Rankings
UBS top for CLS
The continuous-linked settlement (CLS) service is now in its third year, but the race is still on for banks that provide CLS access for downstream clients to win more business.
Informa Global Markets wins analysis award
Informa Global Markets – the firm that bought MMS International last September – topped the rankings for best vendor in FX research and strategy this year, while Reuters held on to the top spot for best market data provider.
SuperD is best for options pricing
SuperDerivatives this year won the award for best options pricing/risk management software, seeing off stiff competition from second-placed GFI Group's Fenics FX, as well as products from Reuters, Murex and SunGard.
EBS shines as volume pressure bites
With the huge increase in turnover in the FX market over the past three years, EBS has held onto its title as best broker in spot FX by focusing on providing fast electronic tools to maintain an orderly market, said its spokesperson in London.
Top banks dominate research rankings
The big banks continue to dominate FX research and strategy, with JP Morgan leading the field.
Deutsche and JPMC scoop derivatives awards
Deutsche Bank again takes home the award for best bank in forwards, while JP Morgan Chase has clinched the title of best bank in currency options.
Citigroup dominates emerging forex
Citigroup surged to the top in two of the three emerging markets categories this year, winning awards for best bank in emerging currencies in Latin America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. But HSBC led the field in emerging Asian currencies,…
UBS holds onto pole position
LONDON – UBS is the top-rated bank in FX, according to the 1400 voters in FX Week's 10th annual survey of the market.
Deutsche pinches e-trading title from UBS
Deutsche Bank won the award for best bank in e-trading this year – forcing UBS, long seen as the best e-trading bank, into second place.
Rankings reveal diversifying inter-dealer market
The inter-dealer market for foreign exchange is shrinking, as an increasing number of mid-tier players retreat from market-making to become clients of the top firms. The banks that remain are working hard to consolidate their positions as liquidity…
Big three banks share derivatives spoils
LONDON – Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and UBS shared the spoils in FX Week sister publication Risk magazine’s client rankings, published this month.
BROKING -- Specialism key to broking success
The Electronic Broking Service (EBS) maintained its lead in the spot FX broking category again this year, but voice and hybrid brokers were winners in the derivatives categories.
TECHNOLOGY -- Cognotec stays top despite rivals’ merger
In what may be the fastest-moving side of the FX industry, one constant remains: Dublin-based Cognotec won the awardfor best automated dealing technology for the sixth consectuive year, beating off competition from newly-merged rivals Reuters and AVT…
RESEARCH -- Top banks dominate research and strategy
The world’s largest banks are dominating the provision of research and strategy as a result of their trade flow data, complementary businesses and their location of economists around the world.
RESEARCH -- MMS wins again in screen-based analysis
MMS International’s dominance in screen-based analysis continued this year with its eighth consecutive award in the category. That is likely only to increase from next year when it is merged with fourth-placed MCM, the subsidiary of UK publishing group…
TECHNOLOGY -- Reuters wins in risk management
Reuters this year snatched the award for best risk management software from Wall Street Systems -- last year’s winner, now in second place.
EMERGING MARKETS -- Standard Chartered reasserts its dominance in emerging FX awards
Standard Chartered swept to victory in two of the four emerging markets categories this year, walking away with the awards for best bank in Asian emerging currencies and for African and the Middle East.
TECHNOLOGY -- ABN Amro’s CLS victory
The launch of the Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS) service in September 2002 sparked a whole new industry as shareholder banks saw the benefits of offering CLS settlement to their clients.
DERIVATIVES -- UBS and Deutsche Bank share the derivatives spoils in volatile market
In a year of huge growth in FX derivatives -- particularly in options -- UBS and Deutsche Bank are the top providers, according to voters in the Best Banks in FX survey 2003.
E-TRADING -- FXall maintains lead among multi-banks
The outlook for multi-bank FX portals has taken a turn for the better this year with business and trade volumes growing across all platforms.
UBS ousts Citi from top spot
LONDON -- UBS is the best bank in foreign exchange, according to a poll of nearly 1,000 voters in FX Week’s annual survey of the industry.
E-TRADING -- UBS reigns supreme for e-commerce
UBS again took the award for best bank in e-trading in the FX Week Best Banks survey this year.
BEST BANKS SURVEY 2002 -- SINGLE-DEALER PLATFORMS
UBS Warburg shines in e-commerce