Awards
Lifetime achievement award: Ken Griffin
Risk Awards 2021: Citadel’s three-decade run reflects founder’s convictions about when to take risk – and how to manage it
Risk Markets Technology Awards 2021 winners' review
For the second year in succession, Murex was the big winner of this year’s Risk Markets Technology Awards, taking six categories – three for pricing and trading technology, with other wins for counterparty risk, Libor reform and systems support
Derivatives house of the year: Citi
Risk Awards 2021: digital bets and customer-centric model paid off during pandemic
Hedge fund of the year: Saba Capital Management
Risk Awards 2021: credit specialist proved its worth in the Covid crisis
Research house of the year: Societe Generale
Risk Awards 2021: quant group’s tail-risk hedging strategies ‘saved the books’ of some big clients
Quant investment firm of the year: Nordea Asset Management
Risk Awards 2021: focus on tail risk – and a little ice in the veins – helped Nordea stare down Covid
Equity derivatives house of the year: Citi
Risk Awards 2021: US bank vaults into the top-tier, with some help from Garry Kasparov
Structured products house of the year: Credit Suisse
Risk Awards 2021: private bank tie-up provided vital risk-sharing outlet for Covid volatility
Investment house of the year: Amundi
Risk Awards 2021: when the pandemic hit, Amundi moved quickly to cut risk and raise liquidity
Foreign exchange prime broker of the year: HSBC
Risk Awards 2021: diligent approach to risk management brings new clients to UK bank
Exchange of the year: CME Group
Risk Awards 2021: changes to options strikes helped CME avoid major mishaps in volatile 2020
OTC infrastructure service of the year: Capitalab
Risk Awards 2021: valiant effort to solve swaptions discounting problem wins praise from clients
Derivatives client clearer of the year: JP Morgan
Risk Awards 2021: bank avoided tech snags and margin call surprises that plagued peers during crisis
Hedging adviser of the year: Rothschild
Risk Awards 2021: restructuring effort helped Arqiva to slash its derivatives exposures by 40%
OTC trading platform of the year: Fenics GO
Risk Awards 2021: hybrid protocol jumpstarts electronification of options block trading
Clearing house of the year: Eurex Clearing
Risk Awards 2021: clearer’s Prisma margin model proves its mettle in year of market tumult
Law firm of the year: Linklaters
Risk awards 2021: lawyers raced against time to draft fallback protocol vital to Libor transition
Risk innovation of the year: Credit Suisse
Risk Awards 2021: new analytics dash helped bank get ahead of op risk breaches during Covid crisis
Flow market-maker of the year: Citadel Securities
Risk Awards 2021: Palm Beach bubble allowed the firm to maintain crucial roles during March panic
Currency derivatives house of the year: BNP Paribas
Risk Awards 2021: long dollar inventory and global forwards e-book helped clients navigate March crisis
Risk solutions house of the year: Santander
Risk Awards 2021: agile approach kept complex transactions on track during pandemic
Inflation derivatives house of the year: NatWest Markets
Risk Awards 2021: warehousing capabilities created competitive edge in illiquid CPI market
Credit derivatives house of the year: Credit Suisse
Risk Awards 2021: hedging before the crisis allowed bank to offer ample liquidity when markets tanked
Interest rate derivatives house of the year: Citi
Risk Awards 2021: pre-spring cleaning allowed Citi to meet client needs when Covid hit markets