As the world is still yet out of the tariff 'woods', leading financial institutions across Asia Pacific (Apac) continue to navigate the uncertain tides and have made waves in the uncertain time. In the meantime, It was another challenging year for institutions in Asia as the global economy continues to recover after the Covid-19 pandemic, with sluggish economic growth. 
	It is worth pausing to celebrate people, teams and organisations that have withstood the test of another challenging, if not difficult, year. Not only does geopolitcal complexity persist, each market is on their unique mission towards recovery, sustainability, digitalisation, restructuring, or innovation. 
	The FinanceAsia team invited banks, brokers, ratings agencies and other financial institutions, to showcase their capabilities when supporting their clients. Our awards process celebrates those institutions that showed determination to deliver desirable outcomes, through the display of commercial and technical acumen.
	This year marks the 29th iteration of our FinanceAsia awards and celebrates activity that took place during the 12 months of 2024. 
	Read on for details of the winners and finalists (entrants whose submissions were (Highly commended by our jury) for North Asia. Full write-ups explaining the rationale behind winner selection will be published in the summer edition of the FinanceAsia magazine, with subsequent syndication online.
	Congratulations to all of our winners in the following markets: 
	CHINA (MAINLAND) DOMESTIC 
	 
	BEST BROKER 
	 
	CICC
	 
	BEST DCM HOUSE 
	 
	Bank of China
	 
	BEST DOMESTIC RATINGS AGENCY (MAINLAND CHINA) 
	 
	China Lianhe Credit Rating Co., Ltd
	 
	BEST ECM HOUSE 
	 
	CICC
	 
	BEST INVESTMENT BANK 
	 
	CICC
	 
	BEST LAW FIRM 
	 
	Han Kun Law Offices
	 
	BEST M&A HOUSE 
	 
	 CICC
	 
	BEST PRIVATE BANK 
	 
	China Merchants Bank
	 
	MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY - NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
	 
	 FinVolution Group
	 
	CHINA (MAINLAND) INTERNATIONAL 
	 
	BEST BANK
	 
	HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited
	 
	BEST BANK FOR PUBLIC SECTOR CLIENTS
	 
	Citi China
	 
	BEST CORPORATE BANK - LARGE CORP & MNCS
	 
	Citi China
	 
	BEST DCM HOUSE  
	 
	Deutsche Bank
	 
	BEST ECM HOUSE
	 
	 DBS Bank
	 
	BEST INTERNATIONAL ESG RATINGS AGENCY
	 
	Sustainable Fitch
	 
	BEST INTERNATIONAL RATINGS AGENCY
	 
	Fitch Ratings
	 
	BEST INVESTMENT BANK  
	 
	UBS
	 
	BEST LAW FIRM  
	 
	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
	 
	BEST M&A HOUSE  
	 
	Deutsche Bank
	 
	BEST SUSTAINABLE BANK  
	 
	Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
	 
	MOST DEI PROGRESSIVE - BANKS
	 
	 E.SUN Bank (China) Co.,Ltd
	 
	MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY - NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS  
	 
	Unlimit
	 
	HONG KONG SAR DOMESTIC 
	 
	BEST BANK 
	 
	Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
	 
	Highly commended - HSBC Hong Kong
	 
	BEST BANK FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION 
	 
	WeLab Bank
	 
	Highly commended - Hang Seng Bank
	 
	BEST BROKER 
	 
	Everbright Securities International
	 
	BEST COMMERCIAL BANK - SMES 
	 
	Hang Seng Bank
	 
	
		BEST CUSTODIAN BANK 
	
		 
	
		Bank of China (Hong Kong)
	
		 
	
		
			BEST ECM HOUSE 
		
			 
		
			CCB International
	 
 
	 
	BEST INVESTMENT BANK 
	 
	HSBC
	 
	BEST LAW FIRM 
	 
	Johnson Stokes & Master (JSM)
	 
	BEST M&A HOUSE 
	 
	HSBC
	 
	BEST RETAIL BANK 
	 
	Hang Seng Bank
	 
	BEST STRATEGIC INITIATIVE - BANKS
	 
	 Hang Seng Bank
	 
	BEST STRATEGIC INITIATIVE - NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
	 
	 BOCI-Prudential Trustee Limited
	 
	BEST DIGITAL BANK 
	 
	WeLab Bank
	 
	BIGGEST SUSTAINABLE IMPACT - BANKS 
	 
	Hang Seng Bank
	 
	Highly commended - Bank of China (Hong Kong)
	 
	MOST DEI PROGRESSIVE - BANKS 
	 
	HSBC Hong Kong
	 
	MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY - BANKS 
	 
	HSBC Hong Kong
	 
	MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY - NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
	 
	BOCI-Prudential Trustee Limited
	 
	HONG KONG SAR INTERNATIONAL 
	 
	BEST BANK
	 
	 DBS Bank
	 
	BEST COMMERCIAL BANK - SMES
	 
	 OCBC
	 
	BEST DCM HOUSE
	 
	 Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
	 
	Highly commended - DBS Bank
	 
	BEST INVESTMENT BANK 
	 
	UBS
	 
	BEST LAW FIRM
	 
	 Mayer Brown Hong Kong LLP
	 
	BEST M&A HOUSE
	 
	Deutsche Bank
	 
	BEST PRIVATE BANK  
	 
	DBS Bank
	 
	BEST STRATEGIC INITIATIVE - NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS  
	 
	WealthRyse
	 
	BEST SUSTAINABLE BANK
	 
	Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
	 
	BIGGEST SUSTAINABLE IMPACT - BANKS
	 
	 DBS Bank
	 
	BIGGEST SUSTAINABLE IMPACT - NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS  
	 
	WealthRyse
	 
	MOST DEI PROGRESSIVE - NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
	 
	WealthRyse
	 
	MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY - BANKS  
	 
	DBS Bank
	 
	MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY - NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS  
	 
	WealthRyse
	 
	HONG KONG SAR - CHINESE INSTITUTIONS 
	 
	BEST OFFSHORE RATINGS AGENCY (HONGKONG SAR - CHINESE INSTITUTIONS) 
	 
	China Chengxin (Asia Pacific) Credit Ratings Company Limited
	 
	
		MONGOLIA DOMESTIC 
	
		 
	
		BEST BROKER 
	
		 
	
		InvesCore Capital
	
		 
	
		BEST COMMERCIAL BANK - SMES 
	
		 
	
		Khan Bank LLC
	
		 
	
		BEST SUSTAINABLE BANK 
	
		 
	
		Khan Bank LLC
	
		 
	
		MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY - BANKS 
	
		 
	
		Khan Bank LLC
	
		 
	
		
			SOUTH KOREA INTERNATIONAL 
		
			 
		
			BEST BANK
		
			 
		
			HSBC Korea
		
			 
		
			BEST DCM HOUSE  
		
			 
		
			HSBC
		
			 
		
			BEST ECM HOUSE
		
			 
		
			 UBS
		
			 
		
			BEST INVESTMENT BANK
		
			 
		
			 UBS
		
			 
		
			BEST M&A HOUSE
		
			 
		
			 UBS
		
			 
	 
 
	TAIWAN DOMESTIC 
	 
	BEST BANK 
	 
	E.SUN Commercial Bank
	 
	Highly commended - CTBC Bank
	 
	BEST BANK FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION 
	 
	Bank SinoPac
	 
	BEST BROKER 
	 
	Yuanta Securities Co., Ltd.
	 
	BEST COMMERCIAL BANK – SMES 
	 
	Bank SinoPac
	 
	BEST CORPORATE BANK - LARGE CORP & MNCS 
	 
	CTBC Bank
	 
	BEST DCM HOUSE 
	 
	KGI Securities
	 
	BEST INVESTMENT BANK 
	 
	CTBC Bank
	 
	BEST M&A HOUSE
	 
	 KGI Securities
	 
	BEST PRIVATE BANK 
	 
	CTBC Bank
	 
	BEST RETAIL BANK 
	 
	CTBC Bank
	 
	BEST STRATEGIC INITIATIVE - BANKS
	 
	 Bank SinoPac
	 
	Highly commended - CTBC Bank
	 
	BEST SUSTAINABLE BANK
	 
	Bank SinoPac
	 
	MOST DEI PROGRESSIVE - BANKS 
	 
	E.SUN Commercial Bank
	 
	MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY - BANKS 
	 
	Bank SinoPac
	 
	Highly commended - CTBC Bank
	 
	TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL 
	 
	BEST BANK  
	 
	Citi Taiwan
	 
	BEST COMMERCIAL BANK - SMES
	 
	Citi Taiwan
	 
	BEST CORPORATE BANK - LARGE CORP & MNCS
	 
	HSBC
	 
	BEST DCM HOUSE  
	 
	Citi Taiwan
	 
	BEST ECM HOUSE
	 
	 Citi Taiwan
	 
	BEST INVESTMENT BANK  
	 
	Citi Taiwan
	 
	BEST M&A HOUSE  
	 
	Citi Taiwan
	 
	BEST PRIVATE BANK  
	 
	HSBC
	 
	BEST SUSTAINABLE BANK
	 
	Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
	 
	BIGGEST SUSTAINABLE IMPACT - BANKS  
	 
	HSBC
	 
	MOST DEI PROGRESSIVE - BANKS
	 
	 HSBC
                        
                            
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