Awards

Executive Access and Global Sage enjoy joint-first position in Asiamoney’s Headhunters Poll of Polls. The heads of the two businesses explain how their approach to financial services recruitment has evolved.

The Swiss bank has dominated Asiamoney’s Private Banking Poll for most of its existence, but even UBS is finding it tougher to make money in this heavily regulated industry.

The US bank has dominated Asiamoney’s Fixed Income Poll to date, standing out for its strength in bonds and rates coverage, while French bank BNP Paribas makes the grade for its commodities coverage.

Foreign exchange flows in the region are soaring, courtesy of increasing wealth, trade and capital flows. More is set to take place, and a driver of growth is likely to be related to the renminbi, FX Poll of Polls winner Citi tells Asiamoney.

The Hong Kong property developer stands tallest in the region for the level of its information disclosure and investor relations over the years in which Asiamoney has monitored this important field.

The region’s economic progress over the past decade has increasingly hinged on increasing trade volumes and regional company expansion. Asiamoney asks the top banks of our combined Cash Management Poll of Polls how their services have changed.

The Hong Kong-based brokerage might be owned by Citic Securities, but it is keen to retain its vibrant research-based business model, even in the face of mounting costs. Richard Morrow reports.

For the past 13 years Asiamoney has revealed the top domestic banks, equity houses and debt houses in the region's largest financial markets. For our 25th anniversary edition we have amalgamated these winners to reveal which institutions in Asia have best stood the test of time. Richard Morrow reports.

Barclays’ most senior investment banker in the US is stepping down as the bank faces a regulatory deadline to overhaul its operations in the Americas.

Borden Ladner Gervais has been a leader in representing sellside and buyside derivative users at a time of increased regulation from Canadian regulators. One highlight from the firm over the past 12 months was securing exemptive relief from the Canadian securities regulatory authorities in respect of conflicting Canadian mutual fund requirements in order to permit Canadian-domiciled funds, including those managed by international investment managers such as Fidelity and Franklin Templeton, to comply with the Dodd Frank clearing mandates.

As market participants increasingly look for outsourced data management solutions, Markit has stood out from the crowd in being able to offer leading analytics, portfolio management and distribution services across all asset classes. These are the reasons that led to the firm being awarded the Global Capital Derivatives Americas Data Vendor Of The Year.

The potential for a rise in interest rates has sent end-users scrambling to revaluate their portfolios over the last 12 months. As macroeconomic uncertainty persists and implementation of new regulation continues, Goldman Sachs has stood apart from its peers in being able to help their clients prepare for a full array of likely fixed income market scenarios with leading analysis and access to liquidity.