         0.43 88.5% 5.9%
11 Wachovia  United States 2005 Aa2 / P-1 / B+ 47,561 520,755 6,643        13.97         1.28 82.5% 7.5%
12 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Japan Mar-06 A1/P-1/D 47,186 906,946 5,821        12.34         0.64 79.4% 7.1%
13 UniCredito Italiano Italy 2005 A1/P-1/B- 42,668 928,307 2,914          6.83         0.31 159.0% 6.9%
14 Barclays Bank United Kingdom 2005 Aa1/P-1/A- 41,940 1,586,879 5,918        14.11         0.37 112.7% 11.2%
15 Wells Fargo United States 2005 Aaa / P-1 / A 40,660 481,741 7,671        18.87         1.59 110.7% 8.3%
16 UBS Switzerland 2005 Aa2/P-1/B+ 39,412 1,563,223 10,645        27.01         0.68 59.8% 14.1%
17 Credit Suisse Group Switzerland 2005 –/–/– 37,911 1,016,353 4,439        11.71         0.44 53.2% 13.7%
18 China Construction Bank China 2005 A2/P1/D- 35,648 567,774 5,836        16.37         1.03 59.8% 11.1%
19 Deutsche Bank  Germany 2005 Aa3/P-1/B- 35,311 1,170,304 4,163        11.79         0.36 39.7% 13.5%
20 Norinchukin Bank Japan Mar-06 A1/P-1/D+ 33,632 600,210 2,282          6.79         0.38 29.0% 7.1%
21 HBOS United Kingdom 2005 Aa2/P-1/B+  31,684 928,537 5,545        17.50         0.60 171.1% 12.4%
22 Bank of China China 2005 A2/P1/D- 31,663 586,879 3,911        12.35         0.67 58.2% 8.1%
23 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China China 2005 A2/P1/E+ 31,479 800,051 4,178        13.27         0.52 56.3% 8.1%
24 Société Générale  France 2005 Aa2/P-1/B+ 30,245 1,000,751 5,244        17.34         0.52 112.1% 11.4%
25 Rabobank Nederland Netherlands 2005 Aaa/P-1/A 27,763 597,129 2,240          8.07         0.38 169.4% 11.8%
26 Washington Mutual United States 2005 A2 / P-1 / C+ 27,616 343,839 3,432        12.43         1.00 135.2% n.a.
27 ABN Amro Group Netherlands 2005 Aa3/P-1/B 26,286 1,038,953 5,169        19.66         0.50 119.9% 13.1%
28 National Australia Bank Australia 2005 Aa3/P-1/B 26,121 319,725 3,149        12.05         0.98 154.6% 7.9%
29 ING Bank  Netherlands 2005 Aa2/P-1/B+ 25,220 983,787 4,659        18.47         0.47 86.5% 10.9%
30 Fortis Group Belgium 2005 –/–/– 24,365 859,886 4,702        19.30         0.55 108.4% 7.4%
31 Hongkong Shanghai Bank Hong Kong 2005 A1/P-1/B 23,982 343,840 4,229        17.64         1.23 53.6% 11.4%
32 Citizens Financial Group United States 2005 Aa2 / P-1 / — 21,883 155,440 1,473          6.73         0.95 99.0% 8.9%
33 Groupe Caisses d’Epargne France 2005 –/–/– 20,948 700,809 2,443        11.66         0.35 94.6% n.a.
34 Banca Intesa  Italy 2005 Aa3/P-1/B 20,649 322,648 3,568        17.28         1.11 147.0% 7.9%
35 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Spain 2005 Aa2/P-1/B+ 20,409 462,843 4,489        22.00         0.97 134.4% 12.0%
36 U.S. Bancorp United States 2005 Aa1 / P-1 / A- 20,086 209,465 4,489        22.35         2.14 110.2% 8.2%
37 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Australia 2005 Aa3/P-1/B 19,868 250,856 3,043        15.31         1.21 141.7% 7.5%
38 Dexia Group Belgium 2005 –/–/– 18,583 600,110 2,404        12.94         0.40 207.2% 10.9%
39 Lloyds TSB Bank  United Kingdom 2005 Aaa/P-1/A 18,249 531,766 4,280        23.45         0.80 133.5% 10.9%
40 Groupe Banque Populaire France 2005 –/–/– 17,693 340,549 1,795        10.15         0.53 142.0% 11.2%
41 SunTrust Banks United States 2005 Aa2 / P-1 / B+ 16,887 179,713 1,987        11.77         1.11 104.2% 7.0%
42 Royal Bank of Canada Canada 2005 Aa2/P-1/B+             16,861    398,831 2,823        16.75         0.71 85.8% 9.6%
43 Crédit Mutuel Centre Est Europe France 2005 –/–/– 16,439 375,734 1,668        10.15         0.44 138.3% 11.7%
44 San Paolo IMI  Italy 2005 Aa3/P-1/B 16,179 310,526 2,339        14.46         0.75 151.1% 7.2%
45 China Development Bank China 2005 A2 16,172 235,185 2,823        17.46         1.20 1227.5% n.a.
46 Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona Spain 2005 Aa2/P-1/B+ 15,684 212,734 1,763        11.24         0.83 114.4% 12.0%
47 Resona Holdings Japan Mar-06 A3/P-2/D- 15,373 342,398 3,248        21.13         0.95 81.2% 6.0%
48 Nordea Bank  Sweden 2005 Aa3/P-1/B 15,287 384,002 2,676        17.51         0.70 163.1% 9.2%
49 Commerzbank  Germany 2005 A2/P-1/C+ 15,109 524,736 1,374          9.10         0.26 144.4% 12.5%
50 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Australia 2005 Aa3/P-1/B 14,850 223,407 2,300        15.49         1.03 158.0% 6.9%
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