Feature
Lifetime achievement award: Otmar Issing
Architect of euro’s framework still playing important role in shaping debate on monetary policy
Specialised lending initiative: BNP Paribas
New ‘global’ setup helped secure US dollar-denominated assets from a Eurosystem central bank
Transparency: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Publication of new MPC handbook and minutes increases RBNZ’s openness
Communications award: Bank of Jamaica
Bank of Jamaica has done more than just lift the economic literacy of its society
Collateral management services: National Bank of Georgia/Montran
Duo developed Georgia’s fully automated new collateral framework
Global markets award: HSBC
The bank is a leader in green finance and helped clients navigate the low-rate environment
Website of the year: Central Bank of Brazil
New bilingual site offers enhanced communications to full range of stakeholders
Initiative of the year: Bank of Thailand’s stakeholder engagement
Thai central bank used two-way communications to support delivery of major initiatives
Currency manager: Bank of Mexico
Central bank invested in new printing plant to address capacity and concentration risks
Data services: Swift
Better data is making global payment chains safer and more efficient
Economics in central banking: Matteo Maggiori, Brent Neiman and Jesse Schreger
Global Capital Allocation Project has helped pick apart tangled network of cross-border capital flows
Advisory services: Deloitte
Consultancy has shown strength in wide range of tech and governance advisory roles
Currency services: Note Printing Australia
Improved IT and data provision helped Reserve Bank of Australia
Custody initiative: Euroclear
The securities depository has debuted instant dollar settlement in central bank money outside the US
Governor of the year: Mark Carney
Carney has played a vital role in managing Brexit risks
Reserve manager of the year: Swiss National Bank
New trading capabilities have helped to better manage liquidity as assets hit $825 billion
Innovation in reserve management: BlackRock
The US asset manager has made great strides in technology, research and advisory capabilities
Green initiative: Network for Greening the Financial System
Voluntary body is driving efforts to tackle climate-related risks
Asset manager of the year: Amundi Asset Management
The French asset manager helped reserve managers meet ESG criteria while boosting AUM
Central bank of the year: Bank of Ghana
African central bank has carried out extensive reform of Ghana’s banking sector
Risk manager: Central Bank of Brazil
G20 central bank has made important breakthroughs in applying ERM
Treasury systems initiative: Calypso Technology
Tech company secured important breakthroughs including with its Maps treasury operations system
Payments and market infrastructure development: European Central Bank
ECB has created framework to help PMI firms bolster cyber defence, being disseminated globally
Financial market infrastructure services: Bloomberg
US firm has helped central banks improve monetary operations and deepen forex markets