EM Polls and Awards

Who's best in yankees, samurais or kangaroos? Who should your first choice be for domestic and international equity offerings? And more importantly, how much do they cost? Your questions answered in our annual capital raising poll. By Olivia Chow and Robert Law.

Citibank and Northern Trust emerged as leaders in this year's global custody poll. But customers still aren't getting everything they want from technology. By Olivia Chow and Robert Law.

Asiamoney's 11th annual cash management poll shows treasurers are more and more keen for improvements in technology – and they are very specific about what they want. Citibank and HSBC are among those who seem to be listening: both are rewarded with impressive votes. By Olivia Chow and Robert Law.

It wasn't easy to decide on our finance minister, central banker and restructuring agency of the year – and not because of an abundance of riches to choose from. Many economists declined to applaud anyone at all, and we have decided nobody merited the restructuring agency award this year. But there are positive stories – Hong Kong and Singapore enjoyed a year of prudent if unexceptional financial management, and China showed signs of real reform. In the end, China takes the plaudits. By Chris Wright.

Asiamoney's first law firm poll shows some interesting trends among Asia's in-house counsel – but we suspect there is one piece of data that Asia's corporates all want to know about: cost. And so they should, when a quarter of them spend over US$2 million a year on lawyer's fees. By Olivia Chow and Robert Law.

HSBC regains its crown as the leading foreign exchange house in the region – but its perennial rival Citibank remains the most respected derivatives bank. By Olivia Chow and Robert Law.

Asiamoney's analysis of the health and efficiency of Asia's strongest banks, compiled together with Fitch IBCA, Duff & Phelps, reveals some surprises. But the name at the top surprises no-one: Hang Seng retains its top spot.

The Singapore Ritz-Carlton Millenia, the Banyan Tree resort in Phuket and Singapore Airlines are among the winners in our ninth annual business travel poll. But our respondents are a discerning and demanding bunch – and Asia's favourite hotels and airlines will have to work hard to stay at the top of the list. By Olivia Chow and Robert Law.

Last year saw some truly groundbreaking transactions, particularly Chinese equity issues and anything at all to do with PCCW. Choosing between them was not easy, but we are pleased to applaud our winners. By Chris Wright.

Headhunters wield increasing power over the region's financial institutions – and our own careers. Asiamoney's first headhunters poll reveals which firms and individuals are considered to be the best in the business, and whether our respondents are happy with the services they offer. By Matthew Montagu-Pollock, Olivia Chow and Robert Law.

There are some familiar names in our ninth best-managed companies poll – the greats of Asian business didn't get where they are for nothing, and they're certainly not about to relinquish their thrones now. But there are surprises too, and some sorry falls from grace. By Olivia Chow and Robert Law.

The region's investors are sticking to their guns: Merrill Lynch is still the best brokerage in Asia and Jardine Fleming (now Chase JF), CLSA and UBS Warburg still provide the keenest competition. By Olivia Chow and Robert Law.