Nomura hopes a more efficient structure can help it win private banking business and investment banking mandates on the global stage.

As well as investing heavily in digital in-house capabilities, this Taiwanese financial instiution is keeping an eye out for acquisitions – and, in turn, Asia and international banks should keep an eye on it.

With much of CLSA's value tied up in the creative brains who have now left the Hong Kong brokerage, its remaining staff must be nervously watching to see how much of the financial institution's free-wheeling spirit remains – and if it can survive.

The first Chinese bank to sign the Equator Principles, Industrial Bank has led the development of the green financing market.

This financial institution is one to watch – if you can find its hiding place.

This financial institution is clearly one to watch on a global scale, thanks to its presence in 57 countries and domination of the renminbi clearing market.

Just 35 years in the making, ICBC is the world's largest bank – and is continuing to shape the global financial system to also become the best.

Haitong's ambition and aggression has helped shape Asia's financial system, and made it a mainstay of Hong Kong's capital markets.

At the forefront of the trend toward a more environmentally friendly financial system, Development Bank of Japan combines making a profit with a commitment to making an impact for good.