NEW YORK, November 10, 2015 – Global Finance magazine has named the World’s Best Foreign Exchange Banks and Providers in 95 countries and 9 global regions, as well as the best banks for corporate currency hedging, the best online FX platforms and the best providers of FX research in an exclusive survey to be published in the January 2016 issue.
CITI was named as the global winner.
Criteria for choosing the winners included transaction volume, market share, scope of global coverage, customer service, competitive pricing and innovative technologies. Global Finance also considered input from a panel of experts and feedback from industry analysts, corporate executives and technology specialists.
“Continued low—or negative—interest-rate policies in place at many developed-market central banks, combined with negative market news and regulatory uncertainty, have all taken a major toll on the FX business at the world’s banks, and market-changing technology continues to cut into the pie, as well,” said Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher and editorial director of Global Finance.
“The winners of the Best Foreign Exchange Provider Awards have navigated these murky waters well, while providing market-leading execution to their corporate clients.”
GLOBAL AWARD |
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Best Global Foreign Exchange Bank 2016 |
Citi |
REGIONAL AWARDS |
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North America |
Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
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Western Europe |
Deutsche Bank |
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Nordic Countries |
Nordea |
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Central & Eastern Europe |
Societe Generale |
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Latin America |
Citi |
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Asia-Pacific |
ANZ |
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Southeast Asia |
DBS Bank |
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Africa |
Standard Bank |
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Middle East |
National Bank of Kuwait |
COUNTRY WINNERS |
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| Algeria | Bank ABC in Algeria | Kuwait | National Bank of Kuwait |
| Angola | Standard Bank Angola | Kyrgyzstan | KICB |
| Argentina | BBVA Banco Frances | Latvia | SEB |
| Armenia | Ameriabank | Lebanon | BLOM Bank |
| Australia | ANZ | Lithuania | SEB |
| Austria | Bank Austria | Macedonia | Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje |
| Bahrain | Bank ABC | Malaysia | CIMB |
| Belarus | Belarusbank | Mexico | BBVA Bancomer |
| Belgium | KBC Bank | Moldova | Moldova Agroindbank |
| Bermuda | HSBC | Mongolia | Golomt Bank |
| Bolivia | Banco BISA | Morocco | Attijariwafa Bank |
| Botswana | Stanbic Bank Botswana | Netherlands | ING |
| Brazil | Itaú Unibanco | New Zealand | ANZ |
| Bulgaria | UniCredit Bulbank | Nigeria | Access Bank |
| Canada | Scotiabank | Norway | Nordea |
| Chile | Banco Santander Chile | Oman | Bank Dhofar |
| China | ICBC | Pakistan | Standard Chartered Bank |
| Colombia | Banco de Bogota | Paraguay | Banco Itaú Paraguay |
| Costa Rica | Scotiabank | Peru | Scotiabank |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Ecobank | Philippines | BDO Unibank |
| Cyprus | Bank of Cyprus | Poland | mBank |
| Czech Republic | Komercni banka | Portugal | Banco Santander Totta |
| Denmark | Danske Bank | Qatar | Qatar National Bank |
| Ecuador | Citi | Romania | BRD |
| Egypt | Commercial International Bank | Russia | VTB Capital |
| El Salvador | Citi | Saudi Arabia | SABB |
| Estonia | SEB Pank | Sierra Leone | UBA Sierra Leone |
| Finland | Nordea | Singapore | DBS Bank |
| France | BNP Paribas | Slovakia | SOB |
| Gambia | Ecobank | Slovenia | Nova Ljubljanska Banka |
| Georgia | TBC Bank | South Africa | Standard Bank |
| Germany | Deutsche Bank | South Korea | KEB Hana |
| Ghana | Zenith Bank | Spain | BBVA |
| Greece | Piraeus Bank | Sweden | SEB |
| Guatemala | Banco Industrial | Switzerland | Credit Suisse |
| Honduras | Citi | Taiwan | Cathay United Bank |
| Hong Kong | HSBC | Thailand | Siam Commercial Bank |
| Hungary | OTP Bank | Togo | Ecobank |
| India | ICICI Bank | Turkey | Akbank |
| Indonesia | DBS Indonesia | UAE | National Bank of Abu Dhabi |
| Iran | Bank Saderat Iran | Ukraine | PrivatBank |
| Ireland | Bank of Ireland | United Kingdom | HSBC |
| Israel | Bank Leumi | United States | Citi |
| Italy | UniCredit | Honorable Mention | BNY Mellon |
| Jamaica | National Commercial Bank | Uruguay | Citi |
| Japan | Nomura | Venezuela | Banco Mercantil |
| Jordan | Arab Bank | Vietnam | Techcombank |
| Kazakhstan | Halyk Bank | Zambia | Stanbic Zambia |
| Kenya | CfC Stanbic Bank | ||
BEST FX RESEARCH & ANALYSIS |
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FX Research |
BNY Mellon |
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Fundamental Analysis |
Brown Brothers Harriman |
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Technical Analysis |
BNY Mellon |
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Forecasts |
ING |
BEST ONLINE TRADING SYSTEMS |
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Best Bank System |
State Street’s Currenex |
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Best Independent |
Thomson Reuters |
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Best Retail |
FXCM |
CORPORATE CURRENCY HEDGING |
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Best Bank for Corporate Currency Hedging |
Citi |
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Best Bank for Cash Flow Hedging |
HSBC |
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Best Bank for Balance Sheet Hedging |
Societe Generale |
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Best Bank for FX Options |
Deutsche Bank |
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Best Bank for FX Forwards |
Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
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