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Financial Stability Board List

On November 4, 2011, a policy research and development entity, called the Financial Stability Board, released a list of 29 banks worldwide that they considered to be "systemically important financial institutions" - financial organisations whose size and role meant that any failure could cause serious systemic problems. Of the list, 17 are based in Europe, 8 in the U.S., and 4 in Asia:

  • Bank of America
  • Bank of China
  • Bank of New York Mellon
  • Banque Populaire CdE
  • Barclays
  • BNP Paribas
  • Citigroup
  • Commerzbank
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Group Crédit Agricole
  • HSBC
  • ING Bank
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • Mitsubishi UFJ FG
  • Mizuho FG
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Nordea
  • Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Santander
  • Société Générale
  • State Street
  • Sumitomo Mitsui FG
  • UBS
  • Unicredit Group
  • Wells Fargo

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