This selection of Chinese banks and affiliated services such as insurance companies and fintech start-ups narrows the focus of the broad coverage of "International Banks - Asia"
The four Chinese major State Banks are included in both lists
- ICBC
- China Construction Bank
- Agricultural Bank of China
- Bank of China
Closely comparable performance and low volatility seem to be indicative of the close monitoring of these institutions 'too big to fail'
This 'quartet' will be monitored closely because reversal - or support - of their share trend might signal a shift in monetary policy by the Chinese authorities
A ranking of the selection by performance highlights a different category of finance oriented businesses - and next to often volatile fintech businesses, insurance giants are of special interest, strong performance with controlled volatility (average or above average)
- China Life
- PICC Property and Casualty
- Ping An Insurance
Hong Kong banks are not included in the selection but it is noteworthy that BOC Hong Kong
Because of poor trading records on the OTC market, although sizable, the following banks have not been included
- Bank of Communications
- ignored on OTC while ranking as fifth largest Chinese bank ($83 billion) - Postal Savings Bank of China
- also a very large institution ($95 billion) - CITIC Ltd
- $43 billion - China CITIC Bank
- $62 billion - CITIC Securities
- $58 billion
To highlight trends, it is recommended to evaluate performance and risk (volatility) over various timeframes, from one year down to 2 weeks (menu at the top right of the screen)