Rankings
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…
Future planning
Deloitte and Credit Suisse have made particularly strong showings in Life & Pensions’ third annual insurance rankings, after a long and difficult year in which insurers have been busily preparing for the implementation of Solvency II. Andrew Sheen reports
Risk South Africa rankings 2009
After the failure of Lehman Brothers, the global financial crisis has finally caught up with the South African derivatives market. Against this tough backdrop, Standard Bank has topped Risk's South Africa rankings once again. By Matt Cameron, with…
Interdealer rankings 2009: Brokers
The top interdealer brokers remain largely unchanged from last year, despite the unprecedented market conditions. But a push towards central clearing and exchange trading by regulators could lead to a shake-up in the industry. By Alexander Campbell, with…
Interdealer rankings 2009: Dealers
In one of the most tumultuous years on record for the derivatives industry, Deutsche Bank has reclaimed top spot overall from JP Morgan in the 2009 interdealer rankings. In the other major change, Barclays Capital broke into the top three, knocking…
Asia Risk technology survey 2009
Heavyweight technology companies with a long track record and scaleable systems capable of handling high levels of simple transaction flows performed well in Asia Risk’s 2009 technology rankings. Thomson Reuters ultimately emerged as the victor ahead of…
Pension rankings 2009
In a year of hectic volatility on the markets, Deutsche Bank has held its top position in this publication's pension rankings - but it is all change in the consulting category. Andrew Sheen reports
15-year Rankings
Energy Risk reveals the top-ranked companies over 15 years of Commodity Rankings
Strength in adversity
Nordic Risk Rankings 2009
Asia Risk institutional survey 2009
Institutional investors in Asia have endured a tough year marked by steep losses, high volatility and concerns about counterparty risk. But their need for quality service on a local level has never been stronger. Deutsche Bank topped Asia Risk's…
Risk institutional investor rankings 2009
Dealer bankruptcies, government intervention, unprecedented volatility and a dearth of liquidity have made the past 12 months among the most challenging for institutional investors. In this difficult environment, investors have voted Goldman Sachs the…
All in one -- Software rankings
Budgets are under pressure, and more and more firms are opting for a single platform provider for all their compliance software needs. Victoria Pennington looks at which companies they are turning to, and why
Asia Risk Corporate Survey 2009
Banks that maintained the confidence of their clients during an unprecedented period of market volatility and turbulence were the big winners in Asia Risk's inaugural corporate survey, with Standard Chartered standing out most of all. Ben Marquand reports
Fighting tough
Software survey
Asia Risk commodity survey 2009
Volatile commodity prices and heightened counterparty credit risk concerns saw dealers and brokers faced with unprecedented challenges during the past year. But some market participants have turned the upheaval to their advantage. Ben Marquand reports
Risk corporate survey 2009
Risk's corporate survey shows counterparty risk is a key concern for company treasurers, but price continues to be the most important factor when choosing a derivatives counterparty. By Ryan Davidson, with additional research by John Beck, Alastair Marsh…
Commodity Rankings 2009
Results and analysis of the 16th annual Commodity Rankings, the largest poll of its kind in the energy and metals markets. Research by Xiao-Long Chen , reporting by Roderick Bruce and Donna Haws
All shook up
The financial crisis turned 2008 into an unforgettable year. The 2009 commodity rankings reveal those who triumphed despite adversity. By Roderick Bruce, with research by Xiao-Long Chen
Hard times for metals markets
UBS topped the precious metals categories of this year's Risk commodity rankings, while Societe Generale won base metals, in a year dominated by volatile prices, illiquid markets and counterparty credit concerns. By Donna Haws, with research by Xiao-Long…
The top 50 faces of operational risk
Top 50 Faces
Risk technology rankings 2008
In unprecedented market conditions, Murex retained its top position in Risk's 2008 technology rankings. However, Thomson Reuters and Algorithmics are close behind, demonstrating that, despite the financial crisis, competition among software vendors…
Italian rankings
Life & Pensions Rankings Italy 2008
The holistic approach
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