Awards
Best liquidity management system: smartTrade Technologies
SmartTrade Technologies wins the e-FX award for best liquidity management system, having gained increasing traction in the FX market with a number of large clients
Westpac: The ‘quantamental’ forecaster
In FX Week’s Currency Forecast Awards 2011, Westpac picked up awards for the accuracy of its 12-month forecasts on EUR/USD and its three-month forecasts on USD/CHF. Westpac’s Robert Rennie believes its success derives from a unique approach to foreign…
Best Banks 2011: Deutsche Bank and Citi top poll
Deutsche Bank is voted best bank overall for FX for the third successive year, but Citi and UBS have powered back up the rankings to claim second and third place
Citi proves trading mettle in tough year for spot
Citi picks up six awards this year and climbs into second position overall, having effectively navigated the volatility that resulted from intervention in the yen and the Swiss franc
StanChart scoops double whammy for Asia-Pac
Asian bank picks up awards for FX in Asia-Pacific and for emerging Asian currencies, up from second place in both categories last year
Murex wins again on risk management and options pricing
The vendor has a number of new releases lined up for 2012, including a new version of its hybrid model and a new scripting language
HSBC lands at top for corporate and EM business
Exploiting the opportunities arising from the internationalisation of Chinese renminbi has been a key part of HSBC’s success in FX, says derivatives head
Bloomberg voted top for FX market data
Vendor scoops the award for its FX data offering for the third successive year
Serving clients in the right way sets best banks apart
Winners of this year's Best Banks Awards have won recognition from their clients for providing innovation that meets their challenges in volatile market conditions
Bloomberg Tradebook claims algo award after enhancing client support
The vendor launched a new set of support services, Execution Consulting, earlier this year, to help clients better understand the intricacies of algorithmic trading
Thomson Reuters wins best dealing technology award
Vendor picks up award for best dealing technology, having made a significant investment in expanding its capabilities and preparing for regulation over the past year
Barclays Capital maintains FX lead in the UK
Despite dropping two places in the overall rankings, Barclays Capital has maintained its leading position in the London market as well as in GBP/USD, EUR/GBP and e-trading
Icap, Tullett Prebon and Thomson Reuters come out on top in broker awards
All three brokers have invested in emerging markets as well as capacity and resilience, rendering them more successful in challenging market conditions
ANZ holds top spot for Aussie dollar
The Australian bank has invested both in people and technology over the past year, with a focus on growing its operations in London
4Cast wins research award with intuitive delivery mechanism
Vendor started beta testing a new website in November to allow clients to navigate research in real time
SEB retains lead for Scandi currencies
The Swedish bank opened an office in Hong Kong in August and has placed a particular focus on expanding its footprint in Asia
BMO displaces RBC as best bank for Canadian dollar
Bank of Montreal has benefited from the two-way demand for CAD, both domestic and non-domestic, says head of Canadian dollar trading
Deutsche scoops top FX award for third successive year
Having carefully tailored its product innovations to the challenging market conditions, Deutsche Bank picks up six awards in the 2011 Best Banks survey
Getting it right on Swiss franc strength
Rabobank, Westpac and Bank of Montreal scoop the awards for their forecasts on USD/CHF, having correctly anticipated the impact of the Swiss franc's safe-haven status on its strength
Defining excellence in currency forecasting
FX research is fast becoming a key differentiator in determining success in the business. In our inaugural FX Week Currency Forecast Awards, we acknowledge those leading the field
Tracking the effects of QE on cable
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Wells Fargo and Standard Chartered take top position for GBP/USD forecasts through accurate analysis of the effects of central bank policies on the two currencies
Standing out from the crowd with forecast of yen strength
RBC Capital Markets scoops all three forecast awards on USD/JPY after taking an accurate view that the consensus forecast of yen weakness was not supported by fundamentals
Euro forecasting focuses on politics rather than fundamentals
Crédit Agricole, Rabobank and Westpac are ranked on top for their EUR/USD forecasts after accepting that political developments had become more important than economic fundamentals, especially in the short term
Photo gallery: The e-FX Awards 2011 celebration in New York
Photos from the e-FX Awards cocktail reception, held in New York City, on July 14