to be rewritten entirely to comply with wikipedia s quality standards . you can help . the discussion page may contain suggestions . may 2009 the asian banker type private company industry research and information for the financial services industry publishing consulting training conferences founded 1996 headquarters singapore headquarters kuala lumpur beijing dubai key people emmanuel daniel president and ceo products the asian banker journal the asian banker 300 the asian banker summit number of employees 70 website www.theasianbanker.com the asian banker is a company that provides information for the financial services industry in the form of publications online materials such as e newsletters research and conventions and other industry gatherings . it is regarded as one of the asian region s leading consultancies in financial services research benchmarking and intelligence . 1 contents 1 history 2 publications 3 forums business 4 research 4.1 the asian banker 300 5 references 6 external links history edit the asian banker was founded in singapore in 1996 by emmanuel daniel a former consultant . it was established first as a publisher of trade publication such as the asian banker journal before moving into research consulting benchmarking and events organisation all catering to the financial services industry . 2 publications edit the company s original product was the asian banker journal a quarterly publication of 40 pages that was launched in january 1997 . throughout 1997 and 1998 it provided on the ground coverage of the asian financial crisis anchored by daniel s journalistic skills and award winning articles daniel won the prestigious citibank excellence in journalism award for the asian region in february 1999 for his work in determining the impact of the internet on banking . 3 the magazine covers a wide range of industry topics such as opinion editorials current events analysis retail banking transaction banking risk management bank regulation and it for financial services . it features profiles of individuals in the financial services industry some of which can run to several pages if the individual is particularly influential . 4 the publication is characterised by its coverage of bank ceos and chief regulators interviews . the publications business also maintains a video interview website called the banking conversation . the website contains interviews 10 to 30 minutes in length of prominent figures in banking economics it investing and academia . by 2005 the asian banker journal was published 10 times a year . while daniel has turned over management of the magazine to staff he still writes for a blog . forums business edit the company launched a forums division in 2000 to capitalise on the interest its readership had in taking part in a forum to discuss banking issues and challenges that had come to the fore in the aftermath of the 1997 asian financial crisis . it held the first asian banker summit in singapore in 2000 . subsequent summits have been held in kuala lumpur bangkok jakarta and hanoi beijing and singapore . the summit typically include fora on topics such as risk management information technology transaction banking payment systems and regulation and they include both opening and closing keynote speeches . past keynote speakers include al gore 5 summit 2005 william seidman 6 summit 2005 2007 thomas bliley summit 2006 paul keating 7 summit 2007 paul sarbanes 8 summit 2008 kaspar villiger summit 2008 jeffrey lacker summit 2009 liu mingkang summit 2009 malcolm knight summit 2009 julie dickson summit 2009 neel kashkari summit 2010 richard kovacevich summit 2012 and thomas hoenig summit 2013 . in the asian banker summit 2008 in hanoi and the asian banker summit 2009 in beijing the asian banker collaborated with the bankers association for finance and trade baft on a conference held in conjunction with the asian banker summit called the baft asia conference on cash treasury and trade . 9 on 27 october 2008 baft announced that it had renewed the agreement for the 2009 conference in beijing . 10 besides the summit the company holds events in other cities around asia . 11 research edit the asian banker launched a research division in 2003 . 12 asian banker research business compiles rankings such as asia pacific banks by asset size and financial strength ceo compensation dividend payouts the top 40 islamic banking institutions in asia a databook of macro indicators of banking payments and distribution and industry performance . the division also writes management reports research notes country reports and proprietary benchmarking on consumer banking technology and operations and other topics . the asian banker 300 edit while the asian banker s research business covers a variety of research projects its most visible product is the asian banker 300 a reference guide to the 300 largest banks in asia pacific by assets . the company expands the list to over 500 banks in its online version . the research comes out in september or october and is launched every year at sibos the large annual financial services convention organised by swift . in the 2008 financial year the 10 largest banks in the asia pacific region by assets were mitsubishi ufj financial group mizuho financial group industrial and commercial bank of china sumitomo mitsui financial group china construction bank agricultural bank of china bank of china norinchukin bank hongkong and shanghai banking corporation and national australia bank . this has been unchanged since the previous years . 13 since 2003 the guide has added a strength ranking which measures each of the 300 banks according to a strength formula . the formula weights assets year on year growth in loans year on year growth in deposits and eight other criteria to arrive at a total strength score . 13 invariably the largest banks are not necessarily the strongest banks and in the 2009 financial year the 10 strongest banks in the asia pacific region were hdfc bank punjab national bank public bank bank of nanjing bank central asia china citic bank anz national bank union bank of india westpac banking corporation and china construction bank . 14 the ranking is a recognised benchmark among financial institutions in asia and banks that have mentioned the ranking in their investor relations materials and financial reports include siam commercial bank 15 maybank 16 shanghai pudong development bank 17 dbs 18 bumiputra commerce holdings 19 and hang seng bank . 20 references edit the asian banker from trade journal to industry trendsetter . knowledge smu 5 august 2008 national university of singaopre entrepreneurship in the information business archived 18 october 2008 at the wayback machine . about the asian banker archived 30 june 2007 at the wayback machine . the asian banker journal main page dead link china view 18 march 2005 al gore stresses sustainability of world economy . news.xinhuanet.com 18 march 2005 . jakarta post march 22 2007 summit to highlight developments in indonesian banks dead link china powers regional prosperity . jakarta post . 3 april 2007 . archived from the original on 3 april 2007 . retrieved 5 october 2014 . hanoi times 27 march 208 vietnam s economy has great potential to grow archived 4 october 2011 at the wayback machine . the asian banker summit 2008 baft asia conference on cash treasury and trade . asianbankerforums.com . american bankers association october 27 2008 baft and the asian banker renew agreement to collaborate on annual asian summit . aba.com . asian banker forums . asian banker forums . asian banker research archived 30 june 2007 at the wayback machine . a b the asian banker 300 the asian banker list of the 300 largest banks by assets in the asia pacific region about siam commercial bank awards and rankings 2007 . scb.co.th . maybank january 2008 maybank ranked among asia pacific s largest and strongest banks . maybankcms.com.ph . shanghai pudong development bank about us news spdb ranked top 3 chinese banks . spdb.com.cn . dbs awards and accolades hearing it from the marketplace . dbs.com.sg . bumiputra commerce holdings berhad annual report 2007 archived 29 december 2009 at the wayback machine . hang seng bank our business archived 4 december 2008 at the wayback machine . external links edit official web site the asian banker editorial the asian banker forums the asian banker journal the asian banker research retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the asian banker & oldid 706649562 categories companies established in 1996companies of singaporehidden categories articles with wayback machine linksall articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from july 2014engvarb from july 2014use dmy dates from july 2014wikipedia articles needing rewrite from may 2009 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view 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