Analysis
Deal of the year; Singapore house of the year: Credit Suisse
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Careful groundwork and investor transparency enabled the bank to reopen Singapore’s securitisation market through the issuance of private equity bonds
Exchange-traded funds house of the year: Commerzbank
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: While exchange-traded funds are still not quite mainstream instruments in Asia-Pacific, Commerzbank has employed a smart approach to efficiently drive growth
Commodity derivatives house of the year: Societe Generale
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Investment in time, presence and talent has paid off in a market that has forced out less resilient firms
Foreign exchange derivatives house of the year: BNP Paribas
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: The bank has successfully delivered some innovative, bespoke instruments to help clients facing renminbi depreciation and a trend towards deleveraging
Interest rate derivatives house of the year: Societe Generale
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Societe Generale takes the interest rate award for the second year in a row, in recognition of its ability to scale innovative products using cutting-edge automation technology
Equity derivatives house of the year: Societe Generale
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Doubling its trading volume and notional on equity and fund-linked instruments in a year, SG has proven an all-round success in sales, engineering and trade ideas
Asia structured products house of the year: BNP Paribas
Structured Products Asia Awards 2017: Focusing closely on client needs across the entire region demonstrates an unparalleled level of co-ordination within Asia-Pacific
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Bank of the year: US Bank
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Commitment to op risk management has paid off with solid financial results and balance sheet strength
People: FCA to get new head of operational risk
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Insurer of the year: AIG
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Insurer has harnessed the power of its entire workforce for op risk effort
Regulator of the year: OCC
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Agency encourages, and if necessary, forces banks to bolster defences
Paper of the year: Peters, Shevchenko, Hassani and Chapelle
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Authors provide rigorous proof of SMA’s pitfalls and suggest ways to improve existing approach
Asset manager of the year: Nuveen
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Nuveen successfully blends op risk platforms from both sides of Atlantic
Insurance broker of the year: Aon
Operational Risk Awards 2017: In recognition of assisting clients in addressing insurance needs under Basel requirements
Book of the year: Cyber Risk
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Winning entry taps into number one concern for many op risk managers
Best tech vendor for Solvency II: IBM
Flexible offering helps insurers maximise business value from compliance efforts
Consultancy of the year: Parker Fitzgerald
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Winner stood out in a sector dominated by bigger names
Law firm of the year: Stephenson Harwood
Operational Risk Awards 2017: High-quality advocacy for individuals and firms accused of market wrongdoing impressed judges
Best outsourcing provider: Thomson Reuters
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Wide-ranging KYC operation – Org ID – promises cost savings for clients
Best GRC product: IBM OpenPages
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Winning entry from IBM harnesses machine learning for its GRC solution
Best risk analytics tool: RiskLens
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Focus on cyber helps RiskLens scoop award
Best regulatory reporting platform or service: NEX
Operational Risk Awards 2017: NEX Regulatory Reporting’s client customisation impressed judges
Best managed/support services provider: Equiniti KYC Solutions
Operational Risk Awards 2017: Sharia compliance tool is just one of the firm’s pioneering KYC initiatives