Corporate Awards

2011 Corporate Awards

February
  • With its brand value of USD2.342 billion, CITIC Bank rose to 73rd among the "Top 500 Financial Brands" published by The Banker magazine of the United Kingdom, once again entering the top 100 global financial brands.
  • Euromoney awarded CITIC Bank two awards during its 8th assessment and selection of "Global Private Banks", namely "Most Complete Private Banking Product Line" and "Best Private Banking Services for Precious Metal Transactions".
March The EUR60 million syndicated loan for cross-border leasing for Jazz Tel, a Spanish company, co-arranged by CITIC Bank and BBVA won the "2010 Best Project Award" from Trade Finance, an authoritative international journal of finance and economics.
June At its 4th assessment and selection of the "Best Board of Directors of Listed Companies in China", Moneyweek magazine named Dr. Chen Xiaoxian, President of CITIC Bank,"2011 Most Valuable President of Listed Companies in China", and awarded CITIC Bank "2011 Top 50 Boards of Directors of Listed Companies on China's Main Board".
July
  • The ranking of CITIC Bank rose to 66th in terms of tier-one capital and 68th in terms of total assets in the "Top 1000 World Banks" published by The Banker magazine of the United Kingdom.
  • CITIC Bank became the first bank in Chinese Mainland that passed the bank-enterprise express certification by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication(SWIFT).
August The Asiamoney magazine awarded CITIC Bank "The Top provider of Foreign Exchange Services – The Most Innovative Foreign Exchange Product and Trading Concept".
September CITIC Bank won the Gold Award at the "Management Action Award" Granting Ceremony sponsored by Harvard Business Review.
October The Chinese Banker magazine ranked CITIC Bank the 5th among other Chinese national commercial banks in its 2010 Evaluation Report on Competitiveness of Commercial Banks in China and its Ranking of Core Competitiveness of Chinese Banks.
November
  • At the "2011 Stars of China" Award Granting Ceremony sponsored by Global Finance magazine of the United States, CITIC Bank was honored "2011 Star of China – the Best Supply Chain Financing Supplier in China", the exclusive winner from the Chinese banking sector.
  • During the assessment and selection of "Banks Most Trusted by CFOs in China in 2011"sponsored by The CFO magazine, CITIC Bank won the "Best Asset Custody Award" for the third consecutive year and the "Cash Management Innovation Award" concurrently.
  • "2011 Financial Value List", an initiative sponsored by China Business News, honored CITIC Bank "Best Integrated Financial Ser vices Provider" for its strong overall competitiveness.
  • The 2011 Blue Paper on Social Responsibility of A-Share Issuers published by RLCCW, an authoritative pro bono organization in China, the 2010 Social Responsibility Report of China CITIC Bank was ranked the 6th amongst all sectors and the first in banking sector, making it an AA report with a positive rating outlook.
December
  • Dr. Chen Xiaoxian, President of CITIC Bank, was named "Top 10 Financial Figures of China in 2011" by The Chinese Banker magazine, winning this particular honor for the seventh consecutive year.
  • At the 6th Annual Asia Financial Conference hosted by The 21st Century Business Herald, CITIC Bank ranked the 12th amongst all Asian banks in terms of competitiveness and was thereby honored "2011 Bank of Best Corporate Governance in Asia".
  • CITIC Bank ranked the 23rd in the "2011 Top 100 Asian Blue Chips" initiative sponsored by FinanceAsia magazine of Hong Kong.
  • In the assessment and selection of "The Most Respected Banks and the Best Retail Banks of China in 2011" organized by Moneyweek magazine, CITIC Bank was awarded "Most Respected Chinese Bank in 2011" and "2011 Top 10 Best Retail Bank in China",meanwhile the Bank was the only professional financial institution named "Best Auto Loan bank in 2011".
  • In the "2011 Gold List of Chinese Financial Institutions – the 4th Gold Dragon Award"co-sponsored by the Financial Institute of the CASS and The Financial Times, CITIC Bank was honored "Bank of the Year for Marketing", and was named among "Top 10 Financial Institutions in China in Providing Financial Services to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in 2011".