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Managing No of Total Share
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1 BNP Paribas 48 11,848.43 9.6
2 UBS 25 11,534.29 9.4
3 Deutsche Bank 38 9,062.35 7.4
4 SG 30 7,708.47 6.3
5 HSBC 41 7,624.21 6.2
6 Credit Agricole 24 6,772.87 5.5
7 Natixis 17 5,999.85 4.9
8 JP Morgan 29 5,262.45 4.3
9 Morgan Stanley 24 5,219.57 4.2
10 Citigroup 21 4,324.84 3.5
Total 195 123,041.72
Including banks, insurance companies and finance companies. Excluding
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Source: Thomson Reuters SDC code: N11ALL SUBORDINATED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
BONDS (ALL CURRENCIES)
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Managing No of Total Share
bank or group issues US$(m) (%)
1 JP Morgan 18 3,193.26 6.9
2 SG 9 3,106.55 6.7
3 BNP Paribas 15 3,087.74 6.7
4 HSBC 17 2,685.62 5.8
5 BAML 13 2,429.82 5.3
6 Morgan Stanley 14 2,334.61 5.1
7 UBS 12 2,295.96 5.0
8 Citigroup 14 2,271.01 4.9
9 Goldman Sachs 11 2,133.17 4.6
10 Deutsche Bank 11 1,948.36 4.2
Total 68 46,061.01Source: Thomson Reuters SDC code: J3a