Analysis
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
Emissions house of the year: Citi
Facebook wind-power deal underscores bank’s strength in renewables
Agricultural commodities house of the year: Cargill
Swap dealer unit of US commodity merchant expands global reach
Data house of the year: GlobalView
Vendor ramps up offerings in enterprise data management
North America house of the year: Credit Suisse
Structured notes and ETN growth drives Swiss bank to top spot
Technology vendor of the year – non-bank: Numerix
Staying ahead of client demands in the annuities space reaps dividends
Outstanding contribution of the year: Richard Maile
JP Morgan executive wins plaudits for spearheading fix to flawed US tax rules
Law firm of the year: Morrison & Foerster
Thought leadership and advisory work on TLAC make firm issuers’ preferred partner