I am interpreting results data from various polls, and require
assistance of a well qualified researcher. Im in need of a listing of
top (sorted by popularity) fiancial banking institutions from a number
of specified countries. The listing MUST include the number of entries
that is requested (see below for more) and the institutions's official
website.

Sample listing:

CANADA
..
..
6. RBC RoyalBan k - http://www.royalbank.com/
..

Thank you for your time.


COUNTRY		Min Req. # of Institutions

United States   20
Canada 		15
United Kingdom	10
Russia		10
France		10
Germany		10
Italy		10
Sweden		3
Ireland		3
Finland		3
Luxembourg	3
Switzerland	3
Norway		3
Belgium		3
Denmark		3
Austria		3
Turkey		1

Israel		5

Panama		2

Australia 	3
New Zealand 	2
Argentina 	1
Colombia 	1
Brazil 		2

China		5
Japan		3
Singapore	3
Hong Kong	3
Korea		2

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Request for Question Clarification by aht-ga on 15 Oct 2004 16:07 PDT

waburodrig-ga:

I noticed that you have posted this question twice (ie. as two
separate questions) using two separate categories. Is it your intent
to obtain two, separate Answers from researchers, or was one of the
postings an error? If so, I would recommend that you close one of the
questions to eliminate the possibility of receiving two separate
Answers that each cost you $115.

As well, you mentioned that you would prefer a well-qualified
Researcher to work on your question; may I ask what sort of
qualifications you are looking for?

Thank you,

aht-ga
Google Answers Researcher

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Clarification of Question by waburodrig-ga on 16 Oct 2004 01:55 PDT

Correct. The question was posted twice in order to receive two separate 
answers. 

In reference to "Well qualified researcher", what was intended is that the 
researcher must be a professional and provide precise data.

I allow space for human error and limited data, this is not a critical project, 
yet I wish for a researcher to not just spit information out without backup.

Thank you

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Request for Question Clarification by politicalguru-ga on 16 Oct 2004 03:46 PDT

Dear Waburodrig, 

Regarding Canada - most lists that I found list no more than 6 banks
as "the largest" in Canada. I managed to scape another list and to
compile a list of the top 9 banks in Canada (based on assets), but no
luck with 15 banks. In general, Canada has 14 domestic banks and the
rest are either foreign bank subsidiaries or foreign bank branches
operating in Canada (latest official information, 2002: Canada's
Banks, Updated Version (August 2002), Dept. of Finance information,
<http://www.fin.gc.ca/toce/2002/bank_e.html>).

Please inform me if you'll be willing to settle for a list (2004) of
the largest Candian banks, which I compiled (based on assets) and
contains 9 banks; or for the official Dept. of Finance list (2002),
containing 6 banks.

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Request for Question Clarification by politicalguru-ga on 16 Oct 2004 03:49 PDT

Sorry, I meant "scrape" (details).

Naturally, you can also decide that you prefer to have 15 banks, and
perhaps one of my colleagues will be able to provide you with that
list.

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Clarification of Question by waburodrig-ga on 16 Oct 2004 07:39 PDT

Hello aht-ga,

Thank you for answering my question. The 2004 list that contacts 9
banks would be more than enough.

Thank you once more.

Dear Waburodrig, 

UNITED STATES
=============
The list is based on "The 20 Largest Banks in the U.S." (2004) NY
JobSource - Banks <http://nyjobsource.com/banks.html> - their list
also provides the number of employees, the address and the total
assets as for 2003.

1.	Citigroup	<http://www.citigroup.com/> 
	
2.	JPMorgan Chase <http://www.jpmorganchase.com/> 

3.	Bank of America <http://www.bankofamerica.com/> 

4.	Wachovia	<http://www.wachovia.com/> 

5.	Wells Fargo	<http://www.wellsfargo.com/> 

6.	BankOne <http://www.bankone.com/> 

7.	Washington Mutual	<http://www.wamu.com/> 

8.	FleetBoston <http://www.fleet.com/> 

9.	US Bancorp	<http://www.usbank.com/> 
	
10.	Suntrust	<http://www.suntrust.com/> 

11.	National City <http://www.nationalcity.com/> 

12.	Bank of New York <http://www.bony.com/> 

13.	Fifth Third Bank	<http://www.53.com/> 

14.	BB&T	<http://www.bbt.com/> 

15.	KeyCorp	<http://www.key.com/> 

16.	Golden West Financial	<http://www.worldsavings.com/> 

17.	PNC	<http://www.pnc.com/> 

18.	Comerica	<http://www.comerica.com/> 

19.	SouthTrust	http://www.southtrust.com/> 

20.	Regions Financial	<http://www.regions.com/> 



CANADA
======
This list is mostly based on The Globe and Mail?s list (2004) of
Canada?s top 1,000 companies.
The Top 1000: Canada's Power Book
 < http://www.globeinvestor.com/series/top1000/> 
ING?s ranking is based on their own site (?ING DIRECT's commitment to
innovative products and better value financial services has made it
the ninth largest bank in Canada?, ING Press Release, ?ING DIRECT
Launches in Quebec?, 2002 <
http://www.ingcanada.com/en/press_releases_archives_2002.html_becefc67-fe00-0000-0080-e51851d8eee3.html
>).
1.	Royal Bank of Canada < http://www.royalbank.com/> 
2.	Bank of Nova Scotia < http://www.scotiabank.com/> 
3.	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce < http://www.cibc.com/> 
4.	Bank of Montreal < http://www.bmo.com> 
5.	Toronto-Dominion Bank < http://www.td.com/> 
6.	National Bank of Canada < http://www.nbc.ca/> 
7.	HSBC Bank Canada < http://www.hsbc.ca/> 
8.	Canadian Western Bank http://www.cwbank.com/
9.	ING Canada < http://www.ingcanada.com/en/> 

UK
==
1. HSBC < http://www.hsbc.co.uk/> 
2. RBS < www.rbs.co.uk> (Also NatWest)
3. Lloyds TSB <  http://www.lloydstsb.co.uk/ > 
4. Barclays < http://www.barclays.co.uk/> 
5. Halifax Bank of Scotland < www.hbosplc.com>
6. Standard Chartered Bank < http://www.standardchartered.com/> 
7. Abbey National < http://www.abbeynational.co.uk/> 
8. Alliance & Leicester < http://www.alliance-leicester.co.uk/> 
9. Northern Rock  < http://www.northernrock.co.uk/>
10. Bradford and Bingley < http://www.bbg.co.uk/> 

Russia
=====
The source for this list is the Russia magazine ?Kommersant? 
Banks with the Largest Number of Clients as of August 1, 2004 
<http://www.kommersant.com/tree.asp?rubric=0&node=503&doc_id=-2122  > :
1 Sberbank RF < http://www.sbrf.ru/eng/ > 
2 Gazprombank < http://www.gazprombank.ru/ > (Russian) <
http://www.gazprombank.ru/gpb/ > English.
3 Vneshtorgbank < http://eng.vtb.ru/ > 
4 Alfa-bank < http://www.alfabank.ru/> (Russian) ; <
http://www.alfabank.com/> (English)
5 CITIBank Moscow < www.citibank.ru > (English: <
http://www.citibank.ru/portal/iptLightPage.jsp?path=/russia/main/eng/home.htm&beanID=121&viewID=MY_PORTAL_VIEW>).
6 Rosbank < http://www.rosbank.com/> 
7 Raiffeisenbank Austria < http://www.raiffeisen.ru/ > (Russia) ; <
http://www.raiffeisen.ru/rBank/welcome/welcome?get-lang&lang=en
(English)
8 Bank of Moscow < http://www.mmbank.ru/ > (English - <
http://www.mmbank.ru/eng/ >).
9 MENATEP < http://www.menatep.spb.ru/ > (no English language site?!)
10 International Moscow Bank < http://www.imb.ru/en/ > 

France
=====
Because of mergers, there are not so many players as you?ve asked:
Credit Agricole and PNB are both two of the largest banks of the
world, and the swallowed much of the surroundings. The last banks in
the list, thus, are only ?realitvely? large ? but in fact specialise
in mortgage, post, etc. Another interesting point is that most banks,
including the large ones, do not have an English language site.
1.	Cr?dit Agricole Cr?dit Agricole (+ Credit Lyonnais) 
2.	BNP-Paribas  (Banque Nationale de Paris; Paribas; Soci?t? G?n?rale)
<http://www.bnp.fr/>
3.	Caisse de Depots (CDC) < http://www.caissedesdepots.fr/>
4.	Cr?dit Mutuel < www.creditmutuel.com> 
5.	Caisse d'Epargne <http://www.caisse-epargne.fr/ASP/modele1.asp> 
6.	HSBC France < http://www.ccf.fr/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=42> ;
Cr?dit Commercial de France CCF <http://www.ccf.fr/>
7.	Banque Populaire Group <http://www.bics.fr/> 
8.	Axa <www.axa.fr>  (insurer/bank)
9.	UCB < http://www.ucb.fr/> (building society/mortgage bank)
10.	La Poste < http://www.laposte.fr/> (postal bank)


Germany
=======
Based on a list compiled by the magazine ?Stern? 
Stern, ?Die gr??ten Banken Deutschlands?
< http://www.stern.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/?id=203161> 

Please note, that the list does not include the Postbank (a postal
bank, of course, that belonged until recently to the German postal
service), which is in privatization processes, and claims to have the
largest customer base in Germany.

1.	Deutsche Bank < http://www.deutsche-bank.de/index.htm> 
2.	HypoVerein < www.hvbgroup.com> 
3.	Dresdner Bank < http://www.dresdner-bank.de/> 
4.	Commerzbank < http://www.commerzbank.de/> 
5.	WestLB (Westdeutsche Landesbank) < http://www.westlb.de/> 
6.	Byerische Landesbank < http://www.bayernlb.de/p/_de/idx/idx.jsp>
7.	Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg < http://www.lbbw.de/> 
8.	DG Bank [DZ (Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank)] - < http://www.dgbank.de/> 
9.	Kreditanstalt f?r Wiederaufbau  < http://www.kfw.de/> 
10.	Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG < http://www.bankgesellschaft.de/> 


Italy
===
1.	Banca Intesa < www.bancaintesa.it>  - + Cariplo Commerciale Italiana
2.	UniCredito Italiano < http://www.unicredito.it/> 
3.	SanPaolo IMI < http://www.sanpaolo.it/> 
4.	Capitalia Gruppo Bancario < http://www.capitalia.it/> 
5.	Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena < http://www.mps.it/> 
6.	BNL-Banca Nazionale del Lavoro < http://www.bnl.it/> 
7.	Banche Popolari Unite ? BPU < http://www.bpubanca.it/> 
8.	Gruppo Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara < http://www.bpv.it/>
9.	Banca Antoniana Popolare Veneta < www.antonveneta.it> 
10.	Banca di Roma/  < http://www.bancaroma.it/> 


Sweden
======
1.	Nordbanken (MeritaNordbanken Group's bank in Sweden) < http://www.nb.se/> 
2.	Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken < http://www.seb.se/.> 
3.	Svenska Handelsbanken < http://www.handelsbanken.se/> 


Ireland
=====
1.	AIB (Allied Irish Bank) < http://www.aib.ie/ > 
2.	Bank of Ireland < http://www.boi.ie/ > 
3.	Ulster Bank < http://www.ulsterbank.com/> 


Finland
======
1.	Nordea - < http://www.nordea.fi/> (English: <
http://www.nordea.fi/e/val-index.asp>
2.	Okobank Group < https://www.okobank.com/> 
3.	Sampo < http://www.sampo.fi/> ; English < http://www.sampo.fi/english/> 


Luxembourg
=========

1.	Dexia-BIL  < http://www.dexia-bil.lu/> 
2.	Banque G?n?rale du Luxembourg < http://www.bgl.lu/> 
3.	BGL Fortis < www.bgl.lu> 


Switzerland
=========
Based on a list provided by the site of the firm Bennet Bernstein 
Major Banks of Switzerland
< http://www.bbp-net.com/cat/69> 
1	United Bank of Switzerland  < http://www.ibb.ubs.com/> 
2	Credit Suisse First Boston < http://www.csfb.com/>
3	Credit Suisse < http://www.credit-suisse.com/en/home.html> 
4	Zurcher Kantonalbank < http://www.zkb.ch/> 


Norway
======
1. DNB NOR < https://www.dnbnor.no/>
2. Nordea http://www.nordea.no/ 
3. Fokus Bank http://www.fokus.no/> 


Blegium
======
1.	Fortis Bank  < www.fortisbank.be> 
2.	dexia <  http://www.dexia.be/ >
3.	BBL (ING Belgium) <www.ing.be>  


Denmark
=======
1.	Den Danske Bank  
2.	Nordea (Unibank) ? www.nordea.dk < http://www.danskebank.dk/> 
3.	Jyske Bank < http://www.jyskebank.dk/> 


Austria
=====
This list, too, was compiled based on Bennet Bernstein information: 
Rating of banks in Austria
< http://www.bbp-net.com/cat/67> 

1.	Bank Austria < http://www.ba-ca.com/> 
2.	Erste Bank der osterreichischen Sparkassen AG <
http://www.sparkasse.at/erstebank/home/>
3.	Osterreichische Kontrollbank AG < http://www.oekb.co.at/> 


Turkey
=====
Ziraat - < http://www.ziraat.com.tr/> (English: <
http://www.ziraat.com.tr/english/english.html>)


Israel
====
1.	Hapoalim < http://www.bankhapoalim.co.il/>  (English:
http://www.bankhapoalim.com/)
2.	Leumi  < http://www.leumi.co.il/Leumi/Home/0,2777,317,00.html>
(English: < http://english.leumi.co.il/Home/0,2777,1415,00.html>).
3.	Discount Bank < http://www.discount-bank.co.il/> (English:
http://www.discount-bank.co.il/mgramEngList.html).
4.	United Mizrahi < http://www.mizrahi.co.il/> (English: <
http://www.mizrahi.co.il/cgi-bin/bvisapi.dll/Mizrahi/pages/EngHomePage.jsp>).
5.	First International (FIBI)  < http://www.fibi.co.il/fibi/site/en/homepage.asp> 


Panama
======
1.	Primer Banco del Istmo (Banistmo) < http://www.banistmo.com/>
2.	Banco Nacional de Panam? < www.banconal.com.pa/> 


Australia
======
This, like many other Australasian lists, is based on Asiaweek data
(www.asiaweek.com)

1.	National Australia Bank < http://www.national.com.au/> 
2.	 ANZ Banking Group < http://www.anz.co.nz/> 
3.	Westpac < http://www.westpac.com.au/> 


New Zealand
==========

1.	Westpac NZ < www.westpac.co.nz> 
2.	ANZ NZ < http://www.anz.co.nz/> 


Argentine
=======
Banco de la Nacion Argentina < http://www.bna.com.ar/> , 


Colombia
=======
Bancocolombia (CIB) < http://www.bancolombia.com.co/> 

Brazil
=====
The source is the Brazilian government: < See:
http://www.bcb.gov.br/fis/top50/ingl/Top502004060I.asp>

1. BB (Banco Brasil) < www.bancobrasil.com.br/> 
2. CEF < http://www.cef.gov.br/ > 


China
====
Asia Week is the source. 

1. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China <  www.icbc.com.cn/e_index.jsp> 
2. Bank of China < http://www.bank-of-china.com/english/index.shtml> 
3. China Construction Bank < http://www.ccbhk.com/> 
4. Agricultural Bank of China < http://www.abocn.com/> (No English?)
5. Bank of Communications < http://www.bankcomm.com/> (no English?) 


Japan
====
Also based on Asia Week 
1. Bank of Tokyo ? Mitsubishi < http://www.btm.co.jp/english/> 
2. Fuji Bank < http://www.mizuhobank.co.jp/> English <
http://www.mizuhobank.co.jp/english/index.html>
3. Sumitomo Bank <  http://www.smbc.co.jp/ > English <
http://www.smbc.co.jp/global/index.html>

Singapore
=======
Also based on Asia Week data. 

1. DBS Singapore < http://www.dbs.com/> 
2. United Overseas Bank < http://www.uobgroup.com/> 
3. Oversea Chinese Banking < http://www.ocbc.com.sg/> 


Hong Kong
========
Based on Asia Week information. 
1.	Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking (HSBC) <  http://www.hsbc.com.hk/> 
2.	Hang Seng < http://www.hangseng.com/> 
3.	Bank of East Asia < http://www.hkbea.com/whp_welcome/whp_welmain.html> 


Korea
====
1.	Kookmin Bank < http://inf.kbstar.com/quics?page=s_kbe> 
2.	Hanvit Bank < http://www.hanvitbank.co.kr/> 

I hope this answered your question. Please contact me if you need any
further clarifications on this answer before you rate it. When the
source is not mention, variety of sources have been used, mostly
through this search strategy:
?largest bank?, or  ?largest banks? (and similar terms) and [name of
country] as well as the term ?number of clients?. I also used general
banking search terms, such as ?top 100 banks?. These two might be of
interest in that context:
Top 1000 World Banks, a special ?The Banker? issue, <
http://www.thebanker.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/1699/Top_1000_World_Banks.html>
TOP 150 BANKS WORLDWIDE RANKED BY ASSET SIZE
< http://www.cba.ca/en/content/stats/040809-Bank%20Rankings-EN.pdf>