Six "1st " as the Industry Pioneer

The first demutualization bank in relation to capital and ownership;
The first bank to adopt the market and cost-benefit principle;
The first bank to break the monopoly of the financial market by introduction of fair competition into the financial field;
The first bank to implement assets-liability ratio, and use the ratio for the management of business operations and risk;
The first bank to establish two-way relation between the bank and its institutional clients;
The first bank to be engaged in variety of business activities: banking, insurance, leasing, trustee, fund management and brokerage transactions.