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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2016 — Global Finance has named the World’s 50 Safest Commercial Banks for 2016 in an exclusive survey to be published in the November 2016 issue. For commercial banks to qualify for this ranking, they must not be majority owned by government or regional authorities.
The top spot on this year’s list once again goes to Canada’s Toronto-Dominion Bank, with Germany’s DZ Bank making an eight position move up the list to #2. Other new banks in the top 10 this year include Sweden’s Svenska Handelsbanken and Germany’s Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank. Three of Singapore’s leading banks make the top 10 again this year with DBS Bank at #3, OCBC Bank at #5 and United Overseas Bank at #6.
New additions to the list comprise Germany’s BBBank eG and TeamBank AG Nuernberg in 34th and 35th place, Switzerland’s UBS in 38th, South Korea’s Shinhan Bank at 42nd and ING Bank from the Netherlands in 50th.
The biggest jump up the list this year was made by Sweden’s Swedbank, making a 19 position move to #16.
In addition to the World’s 50 Safest Commercial Banks, the full report also includes the following: World’s 50 Safest Banks, Safest Banks by Country, 50 Safest Banks in Emerging Markets, 50 Safest Banks in Europe, 50 Safest Banks in the Middle East, Safest Chinese Banks, Safest Islamic Financial Institutions in the GCC, and Safest Banks by Region (Asia, Australasia, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, Middle East/Africa, North America and Western Europe). The report will also compare the 2016 Safest Banks against our rankings from 5 and 10 years ago.
Banks were selected through an evaluation of long-term foreign currency ratings—from Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch—and total assets of the 500 largest banks worldwide.
“Many of the Safest Banks globally have government support. The entities in the Commercial Banks ranking do not, but they are still among the most secure banks in the world. With tighter regulations, now more than ever, corporate clients demand financial services they can trust,” says Joseph Giarraputo, publisher and editorial director of Global Finance.
Rank
Bank Name
Country
1
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Canada
2
DZ Bank
Germany
3
DBS Bank
Singapore
4
Svenska Handelsbanken
Sweden
5
OCBC Bank
Singapore
6
United Overseas Bank
Singapore
7
Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank
Germany
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Canada
9
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
10
National Australia Bank
Australia
11
ANZ Group
Australia
12
Westpac
Australia
13
Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
14
Rabobank
Netherlands
15
Nordea
Sweden
16
Swedbank *
Sweden
17
Hang Seng Bank
Hong Kong
18
AgriBank
United States
19
Caisse centrale Desjardins
Canada
20
Kiwibank
New Zealand
21
Scotiabank
Canada
22
Bank of Montreal
Canada
23
U.S. Bancorp
United States
24
CIBC
Canada
25
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
Sweden
26
Den Norske Bank
Norway
27
HSBC France
France
28
Qatar National Bank
Qatar
29
CoBank
United States
30
National Bank of Kuwait
Kuwait
31
OP Corporate Bank
Finland
32
LGT Bank
Liechtenstein
33
Agfirst
United States
34
BBBank eG **
Germany
35
TeamBank AG Nuernberg **
Germany
36
Banco de Chile
Chile
37
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
38
UBS **
Switzerland
39
Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel
France
40
BNY Mellon
United States
41
State Street
United States
42
Shinhan Bank
South Korea
43
National Bank of Canada
Canada
44
Northern Trust Corporation
United States
45
Banco Santander Chile
Chile
46
Suncorp Metway
Australia
47
BNP Paribas
France
48
Wells Fargo
United States
49
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
Japan
50
ING Bank **
Netherlands
* Greatest gain over position on the 2015 list
** New entry to the ranking
Ratings current as of August 9, 2016
METHODOLOGY
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