Comments on: Who are the biggest banking houses in the world today? Who is lending and creating the money? http://bank1.info/who-are-the-biggest-banking-houses-in-the-world-today-who-is-lending-and-creating-the-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-are-the-biggest-banking-houses-in-the-world-today-who-is-lending-and-creating-the-money Banking Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:48:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JimTO http://bank1.info/who-are-the-biggest-banking-houses-in-the-world-today-who-is-lending-and-creating-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-718 JimTO Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:30:49 +0000 http://bank1.info/who-are-the-biggest-banking-houses-in-the-world-today-who-is-lending-and-creating-the-money/#comment-718 <a href=""></a> I suggest you read "The Age of Jackson" by Schlesinger. They asked the same questions two hundred years ago. They are still trying to answer them. Before central banks, banking was conducted by private banks (Rothschild). But government thought it was too undemocratic for private bankers to have so much power. So, they set up government banks controlled by politicians and bureaucrats who are, theoretically, answerable to the people. Most interest goes to pension plans, then to pensioners. However, the Federal Reserve owns a lot of bonds that get interest. This is returned to the US Treasury every year. The market controls interest rates in the end.

I suggest you read “The Age of Jackson” by Schlesinger. They asked the same questions two hundred years ago.

They are still trying to answer them. Before central banks, banking was conducted by private banks (Rothschild). But government thought it was too undemocratic for private bankers to have so much power. So, they set up government banks controlled by politicians and bureaucrats who are, theoretically, answerable to the people. Most interest goes to pension plans, then to pensioners. However, the Federal Reserve owns a lot of bonds that get interest. This is returned to the US Treasury every year. The market controls interest rates in the end.

]]> By: Blah http://bank1.info/who-are-the-biggest-banking-houses-in-the-world-today-who-is-lending-and-creating-the-money/comment-page-1/#comment-717 Blah Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:27:57 +0000 http://bank1.info/who-are-the-biggest-banking-houses-in-the-world-today-who-is-lending-and-creating-the-money/#comment-717 <a href="http://twitterbuttons1.com">Free Twitter Buttons</a> Top ten banking groups in the world ranked by tier 1 capital Figures in U.S. dollars, and as at end-2005[2] Citigroup — 79 billion HSBC — 74 billion Bank of America — 73 billion JP Morgan Chase — 72 billion Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group — 64 billion Credit Agricole Group — 60 billion Royal Bank of Scotland — 48 billion Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group — 40 billion Mizuho Financial Group — 39 billion Santander Central Hispano — 38 billion Top ten banking groups in the world ranked by assets Figures in U.S. dollars, and as at end-2004[3] UBS — 1,533 billion Citigroup — 1,484 billion Mizuho Financial Group — 1,296 billion HSBC Holdings — 1,277 billion Crédit Agricole — 1,243 billion BNP Paribas — 1,234 billion JPMorgan Chase & Co. — 1,157 billion Deutsche Bank — 1,144 billion Royal Bank of Scotland — 1,119 billion Bank of America — 1,110 billion Top ten bank holding companies in the world ranked by profit Figures in U.S. dollars, and as 2003 Citigroup — 21 billion Bank of America — 15 billion HSBC — 10 billion Royal Bank of Scotland — 8 billion Wells Fargo — 7 billion JP Morgan Chase — 7 billion UBS AG — 6 billion Wachovia — 5 billion Morgan Stanley — 5 billion Merrill Lynch — 4 billion Top ten banks in the world ranked by market capitalisation Figures in U.S. dollars, and as at 26 July 2006[4] Citigroup — 235 billion Bank of America — 230 billion HSBC — 200 billion JPMorgan Chase — 150 billion Mitsubishi UFJ — 145 billion Wells Fargo — 120 billion UBS — 110 billion Royal Bank of Scotland — 100 billion China Construction Bank — 100 billion Mizuho — 95 billion Free Twitter Buttons

Top ten banking groups in the world ranked by tier 1 capital
Figures in U.S. dollars, and as at end-2005[2]

Citigroup — 79 billion
HSBC — 74 billion
Bank of America — 73 billion
JP Morgan Chase — 72 billion
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group — 64 billion
Credit Agricole Group — 60 billion
Royal Bank of Scotland — 48 billion
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group — 40 billion
Mizuho Financial Group — 39 billion
Santander Central Hispano — 38 billion

Top ten banking groups in the world ranked by assets
Figures in U.S. dollars, and as at end-2004[3]

UBS — 1,533 billion
Citigroup — 1,484 billion
Mizuho Financial Group — 1,296 billion
HSBC Holdings — 1,277 billion
Crédit Agricole — 1,243 billion
BNP Paribas — 1,234 billion
JPMorgan Chase & Co. — 1,157 billion
Deutsche Bank — 1,144 billion
Royal Bank of Scotland — 1,119 billion
Bank of America — 1,110 billion

Top ten bank holding companies in the world ranked by profit
Figures in U.S. dollars, and as 2003

Citigroup — 21 billion
Bank of America — 15 billion
HSBC — 10 billion
Royal Bank of Scotland — 8 billion
Wells Fargo — 7 billion
JP Morgan Chase — 7 billion
UBS AG — 6 billion
Wachovia — 5 billion
Morgan Stanley — 5 billion
Merrill Lynch — 4 billion

Top ten banks in the world ranked by market capitalisation
Figures in U.S. dollars, and as at 26 July 2006[4]

Citigroup — 235 billion
Bank of America — 230 billion
HSBC — 200 billion
JPMorgan Chase — 150 billion
Mitsubishi UFJ — 145 billion
Wells Fargo — 120 billion
UBS — 110 billion
Royal Bank of Scotland — 100 billion
China Construction Bank — 100 billion
Mizuho — 95 billion

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