Worlds Safest Banks 2016: Global Top 50

Fitch Ratings /
Standard & Poor's

Moody's

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Aa1

AA

Aa2

AA-

Aa3

A+

A1

A

A2

A-

A3

global Top 50

Rank

Group Name

Country

Ratings

Total Score

Assets

$ mn

Statement

Date

Fitch

Moody’s

S&P

1

KfW

Germany

AAA

Aaa

AAA

30

547,603

12/31/15

2

Zürcher Kantonalbank

Switzerland

AAA

Aaa

AAA

30

155,640

12/31/15

3

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

Germany

AAA

Aaa

AAA

30

101,571

12/31/15

4

L-Bank

Germany

AAA

Aaa

AAA

30

79,660

12/31/15

5

Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (BNG)

Netherlands

AA+

Aaa

AAA

29

162,777

12/31/15

6

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank

Netherlands

N/R

Aaa

AAA

29

91,720

6/30/15

7

NRW.BANK

Germany

AAA

Aa1

AA-

26

151,885

12/31/15

8

Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat

Luxembourg

N/R

Aa2

AA+

24.5

48,309

6/30/15

9

Caisse des Dépôts
et Consignations

France

AA

Aa2

AA

24

169,672

12/31/15

10

TD Bank

Canada

AA-

Aa1

AA-

23

844,128

10/31/15

11

DZ Bank

Germany

AA-

Aa1

AA-

23

444,574

12/31/15

12

DBS Bank

Singapore

AA-

Aa1

AA-

23

323,819

12/31/15

13

Svenska Handelsbanken

Sweden

AA

Aa2

AA-

23

298,803

12/31/15

14

OCBC Bank

Singapore

AA-

Aa1

AA-

23

275,967

12/31/15

15

Korea Development Bank

South Korea

AA-

Aa2

AA

23

263,959

12/31/15

16

United Overseas Bank

Singapore

AA-

Aa1

AA-

23

223,503

12/31/15

17

Export-Import Bank of Korea

South Korea

AA-

Aa2

AA

23

70,369

12/31/15

18

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Switzerland

N/R

Aa2

AA

23

43,373

12/31/15

19

Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank

Germany

AA-

Aa1

AA-

23

39,678

12/31/15

20

Royal Bank of Canada

Canada

AA

Aa3

AA-

22

821,072

10/31/15

21

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Australia

AA-

Aa2

AA-

22

670,798

6/30/15

22

National Australia Bank

Australia

AA-

Aa2

AA-

22

669,507

9/30/15

23

ANZ Group

Australia

AA-

Aa2

AA-

22

623,835

9/30/15

24

Westpac

Australia

AA-

Aa2

AA-

22

569,335

9/30/15

25

Industrial Bank of Korea

South Korea

AA-

Aa2

AA-

22

204,557

12/31/15

26

Société de Financement Local (SFIL)

France

AA-

Aa3

AA

22

91,108

12/31/15

27

Pictet & Cie

Switzerland

AA-

Aa2

N/R

21.5

34,519

12/31/14

28

Rabobank

Netherlands

AA-

Aa2

A+

21

729,856

12/31/15

29

Nordea

Sweden

AA-

Aa3

AA-

21

704,266

12/31/15

30

Swedbank

Sweden

AA-

Aa3

AA-

21

254,580

12/31/15

31

Hang Seng Bank

Hong Kong

A+

Aa2

AA-

21

172,173

12/31/15

32

National Bank of Abu Dhabi

UAE

AA-

Aa3

AA-

21

110,705

12/31/15

33

AgriBank

United States

AA-

Aa3

AA-

21

99,507

12/31/15

34

Caisse centrale Desjardins

Canada

AA-

Aa2

A+

21

37,458

12/31/15

35

Kiwibank

New Zealand

AA

Aa3

A+

21

12,514

6/30/15

36

China Development Bank

China

A+

Aa3

AA-

20

1,685,954

12/31/15

37

Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe (Sparkasse)

Germany

A+

Aa2

N/R

20

1,353,868

12/31/14

38

Scotiabank

Canada

AA-

Aa3

A+

20

654,664

10/31/15

39

Agricultural Development
Bank of China

China

A+

Aa3

AA-

20

513,517

12/31/14

40

Bank of Montreal

Canada

AA-

Aa3

A+

20

490,622

10/31/15

41

U.S. Bancorp

United States

AA

A1

A+

20

421,853

12/31/15

42

Export-Import Bank of China

China

A+

Aa3

AA-

20

386,983

12/31/14

43

CIBC

Canada

AA-

Aa3

A+

20

354,131

10/31/15

44

SEB

Sweden

AA-

Aa3

A+

20

295,702

12/31/15

45

DNB

Norway

N/R

Aa2

A+

20

254,171

12/31/15

46

HSBC France

France

AA-

A1

AA-

20

183,406

12/31/15

47

Qatar National Bank

Qatar

AA-

Aa3

A+

20

147,969

12/31/15

48

CoBank

United States

AA-

N/R

AA-

20

107,428

12/31/14

49

National Bank of Kuwait

Kuwait

AA-

Aa3

A+

20

77,752

12/31/15

50

OP Corporate Bank
(formerly Pohjola)

Finland

N/R

Aa3

AA-

20

61,062

12/31/15