Central Banking awards
Zeti plays down Chinese problems at 2016 Central Banking Awards
Lifetime achievement recipient discusses monetary policy ‘over-reliance' and gender in fireside chat with editor-in-chief Christopher Jeffery
Central Bank of the Year: Central Bank of Ireland
Well-capitalised banks, new supervision measures and timely macro-prudential policy action to cool an overheated property sector have gone far to restoring the Central Bank of Ireland's credibility
The winners of the Central Banking Awards 2016
Central Bank of Ireland wins Central Bank of the Year, while Erdem Başçı picks up Governor of the Year; Zeti Akhtar Aziz receives Lifetime Achievement Award; 15 more awards announced
Initiative of the year: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s enterprise risk management system offers a best-practice example of how to build a framework from the ground up, with a small team and limited resources
Risk management services provider of the year: Wall Street Systems
A powerful real-time risk-calculation engine, consistent high-quality support and broad central-banking experience make this treasury management offering the best in class
Global custodian of the year: Northern Trust
As the custody and asset servicing provider wins new business in an expanding list of territories, clients praised its technological capabilities and regulatory nous
Sovereign investor of the year: Future Fund
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund took the restrained decision not to increase its risks to chase returns in 2015. Instead it focussed on improving its operational framework
Foreign exchange dealer of the year: HSBC
HSBC has catered to sovereign client needs across a broad range of currencies including the shift out of euro assets and into the renminbi
Payments provider of the year: Intellect Design Arena
The payments system provider has helped the Reserve Bank of India to implement an overarching infrastructure to facilitate mass financial inclusion being implemented in India
Market infrastructure provider of the year: LCH.Clearnet
LCH.Clearnet is a driving force behind compression of over-the-counter derivatives and a leader in tackling too-big-to-fail concerns linked to central counterparty clearing
Technology provider of the year: BearingPoint
BearingPoint's Abacus/Regulator system is helping central banks cope with the vast volumes of data that come with new regulatory reporting requirements
Banknote and currency services provider of the year: Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co
The foil provider has developed cutting edge security features for some of the world's largest central banks in a bid to tackle ever more sophisticated counterfeiting
Transparency award: Bank of Israel
Bank of Israel has improved its already strong communications by holding press events after monetary policy announcements, releasing new financial stability reports and introducing forward guidance
Website of the year: European Central Bank
The European Central Bank built one new website and overhauled another in the year under review – adopting the best practices in responsive design and tailoring both for a mobile audience
Central Banking award winners to be revealed in January
Awards include Central Bank of the Year and Governor of the Year, and the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award
Central Banking Awards 2016 open for entry
Chairman of Central Banking editorial advisory board invites central banks and other stakeholders in the community to submit for this year’s awards
Jacques de Larosière on the international monetary system and the eurozone
Central Banking’s Chris Jeffery speaks to former IMF chief Jacques de Larosière about efforts to restore the global financial system and challenges for the eurozone at the Central Banking Awards 2015
Central Banking awards 2015: photo gallery
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
Governor of the year: Raghuram Rajan
Sharp analytical skills, decisive policy action, powerful communication and impressive leadership skills have enabled RBI governor Raghuram Rajan to lead the Indian economy onto firmer ground
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
Economics in Central Banking: Claudio Borio
The Bank for International Settlements’ economics head secures win for his work applying the concept of ‘excess financial elasticity’ to the international monetary and financial system
Transparency award: Czech National Bank
After speeding up its communications procedures, expanding into social media and creating an online blog for senior policy-makers, the Czech National Bank has taken transparency to a new level
Reserve manager of the year: South African Reserve Bank
Adapting its management of growing reserves using innovative approaches that do not compromise on long-standing values has enabled sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest reserve manager to enter the top ranks
Website of the year: Bank of Canada
The central bank has not only successfully increased its online presence in 2014, but it has also actively passed on its expertise to the central banking community