Central Banking awards
Central bank governor of the year: Carlos Fernández Valdovinos
The governor of the Central Bank of Paraguay has had considerable success hitting Paraguay’s tightening inflation target while boosting the nation’s economic credentials
Economics in central banking: Leo Krippner
His work on term structure modelling has helped central bank policy-makers to track the effects of unconventional policies and it raises many interesting possibilities for future research
Technology provider of the year (risk management): Calypso Technology
Calypso scored several prestigious client wins in Denmark, France, South Africa and Spain by tailoring its platform to the needs of central banks
Technology provider of the year (supervision): Vizor Software
Vizor Software has transitioned from a niche consultancy to a technology provider of choice for central banks in 30 countries, including Canada, the UK and Saudi Arabia
Payments and market infrastructure provider of the year: VocaLink
The UK payments provider has built on domestic success to support real-time payments in Thailand and the US
Central Banking Awards 2016: Gallery
On March 3, 2016, members of the central banking world gathered in London to celebrate Central Banking’s third annual awards
Central Banking Awards 2016: Banknote and currency services provider of the year
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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