EM Polls and Awards

The Swiss bank usurped its rival UBS to take the top sport for equity-linked structured products in our latest poll. A lot of credit for this must go to recent hires Min Park and Kenneth Pang, who Credit Suisse recruited from its competitor.

The UK-headquartered bank ranked first in this category for the first time in ASIAMONEY's Structured Products Poll. It says that its success is mostly a result of concentrating on broad structured credit advice to its clients.

The Swiss bank takes top honours for all three main categories of Asiamoney’s largest Private Banking Poll. Deutsche, BNP Paribas, Maybank and Citi also did well.

Citi, HSBC and Credit Suisse were the big winners in our annual Structured Products Poll. But with the US government keen to enact tough regulatory reform of the derivatives market, the entire structured products universe could be a very different place in the coming year. Richard Morrow reports.

The US bank stood above its rivals for both local and G3 currency structured products for a 12 month period of marked volatility.

The US bank has beaten out its arch-rival HSBC to come first in both local currency and G3 interest rate products, a testament to the depth of its relationships with corporate and retail investors.

Amid a volatile time for capital markets, commodity prices are once again on the rise. Companies seeking to hedge their exposures and investors seeking return from commodity-linked products feel that Citi continues to do an excellent job meeting their needs.

Al Rajhi Bank's distribution has grown even bigger than its vast branch network would suggest. Now its shariah-compliant mutual funds are available to investors via its website. It wins Asiamoney's award as the best Islamic bank in Saudi Arabia. Chris Wright reports.

Dubai Islamic Bank has had its troubles but it appears to have retained the support of its client base nevertheless. It wins Asiamoney's award as the best Islamic bank in the United Arab Emirates. Chris Wright reports.

Qatar Islamic Bank is at the heart of the development of Islamic finance, and banking generally, in Qatar. It holds 53% of the domestic market and is one of the top five Islamic banks worldwide. It wins Asiamoney's award as the best Islamic bank in Qatar. Chris Wright reports.

Al Rajhi Bank stands as the largest Islamic lender in the Gulf Cooperation Council by market value. With the scale to be a real heavyweight, it wins our award as the best regional Islamic bank in the Gulf. Chris Wright reports.

Unicorn earns Asiamoney's award in Bahrain for progress in capital markets and for innovation. Even if a bid for Bank Islam doesn’t pan out, it would be no surprise to see it buy another commercial bank. Chris Wright reports.