Awards and rankings
Energy Risk Asia Awards Ceremony 2009
The ceremony for Energy Risk’s Asia Awards 2009 was held in Singapore in September. Full coverage of the winners was featured in the October issue of Energy Risk
Consultancy rankings: Preparing the next war
Still reeling after the crisis, financial firms have been cautious in their uptake of consultancy services. This year's OR&C consultancy rankings show those at the top got there by adjusting their strategy to help firms prepare for whatever might be…
Deal of the year - Babcock International
Longevity swaps have been talked about as a solution to pension schemes’ longevity risk management challenges for some years. But this year Babcock International turned theory into practice when it became the first fund to complete a deal. Andrew sheen…
Multinational insurer of the year - Allianz
A nurturing of its capital base and an ability to react positively to unfavourable market events has made Allianz Life & Pensions’ multinational insurer of the year. Aaron Woolner reports
Innovation of the year - SEB Pension
In a year that has witnessed variable annuity providers massively scale back the level and increase the cost of the benefits they offer, Denmark’s SEB Pension has constructed a product that bucks the trend, raising the level and reducing the volatility…
Pension fund of the year - PKA
Danish pension fund PKA uses a Solvency II-inspired internal model to fine-tune its risk management approach. Andrew Sheen reports
Divine illumination
Last year's OR&C top 100 banks study identified 'A new dawn for disclosure'. Things have hotted up since then, and now banks face not only a level of exposure and transparency never seen before, but also stricter regulation on almost every front…
Best in India - Standard Chartered Bank
India's structured products market is still in its infancy, and has been as vulnerable to the fallout from losses on Lehman Brothers Minibonds as most other markets in Asia. Despite these drawbacks, Standard Chartered Bank has stood firm, ramping up…
Best in Hong Kong - HSBC
In a year that saw hundreds of investors take to the streets to protest about the mis-selling of Lehman Brothers-linked notes, HSBC managed to sidestep the controversy and continue issuing a full range of structured product
Best in China - Standard Chartered Bank
Structured Products Asia Awards 2010
Best in Australia - Citi
The market in Australia has received some shelter from the past year's financial crisis because fewer Lehman Brothers-backed products were distributed there than was the case elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region. That aside, there has been no respite…
ETF provider - Lyxor
While the early days of exchange-traded fund (ETF) provision mean that it is hard to differentiate between the offerings of the main providers, Lyxor, the ETF subsidiary of French bank Société Générale, stands out for the difference it has made to the…
Technology innovation - Numerix
The collapse of Lehman Brothers last year sent shock waves through the financial markets, pushing financial institutions and regulators to demand better transparency, valuation methods and risk metrics. Technology vendor Numerix was quick to react to…
Index innovation - Standard & Poor's
The strategic markets approach has served Standard & Poor's (S&P) well over the past 12 months, specifically the index provider's Risk Control Indexes, Currency Beta Series, Asian Thematic Indexes and S&P 10 and S&P 40 indexes
Equity derivatives house - UBS
The past 12 months have been unfeasibly tough for UBS, as they have for nearly all financial institutions in Asia. But the bank has distinguished itself during this period by constantly striving to improve client service, no matter how hostile the…