The Asian Banker IR150 is the second annual study that assesses the quality and strength of commercial banks’ investor relations in gaining investor’s confidence and attracting investor dollar. The IR150 is the most comprehensive industry evaluation to date on investor strength. The survey comprises of three different rankings: the first ranks the top 150 banks by financial performances, the second by investor relations services, and the third by a composite score based on financial performances, investor relations services, and relative total shareholder return.

150 Banks from Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, and Vietnam are analysed in the IR150. In future, we may consider banks from additional countries should their size increase. We do not include Central Banks, policy banks or finance companies in the IR150. The focus is on commercial banks and bank holding companies.

The IR Scorecard is used to evaluate banks on both a country and regional basis. It consists of 3 dimensions, i.e. financial performance, investor relations services, and relative total shareholder return. Only in very few areas size does matter. Most of our indicators are standardized figures, and we allow a fairly equal playing field between large and small banks. Bank annual reports and data collated by established industry databases provide our main sources. We also conduct primary research on the quality of board, information disclosure and quality of investor relations department. Performance figures, if not otherwise stated, pertain to end of last available financial year.