Global Custodian celebrated its landmark 30th Anniversary at the annual Leaders in Custody awards last night in London, with BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and SIX Exchange Services among those that scooped multiple honours.
Both BNP Paribas Securities Services and Deutsche Bank won two Global Excellence Awards for their performance across Global Custodian’s major markets and emerging markets surveys.
Nordea, Mizuho Bank and Standard Chartered also took home at least two awards apiece from the night at The Dorchester, as a packed-out room celebrated the achievements of the securities services industry over the past 12 months.
Global Custodian also handed out the first continued excellence awards to those banks that had consistently outperformed across our surveys, combining both relationship management and client service. BNP Paribas won two of these awards for their consistent performance in Western and Southern Europe.
The Editors’ Choice awards saw State Street take home the Asset Servicing Deal of the Year prize for their $1.3 trillion mandate with Vanguard, and SIX won Best Innovation in Market Infrastructure for the launch of their digital asset exchange and custody service. The first Best Securities Services Technology Provider award was also handed out, with SimCorp taking home the prize.
Northern Trust’s Penelope Biggs, chief strategy officer for the corporate and institutional services (C&SI) business, was presented the coveted lifetime achievement award for her 35-year contribution to the securities services industry.
The final award of the night was the Industry Person of the Year, which Deutsche Bank’s Fiona Gallagher, global head of securities services, won after a tightly-contested vote.
A list of all the winners and nominees can be found bellow, and congratulations to all those involved.
Major Markets – Global Excellence Awards
Major Markets Relationship Management and Client Service
Asia-Pacific
- Mizuho Bank
Western Europe
- Erste Group
Northern Europe
- Nordea
Southern Europe
- BNP Paribas Securities Services
Major Markets Asset Servicing
Asia-Pacific
- BNP Paribas Securities Services
Western Europe
- SIX Exchange Services
Northern Europe
- Nordea
Southern Europe
- SGSS
Emerging Markets – Global Excellence Awards
Emerging Markets Relationship Management and Client Service
Asia-Pacific
- Deutsche Bank
Europe
- RBI
MENA
- Deutsche Bank
Emerging Markets Asset Servicing
Asia-Pacific
- Edelweiss
Europe
- Eurobank
MENA
- National Bank of Egypt
Editors’ Choice
Asset Servicing Deal of the Year
- State Street
Best New Asset Servicing Project
- Citi – Velocity Clarity
Best Innovation in Market Infrastructure
- SIX Exchange Services
Best Securities Services Technology Provider
- SimCorp
Major Markets Continued Excellence
Asia-Pacific
- Mizuho Bank
Western Europe
- BNP Paribas Securities Services
Northern Europe
- SEB
Southern Europe
- BNP Paribas Securities Services
ICSDs
- SIX Exchange Services
Emerging Markets Continued Excellence
Asia-Pacific
- Deutsche Bank
Europe
- Piraeus Bank
Sub-Saharan Africa
- RMB Custody Services
MENA
- Standard Chartered
Lifetime Achievement Award
Penelope Biggs
Network Management Team Winners
Best Global Custodian Network Team
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Best Bank Network Team
Standard Chartered
Innovation Awards
Most Innovative Back Office Solution
SmartStream
Innovation in Global Proxy Voting
Broadridge
Innovation in Client Experience
CACEIS
Innovation in Securities Finance
EquiLend
Innovation in Compliance Solutions
DTCC