Central Banking Awards 2017
Central Banking’s annual awards celebrate the best of the community, recognising central bankers and external stakeholders who foster innovation while maintaining stability.
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The winners of the 2017 Central Banking Awards
BoE, Valdovinos, Kohn and 15 other award recipients named
Lifetime achievement award: Donald Kohn
His career epitomises that of a dedicated public servant, and serves as an inspiration to others
Central bank of the year: Bank of England
The Bank of England has undergone a major restructuring in recent years
Central bank governor of the year: Carlos Fernández Valdovinos
A success story at the heart of Latin America
Transparency: Bank of Canada
The Canadian central bank is leading the way in many areas
Economics in central banking: Leo Krippner
For his work in tracking the effects of unconventional policies
Website of the year: Central Bank of Kenya
Responsive design caters for increasingly mobile public
Risk manager of the year: Bank of Ghana
The central bank has instilled a strong risk management culture
Reserve manager of the year: Bank of Israel
For its portfolio optimisation and breakthroughs in sensitivity analysis
Initiative of the year: Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority’s compliance standards activation project
The Saudi central bank has made a strong start enhancing its risk culture
Banknote and currency services provider of the year: Crane Currency
Leading provider of micro-optics delivers full service from design to printing
Risk management services provider of the year: OpenLink
Findur updates help Bank of Canada to post collateral
Consultancy and advisory services provider of the year (core): BearingPoint
BearingPoint’s consultants received high praise for their work with central banks
Consultancy and advisory services provider of the year (bespoke): Innovia Security
Polymer specialist offers advisory services from design through to recycling
Global securities lending services provider of the year: BNP Paribas Securities Services
For helping official institutions to glean additional revenue from their bond holdings
Asset manager of the year: State Street Global Advisors
US asset manager takes customisation to a new level
Payments and market infrastructure provider of the year: VocaLink
Building on UK success to support real-time payments in Thailand and the US
Technology provider of the year (risk management): Calypso Technology
US firm has secured prestigious clients by tailoring platform to needs of central banks
Technology provider of the year (supervision): Vizor Software
Firm transitioned from niche consultancy to tech provider for central banks in 30 countries