Awards and rankings
Asia precious metals house of the year: Citi
Citi builds full-service Asia strategy as others exit market
Buy-side Awards 2016: The winners
ICI is best pension fund; Rothesay named top insurer; Vanguard wins asset management risk manager award
Game changers: adapting to new digital and ESG frontiers
Sponsored Q&A: Structured Products Europe Awards 2016 | BNP Paribas
Risk management technology provider of the year: MSCI
Macro risk model offers means to stress test multiple worst-case scenarios
Regulatory reporting technology provider of the year: BearingPoint
With phase one complete, the task for firms is to make Solvency II reporting easier
Performance attribution technology provider of the year: StatPro
Automation key to releasing analysts to focus on high-value tasks
Retail investment product of the year: Invesco
Invesco reaps returns from combining two of investors’ highly prized smart beta factors
ALM technology provider of the year: Numerix
Insurers are learning from banks when managing optionality in new-generation products
Institutional investment product of the year: Nomura
Nomura uses its sell-side infrastructure to offer a cheap, liquid momentum fund
Innovation of the year: AB (Alfa)
New technology has transformed the way AB trades credit securities
Best tech vendor for ESG: Conning
Tech vendor upgrades economic scenario generator for the new normal
Best bank for hedge funds: UBS
New structure cuts costs associated with Ucits-compliant commodities trading
Best bank for insurers: Goldman Sachs
Bank aided insurers with reversal of basis risks caused by Solvency II
Liquidity risk technology provider of the year: Bloomberg
Bloomberg LQA seeks to provide a market standard in the face of jumbled views on measuring liquidity
‘Seminal’ paper tackles fault in fixed-income hedging
Challenge of hedging local and global risks solved with ‘flylets’ approach
Buy-side risk solutions house of the year: Societe Generale
From Brexit hedges to repo alternatives, SG has shown innovation across a range of sectors
Trading systems technology provider of the year: TradingScreen
Platform offers quick access to fresh trading algos from brokers
Best consulting firm: EY
Consultancy advised on all five matching adjustment repacks in first wave
Asset manager of the year: BlackRock
The ability to make cross-industry comparisons is helping BlackRock clients check their risk-reward assumptions
Pension fund of the year: ICI
‘Umbrella’ contracts and risk dashboard help ICI fund close buy-in straight after Brexit
Insurer of the year: Rothesay Life
Purchase of Aegon UK’s annuity back book was made extra complex by change in capital regime
Data management technology provider of the year: State Street
Repurposed internal tool builds on custody data already on file
Actuarial modelling technology provider of the year: Milliman
Clients welcome new functionality on either side of model execution
GRC technology provider of the year: Financial Risk Solutions
Vendor aiding clients in keeping tabs on asset managers and outsourcing providers