Analysis
Best directional hedge fund over three years: managed futures/CTA: Lyxor Epsilon Global Trend Fund
Lyxor's Epsilon fund and its research model gives it top spot in the best directional hedge fund category
Outstanding contribution to the industry by an institutional investor: Roy Kuo
Religion and hedge funds are an unusual mix, but Roy Kuo has mixed them successfully at the Church of England
Best multi-strategy hedge fund: LFIS Vision – Premia Opportunities (La Française Investment Solutions)
The team at LFIS hope their new spin on risk premia will be attractive to investors
Hedge fund of the year: dbSelect Hathersage Long Term Currency Strategy
Hathersage wins hedge fund of the year for its dbSelect currency trading strategy
Corporate risk manager of the year: Duke Energy
US electricity firm overhauled its ERM programme after Dan River spill
Innovation of the year: Societe Generale
French bank adds OTC energy derivatives to its e-trading platform
Weather house of the year: Endurance Global Weather
Team crafts innovative wind contracts to manage generators’ unique risks
Newcomer of the year: Nodal Clear
Power exchange’s new clearing house boasts plenty of ‘skin in the game’
Precious metals house of the year: Citi
Big-ticket gold deal with central bank underscores Citi’s ambitions in bullion
CTRM software house of the year: Allegro
Developer gained clients despite cutbacks in IT spending by energy firms
Commodity research house of the year: Natixis
French bank beat rivals with accuracy of oil and gold forecasts
Commodity finance house of the year: Societe Generale
From US wind power to Russian oil, French bank shows breadth of business
Base metals house of the year: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas’s expansion into China’s base metal markets demonstrates commitment to the global commodities business
Broker of the year: OTC Global Holdings
Brokerage seen as key source of liquidity in natural gas options and other areas
Coal house of the year: Javelin Global Commodities
New merchant firm aims to fill void left by banks’ exit from coal trading
Hedging advisory firm of the year: Mercatus Energy Advisors
Boutique sets up offices in Asia and Europe and expands into LNG and coal
Natural gas house of the year: BP
Physical and financial capabilities give BP unique ability to provide long-dated consumer hedges
Oil & products house of the year: Macquarie
Australian bank steps up activities in physical and financial crude markets
Technology advisory house of the year: Accenture
Consulting giant boosts energy markets expertise with Structure deal
Electricity house of the year: Engie Global Markets
Trading unit helps clients cope with intermittency of wind and solar power
Consultancy of the year: PwC
PwC commodity trading and risk practice doubles in past 18 months
Derivatives house of the year: Citi
Citi cracks top three banks by commodity revenue and aggressively pursues big-ticket deals
Exchange of the year: SGX
Singapore Exchange pushes ahead in LNG, iron ore, freight and electricity
Deal of the year: Morgan Stanley
Deal enables Gulf Power to be first utility in Florida to buy wind power