Awards

The EuroWeek Asia and Asiamoney capital markets and investment banking awards were decided by the editorial team in December 2013 after an exhaustive series of meetings with bankers. Banks were invited to submit written pitches in November, after which journalists held meetings with individual asset class teams as well as discussions with issuers. Our thanks go to all those who took the time to discuss their work.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In China, Alibaba's US$8 billion loan demonstrates the depth of international bank support for the right mainland name.

The inaugural IFIS Islamic Finance Awards follow a year of intensifying activity in global sukuk and Islamic financing markets. The results put a spotlight on the highest achievers and showcase overall contributions to the growth of the Islamic finance market. The awards winners have been chosen through an exhaustive poll of industry participants. IFIS asked practitioners to pick the most impressive borrowers, banks, funds and service providers in the Islamic capital markets over the past 12 months (September 2012 to August 2013). The results of the poll have favoured innovative deals and businesses at the cutting edge of the Islamic finance market. IFIS awarded winners in the Deals, Borrowers and Arrangers, Islamic Banks and Industry Service sections after tallying respondents’ votes in each category. First place votes scored three points, second scored two points and third place one point. The IFIS League Table awards are based on the market leading IFIS Sukuk Database. IFIS measured the volume of dollar-denominated and global sukuk arranged by investment banks between September 10, 2012 and September 9, 2013.

EuroWeek polled the DCM and bond syndicate teams at leading banks to find out which of their rivals they thought had done the best job across all sectors and currencies through 2013. Here are the results. The borrowers’ poll to decide the top banks and the bankers’ vote on the top borrowers will take place in April and May, and the award winners will be revealed at the EuroWeek Bond Dinner in May.

EuroWeek asked emerging market teams at the leading investment banks in the international bond markets for their views on the best deals of 2013. Bankers nominated their preferred deals for a shortlist. Then, excluding the deals they had worked on, they were asked to choose the best deals from that shortlist. Here are the results.

EUROWEEK’S DEAL OF THE YEAR awards are voted for by leading participants in the international bond markets. First, investment banks were asked to nominate their best lead managements in each category. From that shortlist, market participants voted for the outstanding transactions, without voting for their own deals. EuroWeek’s awards for the best banks, chosen by borrowers, and the most impressive borrowers, voted by banks, will be chosen in a separate poll and announced at the EuroWeek Bond Dinner in May.

The Taiwanese financial group is voted best for corporate governance in the survey, with Galaxy Entertainment and Sun Hung Kai Properties following in second and third places, respectively.

Amid tepid equity trading volumes and relatively lacklustre market performance, the Hong Kong-based brokerage remains a firm favourite for equity broking in the eyes of Asia’s investor base, according to ASIAMONEY’s latest Brokers Poll.

The poll is now closed and votes are being counted to decide the winners of EuroWeek’s annual Syndicated Loans & Leveraged Finance Awards.

The region is slowly increasing its appreciation of fixed income products, although the likelihood of an interest rate hiking environment in 2014 could put the strength of this demand to the test. ASIAMONEY reveals which banks most impress investors and corporates for their fixed income services.

Extensive results of the top credit, rates and commodities providers across the Asia region.