Awards
FX house of the year G10 (Asia hours): Wells Fargo
In just a few years, Wells Fargo’s FX volumes in Asia have strengthened and, with a robust FX product offering, the bank expects to onboard more clients eager for cross-currency swaps and customised pricing
OSTTRA tackles FX risk with new settlement orchestration and expanded optimisation tools
OSTTRA has added settlement orchestration to its suite of FX services to help clients optimise their derivatives portfolios and tackle critical challenges in the market
Best trading technology for FX: smartTrade Technologies
As sell-side market participants more readily accept the integration of machine learning and AI into their processes, smartTrade Technologies unveils advanced services and modules that provide clients with powerful tools to maximise trading efficiency
CME Group bags top awards for FX derivatives and spot
Amid bouts of Apac volatility, market participants tap into CME Group’s deep pools of FX liquidity, seeking certainty in times of economic stress
Best FX overlay manager: State Street
In the most challenging market environment in many years, demand for State Street’s currency management offering spiked in 2022 as market participants sought assistance in minimising their FX risk and optimising their hedging activities
FX Markets Asia FX Awards 2023: Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse operates an automated market-making business in principal FX and precious metals, which attracted the judges’ attention in the Best e-FX trading house category
e-FX Awards 2023: The winners
JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank win two categories each, while UBS is best for spot
Best FX aggregator: oneZero
In addition to expanding its network and achieving strong revenue growth, oneZero hit an impressive stride in 2022 by processing 9 trillion quotes on average per month
Best FX technology provider: oneZero
oneZero’s market-neutral technology has built its brand and business on the success of its award-winning modular trading technology solutions
Best buy-side FX trading platform: Bloomberg
Bloomberg’s trading platform FXGO’s best-in-class FX trading solutions have cemented it as an indispensable platform, with impressive system integration and extensive liquidity gaining particular praise
Best FX analytics provider: smartTrade Technologies
The smartTrade LiquidityFX system has allowed smartTrade Techologies’ customers across Asia’s FX markets to optimise liquidity provision based on their specific FX needs
Santander recognised in two categories at the 2022 Best Banks Awards
Santander CIB was voted Best regional spot dealer (Americas) and Best NDFs dealer at the 2022 FX Markets Best Bank Awards
Best vendor for dealing technology: Integral
Integral saw a significant uptick in demand for its cloud-based services as market participants’ imperative to upgrade their technology gained urgency last year
Best liquidity aggregator: oneZero
oneZero’s Phil Weisberg discusses streamlining liquidity and its future impact on FX operations
Best liquidity provider for crypto derivatives: B2C2
As the first single-dealer platform in crypto, B2C2 is now one of the largest liquidity providers in this fast‑evolving space
UBS recognised in seven categories at the 2021 FX Markets Best Banks Awards
An unrelenting focus on client need and a hybrid approach of ‘technology with a human edge’, leveraging the tech while still relying on experienced sales and trading teams to provide advice when it is needed most, led to a haul of awards for UBS
FX Markets Best Banks Awards 2021: Best bank for USD/CAD – BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets is making the most of strong Canadian fundamentals, including high oil prices, political stability and the loonie’s transition from high-volatility commodity asset to safe haven
NatWest Markets recognised in three categories in the 2021 Best Banks Awards
NatWest Markets was recognised in three categories at the 2021 Best Banks Awards, testament to the success of its strategy in refocusing on areas of strength and fortifying its relationships with clients
Bloomberg recognised in two categories at the 2021 FX Markets Best Banks Awards
Bloomberg dealt with strong customer demand for deeper liquidity and more efficient and consistent electronic trading solutions brought on by two years of remote working
BNP Paribas' FX franchise recognised in four categories in the 2021 Best Banks Awards
Unrelenting investment in its FX franchise over the years has brought BNP Paribas to the forefront in many areas of the FX space
Best liquidity aggregation services, Best new venue initiative and Best venue for forwards/swaps – 360T
360T‘s efforts to reduce fragmentation and increase transparency in FX markets, and its launch of a non-deliverable forward (NDF) streaming service to improve how NDF prices are delivered, has earned it three awards at the FX Markets e-FX Awards 2021