China

China

Australia I China I Hong Kong I India I Indonesia I Japan I Malaysia I Mongolia I Pakistan I Philippines I Singapore I Taiwan I Thailand Of the large state-owned banks in mainland China, Shanghai-based Bank of Communications (Bocom) is comfortably the best managed. China’s fifth-largest bank by assets at $176.4 billion, Bocom is also one of the top 100 largest banks globally and was the first state bank to list internationally.

Australia I China I Hong Kong I India I Indonesia I Japan I Malaysia I Mongolia I Pakistan I Philippines I Singapore I Taiwan I Thailand

BEST BANK: Bank of Communications
BEST EQUITY HOUSE: Credit Suisse
BEST DEBT HOUSE: CICC
BEST M&A HOUSE: Morgan Stanley

Of the large state-owned banks in mainland China, Shanghai-based Bank of Communications (Bocom) is comfortably the best managed. China’s fifth-largest bank by assets at $176.4 billion, Bocom is also one of the top 100 largest banks globally and was the first state bank to list internationally.

A glance at Bocom’s financial performance explains why it got to market first.

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