Rankings
Risk interdealer rankings 2010: Dealers
A game-changing year
Risk Australia Rankings 2010: Tough at the top
The eurozone debt crisis and still-nervy stocks haven’t been enough to depress Australian derivatives markets, and competition has intensified over the last 12 months. Last year’s top two banks retain their hold – but they have a host of other dealers…
Risk Australia Rankings 2009: The debt dividend
Following a major sell-off in the second half of last year, the antipodean financial markets are seeing significant inflows of foreign capital in 2009 due to the resilience of the Australian economy. Dealers are also profiting from derivatives activity…
Northern exposures
Nordea tops this year's Nordic Risk derivatives rankings
Asia Risk corporate rankings 2010
Leaders of recovery
Risk institutional investor rankings 2010
The resurgence of market volatility and growing regulatory uncertainty have made the past 12 months challenging for investors. In this difficult environment, respondents to Risk’s institutional investor survey voted JP Morgan the top provider of…
Compliance vendors triumph in adversity
Compliance providers have found new customers as a result of the recently changed regulatory environment, while adopting integrated approaches to make the best of tightened budgets everywhere. David Benyon reports
Asia Risk commodity derivatives rankings 2010
Goldman takes the commodity derivatives crown
Natural selection -- Software rankings
This year’s OR&R software survey shows that not only is operational risk management expanding way beyond its initial remit, but governance, risk and compliance is also establishing itself as a firm favourite among those looking to weather recent market…
Risk corporate survey 2010
Price is still the most important factor for corporates when choosing which dealer to trade with. However, a wide divergence in pricing among banks means transparency is now a key issue. By Matt Cameron, with additional research by Alexander Campbell,…
Risk Espana rankings 2010
Changing of the guard
Commodity rankings 2010: Energy
The 2010 Risk/Energy Risk commodity rankings reveal which companies have been able to prosper despite the difficult conditions of 2009. Lianna Brinded analyses the results and talks to key market participants about their views
Commodity rankings 2010: Metals
HSBC topped the precious metals categories of this year’s commodity rankings, swapping places with runner-up and last year’s winner UBS in a gold-dominated 12 months. Société Générale maintained its dominance in base metals, while Goldman Sachs climbed…
Goldman Sachs tops Energy Risk/Risk commodity rankings 2010
Goldman Sachs has reclaimed the top spot as best overall energy dealer, in the Energy Risk/Risk commodity rankings 2010, relieving Morgan Stanley of its two-year reign at number one.
Asia Risk interdealer survey 2009: Brokers
Interdealer brokers showed their mettle during the worst periods of the financial crisis, but have subsequently been rewarded by thin margins and low volumes across asset classes in the past six months.
Asia Risk interdealer survey 2009: Dealers
The over-the-counter interdealer derivatives market effectively broke at the height of the financial crisis meaning the ability of dealers to lay off their risks became severely restrained. While the market has recovered, its future direction and…
Energy Risk Environmental Rankings 2009
Energy Risk carried out its second annual Environmental Rankings survey this year in which respondents voted for their preferred players in emissions & renewables markets. Katie Holliday analyses the results and talks to market participants about their…
Risk technology rankings 2009
Financial institutions are under pressure to improve risk management processes, with a particular focus on liquidity risk, counterparty credit risk and enterprise risk management. It means many have had to turn to third-party vendors to upgrade their…