Central Banking Awards 2018
Philip Lane on systemic risk, transparency and Brexit
The Central Bank of Ireland governor talks about transparency, shadow banking and tackling systemic banking risk
Central Banking Awards 2018: Gallery
See winners from the big night, including leading figures from across the industry who came to pick up their awards
Central Banking Awards 2018 – as it happened
Live blog of events at this year’s Central Banking Awards
The winners of the 2018 Central Banking Awards
Bank of Canada, Lesetja Kganyago and Perng Fai-nan among those that stood out
Reserve manager of the year: Bank of Korea
South Korean central bank has revamped its reserve operations
Governor of the year: Lesetja Kganyago
Kganyago has defended and enhanced Sarb’s reputation as independent and well-governed institution against all threats
Global custodian of the year: BNY Mellon
Clients point to improved tech functionality and training services
Securities lending services provider of the year: Northern Trust
Official institutions cite firm’s operational smoothness and good returns
Website of the year: Bank of Lithuania
For making most relevant information as accessible as possible for all its audience
Transparency: Central Bank of Ireland
Irish central bank has made great progress in communicating
Asset manager of the year: BlackRock
BlackRock delivered innovative new products and highly regarded training scheme
Central bank of the year: Bank of Canada
Canadian central bank has stood out for ever-improving levels of transparency and forward-looking management
Economics in central banking: Alberto Cavallo and Roberto Rigobon – Billion Prices Project/PriceStats
Through vast and ongoing data-collecting exercise, PriceStats has helped central banks overcome many drawbacks in traditional inflation series
Consultancy and advisory provider of the year (currency management): De La Rue
UK-based company is helping central banks monitor lifespan of banknotes
Payments and market infrastructure provider of the year: Perago
Italian software company is helping central banks implement reliable and highly adaptable systems
Technology consultant of the year: Vizor Software
Dublin-based company proved its mettle in emerging markets
Risk management services provider of the year: Openlink
Openlink’s central bank and state agency client base continues to grow
Initiative of the year: Bank of England’s FinTech Accelerator
UK central bank has embraced fintech service providers to bolster cyber-security and payments capabilities
Banknote and currency services provider of the year: Landqart
Hybrid substrate provider offers banknote issuers a ‘Swiss finish’
Lifetime achievement award: Perng Fai-nan
Pre-emptive financial reforms combined with flexible monetary and forex policies ensured Taiwanese stability
Innovation in reserve management: HSBC
Bank stepped in to arrange private funding package during Egyptian economic crisis
Consultancy and advisory provider of the year (data and regulatory management): BearingPoint
BearingPoint’s expertise in data and reporting has informed number of high-level bodies
Banknote and currency manager of the year: Norges Bank
Nordic central bank has redefined how its banknotes are designed