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Citi |
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Morgan Stanley |
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
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HSBC |
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HSBC |
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DBS |
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Best bank in Asia
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Stephen Bird, Citi, leaves the region on a revenue and earnings high |
This year’s best bank in Asia award goes to Citi at a time of transition at the top of the firm’s management structure in the region. The tenure of Citi veteran Stephen Bird as regional CEO has come to an end, and the award brings a strong vindication of Bird’s strategy: Citi Asia is the highest-earning division of the bank after North America. During the submission period, Citi generated a fifth of global revenues and a third of global earnings in Asia, including $3.7