The Banker Awards 2003

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The Banker Awards 2003

Bankers from over 70 countries gathered at the Dorchester Hotel in London on September 9 for The Banker Awards 2003, the highlight of the global banking calendar. The Awards, sponsored by Oracle and Equant, include national Bank of the Year awards in 124 countries and 27 Bracken awards, named after The Banker’s founding editor, Brendan Bracken. These Bracken awards cover specialist investment banking categories, technology and regional excellence awards, including Global Bank of the Year, HSBC.

The Banker team

On the night...

Attendees at The Banker’s glittering awards ceremony, which was compered by BBC presenter John Humphrys, were treated to a keynote address on the global economy by Charles Dallara, managing director of Washington’s Institute of International Finance. And The Banker team which made it all possible.

Bank of the Year – Latin America

Santander Central Hispano
Mauricio Larrain

Project Finance House of the Year

ABN Amro
Richard Burrett

Best Use of IT in Retail Banking

ING Direct
Martin Vonk, Andrew Derrer of Oracle (centre)

Best Multi-Channel Strategy

ICICI Bank
Sonjoy Chatterjee

Bank of the Year – Emerging Markets

OTP Bank
Attila Bogaru

Best at Risk Management Strategy

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
Frank Weidner (left) & Andrew Derrer of Oracle

Corporate Social Responsibility

ING Group
Igro van Waesberghe

Bank of the Year – Central & Eastern Europe

Bank Austria Creditanstalt
Martin Grüll

Global Securities Services House of the Year

Brown Brothers Harriman
Jeffrey Holland

Bank of the Year – Western Europe

Deutsche Bank
Rich Herman

Bank of the Year – Middle East

National Bank of Kuwait
Robert Eid

Bond House of the Year

Lehman Brothers Marven Jones

M&A House of the Year

Merrill Lynch
Kevin Smith

Best at Bank Capital Raising

JP Morgan
David Marks

Securitisation House of the Year

Royal Bank of Scotland
Philip Basil

Credit Derivatives House of the Year

JP Morgan
Andy Brindle

FX House of the Year

UBS Investment Bank
Ed Hulina (left) & Rob Garwood

Equity House of the Year

Morgan Stanley
Michael Schaftel

Interest Rate Swap House of the Year

Deutsche Bank
Rich Herman

Loan House of the Year

JP Morgan
Bertrand des Pallieres with Brian Caplen, Editor The Banker

Equity Derivatives House of the Year

SG Corporate & Investment Banking
Christophe Mianne

Best at Corporate Restructuring

Lazard
Daniel Bordessa with Brian Caplen, Editor, The Banker

Cash Management House of the Year

JP Morgan
Steven Groppi & Colleagues

Bank of the Year – Africa

Standard Chartered
Gavin Lans & Colleagues

Bank of the Year – Asia Pacific

HSBC
Stephen Green with Jacques Kerrest of Equant

Best Use of IT in Wholesale Banking

ABN AMRO
Daniel Cotti & Colleagues, with Jacques Kerrest of Equant (top left)

Keynote Speaker

Charles Dallara
Institute of International Finance

GLOBAL BANK OF THE YEAR

HSBC
Stephen Green, CEO HSBC; Nick Crawshaw, MD of FT Business (left) & Stephen Timewell, Editor-in-Chief The Banker (right)

Volatility, war and weakness in the global economy have characterised the financial environment during the past year or more. Nevertheless, a number of institutions have risen to the challenges posed by the tough market conditions and have produced exceptional performances. The Banker Awards – sponsored by software solutions provider Oracle, along with IP and data services provider Equant – reflect the success and overall achievements of these institutions.

Our 27 Bracken and 124 country award winners represent the cream of the global banking community and the top achievers in the industry.

Country Awards: The Banker Awards 2003

The Banker’s Country Awards reflect the best overall performance by institutions in countries across the globe. The awards, decided by our global editorial team, assess not only the latest results and performance data of the banks but also take account of the use of technology, innovation and major strategic developments that impact on the banks’ long-term prospects and market positioning. The Bank of the Year Award acknowledges both the quantitative and qualitative achievements of banks and represents our best assessment of the best banks in 124 countries.