FinanceAsia's top private banks 2016

We are pleased to announce the winners of FinanceAsia's Best Private Bank awards, one of the most hotly contested categories in our 2016 Country Awards programme.

The rapid growth of high net worth individuals in Asia has made the region a magnet for private bankers. The competition among domestic private banks and international players has compelled the entire sector to lift its game.

The best of the field were able to exhibit business scope and client coverage that merited special attention. In rationales to be published online and in a coming print edition of FinanceAsia, we set out these and other factors that set the winning banks apart.

The winners
China CMB PRIVATE BANKING
Hong Kong HSBC PRIVATE BANK
India KOTAK WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Indonesia MANDIRI WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Malaysia MAYBANK PRIVATE WEALTH
Philippines BDO PRIVATE BANK
Singapore DBS PRIVATE BANK
South Korea SHINHAN PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Taiwan CTBC PRIVATE BANKING
Thailand PHATRA WEALTH MANAGEMENT