Analysis
Technology vendor of the year – bank: BNP Paribas
New tie-up nearly doubles Smart Derivatives platform’s client base
Latin America house of the year: BNP Paribas
French structured products powerhouse reaps benefits of deregulation in Brazil
Retail structurer of the year: JP Morgan
Internal revamp and strong prop index performance keeps US bank in top spot
Institutional structurer of the year: Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking
French bank helps captive insurers solve financing headaches
Risk manager of the year: Barclays
Prudent TLAC management and index unit divestment see UK issuer ahead of curve
Structured Products Technology Rankings 2016: Flexible friends
Numerix tops rankings as choppy markets place onus on sound risk analytics and vendor flexibility
Institutional investor of the year: DoubleLine Capital
Combined exposure to smart beta index and actively managed fixed-income portfolio a runaway success
Index provider of the year: S&P Dow Jones Indices
Index provider capitalises on smart beta trend
Deal of the year: JP Morgan and Nationwide
Surge in demand for insurance provider's fixed indexed annuities in 2015
FVC analysis: stress testing defensive autocalls
Step-down features compress yields but increase chances of early payout
Energy Risk Software Rankings 2016
OpenLink voted best overall ETRM platform
Insurance risk manager of the year: Standard Life
UK insurer’s risk function launched reviews of business and tech risks
Equity long/short inflows positive despite tough year for industry
Europe, Australasia, Far East drove long/short fund returns in 2015
Deal of the year: Republic of Senegal / SG CIB / MIGA
Loan insurance from arm of World Bank helped cut CVA and KVA on a $250m cross-currency swap
Hedge fund of the year: Citadel
Citadel’s hedge funds dodged the Swiss franc’s surge and made money during the Greek debt crisis
Asset manager of the year: Vanguard
Funds giant embraces non-bank liquidity and fungible derivatives
Inflation derivatives house of the year: Barclays
Barclays led the year's most talked-about trade – the Yorkshire Water swaps restructuring
Lifetime achievement award: Bennett W Golub
CRO and founding partner has helped grow – and guard – BlackRock for almost three decades
Risk solutions house of the year: Goldman Sachs
US bank restructured huge Swiss franc swap during market turmoil
Operational risk technology product of the year (sell side): NICE Actimize
More than 400 customers are now using the ERCM platform to keep a lid on financial crime
Bank risk manager of the year: HSBC
HSBC’s risk team helped traders minimise losses when the renminbi took a sharp dive in August
Emerging markets dealer of the year: Standard Bank
South African dealer reaping rewards of local market knowledge and international reach
Market risk technology product of the year (buy side): MSCI
LiquidityMetrics uses buy-side questionnaire to measure liquidity in data-scarce bond market
Corporate risk manager of the year: Ford Motor Company
Natural hedges and holistic analysis help auto giant cut hedging costs