EM Polls and Awards

The rapid economic growth of Asia has meant that the cashflows of financial institutions have never been broader. Asiamoney's cash management poll reveals which banks are doing the best job at helping banks, asset managers and insurers move their cash in the fastest, most efficient way possible.

HSBC beat out rival Citigroup by a nose to take first spot in Asiamoney's cash management poll, as voted by corporates. Both banks were leagues ahead of their rivals. JPMorgan took top prize as the best provider of cash management services for financial institutions.

Global reach and good client support help the US bank to emerge as the outright leader in three out of five structured product categories, according to Asiamoney's structured products polls.

The region's private banking industry has been growing at an impressive pace. But for now it is the global players who are earning customer kudos.

Find out those financial institutions that excelled in their home markets and take home the title of the Best Domestic Banks in Asia.

Asia is minting new millionaires by the day, faster than Europe and almost as quickly as the United States. And following on the heels of the new rich is a phalanx of private bankers vying for the right to manage their private wealth. Surely, with so much competition amongst private banks, it has never been easier for Asia's rich to build fortunes? For the first time, Asiamoney has polled the private banks' clients to find out just what they think of the services on offer and what they think of the banks offering them. In part one of the poll, high net worth individuals say just what they believe are the most important aspects for them when it comes to choosing a private bank and their private banker. Chris Cockerill reports.

The region's travelers have voted once again in Asiamoney's thirteenth travel poll to decide which hotels, airports and airlines are Asia's best.

As the results from Asiamoney's 13th annual Best-Managed Companies Poll 2004 reveal, investors in Asia can quickly change their minds over which companies impress the most.

The votes are in and counted for Asiamoney's fifth and largest-ever headhunters poll. The region's most senior bankers, fund managers and hirers of financial talent have decided who they believe to be the best headhunters and best search firms for the financial industry in Asia ex-Japan and Japan.

Stephen McAlinden believes in a softly, softly approach when sourcing top-level talent in Asia. It's a strategy that has paid off, earning him the Asiamoney headhunting award for the fifth year in a row. Chris Cockerill reports.

Winners include Asahi's Tingyi purchase in China, Bank of America's Samurai issue, Mizuho's dual-currency debt offering, Shinsei Bank's IPO, Shinsei Bank's securitization, and Resona's J-Core 5 Transaction.