Central Banking Awards 2015
The Central Banking Awards 2015 recognise outstanding performance by public officials at central banks and market practitioners around the world.
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Jacques de Larosière was the 'guest of honour' at the Central Banking awards, which saw Raghuram Rajan, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Sarb, Czech National Bank and Bank of Canada taking top honours
Central bank of the year: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
A joined-up approach to monetary and macro-prudential policy, excellence in communication and governance, updated risk management, improved supervision and security made the RBNZ the standout central bank
Lifetime achievement award: Jacques de Larosière
Jacques de Larosière has earned a reputation as the great French international public servant, central banker and scholar of his generation
Asset manager of the year: BlackRock
BlackRock’s cohesive framework, combined with unrivalled geographic, asset class and investment-style capabilities, enable it to remain the pre-eminent asset manager for sovereign institutions
Global custodian of the year: State Street
Servicing a diverse set of clients on multiple continents, State Street’s capabilities were amply demonstrated by its win of the National Pension Service equities custody mandate in South Korea
Foreign exchange dealer of the year: Standard Chartered Bank
The emerging markets specialist has played a pivotal role in assisting central banks and sovereign funds to diversify their holdings into emerging market currencies
Sovereign investor of the year: Norges Bank Investment Management
The manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund offers ever greater levels of transparency coupled with enviable returns with its strategy to diversify into real estate is paying dividends
Banknote and currency services provider of the year: Innovia Security
A consistent, collaborative approach in a wide range of countries, including Canada and the UK, has enabled the polymer pioneer to stay ahead of its peers on banknote service provision
Payments and market infrastructure provider of the year: Eurex Clearing
The German company is driving efforts to help the derivatives industry meet new regulatory requirements, while also improving cross-margining services and bolstering its risk management capabilities
Technology provider of the year: Polaris
The Indian technology company’s flexible platform can be tailored to a remarkable range of operations, including helping central banks such as the RBI to upgrade and automate core banking systems
Consultancy and advisory services provider of the year: SkySparc
Skysparc has helped to test and upgrade treasury management systems at major European central banks, proving instrumental in helping tackle growing volumes of securities transactions and cashflows