Awards

In Asiamoney's second poll to find out the best cash management service providers according to the region's financial institutions, produced some surprises.

Find out the performance of equity indexes and gold.

The region's banking industry has changed yet further. And there are yet more credible contenders in the local markets for the award of Best Domestic Bank. With the region's local commercial banks attempting to counter the increasing competition from global institutions and the shrinking returns in their own saturated domestic markets. The nets are being cast wider as they devise regional acquisition strategies in other countries in order to compete.

Japan's investment bankers were noticeably pessimistic at the start of 2003. But only 12 months later, after an array of successful, groundbreaking deals, the mood was thoroughly optimistic. Fiona Haddock reports on the highlights.

Banks are striving to adapt their offerings to keep pace with the fast-changing marketplace for custodial services, write Pauline Loong and Andrew Peck.

From the Iraq war to the devastating SARS outbreak, 2003 was a year most would rather forget. In Asiamoney's annual travel poll we salute the industry for enduring the challenges. Report by Roy Chew, poll research by Robert Law.

More women executives are travelling in Asia but many feel that hotels have yet to wake up to their needs, writes Pauline Loong.

Take boundless energy, an appetite for competition and sheer brain power and you have the basic ingredients for Asiamoney's Deals of the Year.

The downturn proved a sobering and salutary experience for headhunters, Simon Parry discovers. Now there is a marked upswing but the survivors have a new headache: a dearth of young talent. Poll compiled by Olivia Chow and Robert Law.

What a difference a year makes. As the results of Asiamoney's 12th best-managed companies poll show, investors are impressed by the increasing confidence of corporates and their return to healthy earnings. Poll compiled by Olivia Chow and Robert Law. Report by Keri Geiger.

THE WINNERS OF Asiamoney's 14th brokers poll saw UBS, CLSA and CSFB take to the stand again and in the same order as last year. Two major ranking changes are ABN Amro storming up the charts with Merrill Lynch going down a few notches. A major difference in this year's broker's poll is the inclusion of hedge fund-specific questions on the provision of services to the hedge fund industry, which has become an increasingly important segment of the broking clientele. Respondents were also asked to mark their preferences on hedge fund-specific research.

CLSA and JPMorgan, two of the Indonesia winners of last year's Asiamoney broker's poll, share their thoughts on the country's economic recovery.