Analysis
Derivatives house of the year: Citi
Strong leverage ratio gives Citi flexibility to stick with full-service model
Exchange of the year: CME Group
Chicago exchange found fixes for five-year issuance gap in US Treasury bonds
Operational risk technology product of the year (buy side): CloudMargin
Clearing adds complexity for small buy-side firms; CloudMargin aims to take it away
Clearing house of the year: LCH.Clearnet
Basis explosion – and client surge – vindicate UK CCP's strategy
Trading technology product of the year (sell side): Droit Financial Technologies
Five banks now using start-up to navigate swaps reform minefield
Sovereign risk manager of the year: SHCP
Mexico hedged against the oil price collapse while diversifying its debt investor base
Market risk technology product of the year (sell side): Numerix
Vendor praised for speedy XVA calculations
Quant of the year: Alexandre Antonov
Numerix quant revolutionises negative rates modelling
Structured products house of the year: SG CIB
Banks needed agility as well as scale to succeed in structured products in 2015
Equity derivatives house of the year: BNP Paribas
Innovative risk-offloading trades enable the bank to power ahead of its rivals
Interest rate derivatives house of the year: Citadel Securities
Swaps market outsider changes the way the game is played
Trading technology product of the year (buy side): Algomi
Vendor signed up 150 buy-side clients in 2015, offering them a peek at previously hidden bond flows
Fixed-income trading platform of the year: UBS
Firm prices saw 'real end-users' flock to Bond Port in 2015
Currency derivatives house of the year: BNP Paribas
French bank prospered despite Swiss franc surge, renminbi devaluation
Single-dealer platform of the year: Citi
Clients praise the US bank's Velocity platform for weathering the Swiss franc storm
Credit derivatives house of the year: Citi
Single-name CDSs still have buy-side fans and many have come to see Citi as the go-to dealer
Sef of the year: trueEx
Start-up Sef enjoys a breakthrough year by offering unique post-trade tools to the buy side
OTC client clearer of the year: Citi
Bold decision to sacrifice margin income put Citi’s OTC clearing business on firm footing
Credit portfolio manager of the year: Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking
Revamped CPM team plays key role in boosting sub-par returns
Law firm of the year: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
US law firm proposed relief to Tob programme, and won mandate to develop rule change
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2016: Rise of the non-banks
Non-banks shine in rankings of the top dealers and brokers in global commodity markets
Risk software survey 2015: speed, compliance and valuation
Regulatory change drives innovation, with valuation, centralisation and speed taking centre stage
Crossover bonds biggest risk for large hedge funds
eVestment analysis shows exposure to top 10 risk factors
ETF Risk European Rankings 2015: Test of endurance
Holdings of ETFs have increased in past year but pace of growth has slowed