Regional Awards for Excellence 2012: Asia

Best Bank: Citi Best Investment Bank: UBS Best Debt House: HSBC Best Equity House: Morgan Stanley Best M&A House: Goldman Sachs Best Flow House: HSBC Best Project Finance House: HSBC Best Cash Management House: Citi Best Risk Adviser: HSBC Outstanding contribution to financial markets in Asia: Nazir Razak, CIMB All regions and countries Asia country awards Full results index

Best Bank

Citi retains its title as the best bank in Asia, beating off stiff competition from perennial rivals Standard Chartered and HSBC. Citi’s leading place comes thanks to the contribution of Asia to overall bank revenues and the bank’s diversified approach to building its regional franchise. Citi’s Asia business, under football-mad Scottish chief executive Stephen Bird, contributed an eye-catching 37% to global net group profits. Citi became the first international bank to receive approval to launch a sole-branded credit card in China, and the number of branches it runs in China has doubled over the past three years to 50. Citi’s diversified business is a strong point in its favour, with 30% of revenues coming from retail, 21% from payment cards, 29% from securities and banking, and 20% from global treasury services.

Citi’s Asia business, under chief executive Stephen Bird, contributed an eye-catching 37% to global net group profits

As the bank celebrates its 200th anniversary, Bird says the pressure is on for the group as a whole to perform strongly and Asia is no exception to this.