| Ratings advisory | |||
| 2005 | 2004 | Bank | Score |
| 1 | -- | Barclays | 76 |
| 2 | -- | JPMorgan Chase | 52 |
| 3 | -- | Citigroup | 50 |
| 4 | -- | Morgan Stanley | 40 |
| 5 | -- | Merrill Lynch | 36 |
| 6= | -- | UBS | 32 |
| 6= | -- | Société Générale | 32 |
| 8 | -- | Lehman Brothers | 28 |
| 9= | -- | BNP Paribas | 18 |
| 9= | -- | Deutsche Bank | 18 |
| 11 | -- | HSBC | 12 |
| 12 | -- | Goldman Sachs | 10 |
| 13= | -- | RBS | 8 |
| 13= | -- | ABN AMRO | 8 |
| 15 | -- | Bank of America | 6 |
| 16= | -- | CSFB / Credit Suisse Group | 4 |
| 16= | -- | Calyon | 4 |
| JPY | |||
| 2005 | 2004 | Bank | Score |
| 1 | 1 | Nomura Securities | 62 |
| 2 | 3 | Mizuho Financial Group | 46 |
| 3 | 4 | Citigroup | 38 |
| 4 | 2 | Daiwa Securities | 22 |
| 5= | 6 | HSBC | 18 |
| 5= | 7 | Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group | 18 |
| 7= | 13= | Barclays | 16 |
| 7= | 13= | Merrill Lynch | 16 |
| 9= | 9= | JPMorgan Chase | 14 |
| 9= | 5 | Nikko Salomon Smith Barney | 14 |
| 11= | 20= | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | 12 |
| 11= | -- | Dresdner Bank | 12 |
| 11= | -- | Morgan Stanley | 12 |
| 14= | -- | Société Générale | 8 |
| 14= | 20= | Lehman Brothers | 8 |
| 16= | 8 | Deutsche Bank | 6 |
| 16= | 17= | Shinkin Bank | 6 |
| 16= | -- | Fortis Bank | 6 |
| 16= | 17= | Goldman Sachs | 6 |
| 16= | ...|||