WORLD’S 50 SAFEST BANKS 2012




Global Finance

announces a half-yearly update World’s 50 Safest Banks: April 2012

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NEW YORK, March 1, 2012

Bank stability is an ever-more pressing concern for the worlds corporations and investors. It is within this context that


Global Finance


announces the half-yearly update to its

Ranking of the World’s 50 Safest Banks

.


The sovereign debt crisis is still raging in Europe, the Arab Spring outcome is far from clear and global elections have put political stability at risk in some markets. As a result, the credit ratings of European and global banks have been affected, and have moved down the ranking of the World’s Safest Banks. In contrast, a number of banksparticularly in Asia and the Middle Easthave benefitted by moving up the ranking.


In addition, even in the face of tough market conditions some banks have actually improved their score by having their ratings upgraded since the last ranking was released. With these factors in mind,

Global Finance

has launched the

World’s 50 Safest Banks: April 2012

; and launched a list of the

Most Improved Ratings

those banks who have increased their score since October.


The ranking was created through an evaluation of long-term credit ratingsfrom Moodys, Standard & Poors and Fitch Ratingsand total assets of the 500 largest banks worldwide.


Global Finance


s ranking of the

World’s 50 Safest Banks

is a recognized and trusted standard of creditworthiness for the entire financial world. Counterparty creditworthiness has seldom been of more concern to companies and investors worldwide, says


Global Finance


publisher Joseph D. Giarraputo. Knowing how their counterparties are faring in the face of global economic uncertainty is key. This ranking helps companies and investors to get a view on the relative strength of their counterpartiesand global financial institutions.


This exclusive survey will be published in the April issue of


Global Finance

.

For editorial information please contact: Andrea Fiano, Editor, email:

afiano@gfmag.com

1.

KfW

(

Germany

)

26.

Pohjola Bank

(

Finland

)

2.

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG)

(

Netherlands

)

27.

BNP Paribas

(

France

)

3.

Zrcher Kantonalbank

(Switzerland)

28.

China Development Bank

(

China

)

4.

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

(

Germany

)

29.

DZ Bank **

(

Germany

)

5.

Caisse des Dpts et Consignations(CDC)

(

France

)

30.

Agricultural Development Bank of China

(

China

)


Tie*

6.

Landeskreditbank Baden-Wrttemberg


Frderbank (L-Bank)

(

Germany

)

31.

CoBank ACB

(

United States

)


Tie*

6.

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank

(

Netherlands

)

32.

National Bank of Abu Dhabi

(

United Arab Emirates

)

7.

Banque et Caisse dpargne de ltat

(

Luxembourg

)

33.

National Bank of Kuwait

(

Kuwait

)

8.

Rabobank Group

(

Netherlands

)

34.

Pictet & Cie

(

Switzerland

)

9.

NRW.Bank

(

Germany

)

35.

Deutsche Bank

(

Germany

)

10.

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

(

Canada

)

36.

JPMorgan Chase

(

United States

)

11.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank)

(

Canada

)

37.

Banque Fdrative du Crdit Mutuel (BFCM)

(

France

)


Tie*

12.

National Australia Bank

(

Australia

)

38.

U.S. Bancorp

(

United States

)


Tie*

12.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

(

Australia

)

39.

DNB Bank **

(

Norway

)

13.

Westpac Banking Corporation

(

Australia

)

40.

National Bank of Canada **

(

Canada

)

14.

Scotiabank (Bank of Nova Scotia)

(

Canada

)

41.

Northern Trust Corporation

(

United States

)

15.

DBS Bank

(

Singapore

)

42.

Qatar National Bank **

(

Qatar

)

16.

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation

(

Singapore

)

43.

SAMBA Financial Group **

(

Saudi Arabia

)

17.

United Overseas Bank

(

Singapore

)

44.

La Banque Postale **

(

France

)

18.

Caisse centrale Desjardins

(

Canada

)

45.

Bank of Taiwan **

(

Taiwan

)

19.

HSBC Holdings

(

United Kingdom

)


Tie*

46.

Shizuoka Bank

(

Japan

)

20.

Nordea Bank

(

Sweden

)


Tie*

46.

Banco del Estado de Chile (BancoEstado) **

(

Chile

)

21.

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)

(

Australia

)

47.

Barclays Group

(

United Kingdom

)

22.

Svenska Handelsbanken

(

Sweden

)

48.

Crdit Agricole

(

France

)

23.

Bank of Montreal (BMO)

(

Canada

)

49.

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

(

Japan

)

24.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)

(

Canada

)

50.

Banco Santander

(

Spain

)

25.

BNY Mellon

(

United States

)

*A tie is assigned when two banks with the same scorehave total assets within a $5 billion range.

**NEW ENTRANTS


PR date: Global Finance magazine March 1, 2012

Ratings as of: February 22, 2012


A listing of those banks who have increased their score since October



Name



Score April



Score October



Score Change



Country


Agricultural Development Bank of China

20

18.5

+1.5

China

Corpbanca

9.5

8

+1.5

Chile

Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp

23

22

+1

Singapore

United Overseas Bank

23

22

+1

Singapore

DZ Bank

20

19

+1

Germany

Banco de Crdito e Inversiones

15

14

+1

Chile

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

13

12

+1

Australia

Banco do Brasil

6

5

+1

Brazil

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