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Managing No of Total Share
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1 BNP Paribas 67 15,587.31 9.2
2 UBS 37 14,321.70 8.5
3 HSBC 56 12,031.67 7.1
4 SG 39 11,978.42 7.1
5 Deutsche Bank 48 10,510.23 6.2
6 Natixis 30 9,267.94 5.5
7 JP Morgan 45 7,863.98 4.7
8 Credit Agricole 32 7,815.45 4.6
9 Citigroup 34 6,298.89 3.7
10 Morgan Stanley 31 6,244.72 3.7
Total 279 169,030.57
Including banks, insurance companies and finance companies. Excluding
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Source: Refinitiv SDC code: N11
ALL SUBORDINATED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
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Managing No of Total Share
bank or group issues US$(m) (%)
1 HSBC 33 6,394.25 9.1
2 Barclays 17 5,223.26 7.5
3 UBS 18 4,929.12 7.0
4 JP Morgan 29 4,571.96 6.5
5 BNP Paribas 22 3,934.72 5.6
6 Citigroup 24 3,835.11 5.5
7 Morgan Stanley 21 3,830.29 5.5
8 Goldman Sachs 16 3,671.70 5.2
9 Credit Suisse 15 3,420.75 4.9
10 BAML 20 3,404.02 4.9
Total 108 70,019.45Source: Refinitiv SDC code: J3a