Recently, ICBC was named "China Best Custody Bank" respectively by world renowned financial journal Global Custodian and The Asset in their reviews of financial institutions for the year 2005. These were another two prestigious awards that ICBC won after being honored "China Best Custody Bank in" by Asiamoney and Global Custodian in 2004. By now, ICBC has been the custody bank with the most numerous awards in China.
Global Custodian is the most authoritative professional magazine in international custody field, and The Asset is also a renowned financial magazine in Asia. Both of them enjoy a high reputation internationally and their reviews are considered authoritative in the financial and economic sector. Being the first commercial bank in China to open custody service, ICBC keeps its leading position in domestic custody field and builds its own professional brand image on the basis of advanced technical system, strong research ability, professional customer services and ongoing innovation drive. Winning the crown of "China Best Custody Bank" by Global Custodian for a second time demonstrates that ICBC Custody Service has been widely recognized by international financial and economic peers now.
