Awards and rankings
La Française finds success in focus on quantitative premia and credit strategies
Launching a hedge fund business in February 2013 may have seemed an unusual move at the time, but for the co-founders of La Française Investment Solutions (LFIS) it has proved a logical and successful one
Custody Risk Global Awards 2017 winners announced
BNP Paribas scoops Custodian of the Year
Asia Risk Technology Rankings 2017: The winners
Murex tops tech provision
Australia house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: UBS’s firm grip on Australia is rewarded by upswing
Japan house of the year: Societe Generale
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Attention to detail pays off for the derivatives house in the Japanese market
China house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Wise application of risk management, clear awareness of regulation and a sustainable spirit of innovation have allowed the bank to support investors and market growth
Hong Kong house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Dominance in Hong Kong’s tough warrants market combined with strong wealth management business has pushed UBS to the fore
Exchange of the year: Singapore Exchange
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: The exchange has turned around its warrants market and notched up a number of firsts, earning plaudits from judges and members alike
Technology provider of the year: Privé Managers
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Risk profiling has grown in importance as the industry moves towards payment for portfolio advisory, making Privé Managers enormously innovative application of technology both timely and smart
Index provider of the year: S&P Dow Jones Indices
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: S&P DJI has shown itself ready to push the envelope on new investing themes while remaining responsive to local needs and ready to work closely with clients
Deal of the year; Singapore house of the year: Credit Suisse
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Careful groundwork and investor transparency enabled the bank to reopen Singapore’s securitisation market through the issuance of private equity bonds
Exchange-traded funds house of the year: Commerzbank
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: While exchange-traded funds are still not quite mainstream instruments in Asia-Pacific, Commerzbank has employed a smart approach to efficiently drive growth
Commodity derivatives house of the year: Societe Generale
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Investment in time, presence and talent has paid off in a market that has forced out less resilient firms
Foreign exchange derivatives house of the year: BNP Paribas
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: The bank has successfully delivered some innovative, bespoke instruments to help clients facing renminbi depreciation and a trend towards deleveraging
Interest rate derivatives house of the year: Societe Generale
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Societe Generale takes the interest rate award for the second year in a row, in recognition of its ability to scale innovative products using cutting-edge automation technology
Equity derivatives house of the year: Societe Generale
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Doubling its trading volume and notional on equity and fund-linked instruments in a year, SG has proven an all-round success in sales, engineering and trade ideas
Asia structured products house of the year: BNP Paribas
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Focusing closely on client needs across the entire region demonstrates an unparalleled level of co-ordination within Asia-Pacific
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Bank of the year: US Bank
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Commitment to op risk management has paid off with solid financial results and balance sheet strength
Asia Risk Corporate & Institutional Rankings 2017: The winners
Standard Chartered and HSBC top the tables
Insurer of the year: AIG
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Insurer has harnessed the power of its entire workforce for op risk effort
Regulator of the year: OCC
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Agency encourages, and if necessary, forces banks to bolster defences
Paper of the year: Peters, Shevchenko, Hassani and Chapelle
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Authors provide rigorous proof of SMA’s pitfalls and suggest ways to improve existing approach
Asset manager of the year: Nuveen
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Nuveen successfully blends op risk platforms from both sides of Atlantic