Awards
Tracking the effects of QE on cable
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Wells Fargo and Standard Chartered take top position for GBP/USD forecasts through accurate analysis of the effects of central bank policies on the two currencies
Standing out from the crowd with forecast of yen strength
RBC Capital Markets scoops all three forecast awards on USD/JPY after taking an accurate view that the consensus forecast of yen weakness was not supported by fundamentals
Euro forecasting focuses on politics rather than fundamentals
Crédit Agricole, Rabobank and Westpac are ranked on top for their EUR/USD forecasts after accepting that political developments had become more important than economic fundamentals, especially in the short term
Photo gallery: The e-FX Awards 2011 celebration in New York
Photos from the e-FX Awards cocktail reception, held in New York City, on July 14
Best liquidity distribution system: Saxo Bank
Saxo wins liquidity distribution award after adopting a prudent approach to sourcing the best liquidity for its white-label offering
Achievement award: Phil Weisberg
FXall's chief executive wins the 2011 e-FX achievement award in recognition of his contribution to the industry over the past decade
Best liquidity management system: TraderTools
TraderTools wins liquidity management award for its exclusive focus on FX and strong growth over the past year, including the launch of LightFX in partnership with Citi in April
Best retail platform: Citi
Citi wins top spot in retail category, in recognition of the success and growth of CitiFX Pro since its launch in 2008
Best vendor algorithmic trading technology: Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters scoops the algo award, following the acquisition of Aegisoft in 2010 and the subsequent launch of Thomson Reuters Dealing Aggregator in May this year
Best bank algorithmic trading technology: Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse's Advanced Execution Services for FX continues to innovate in algo trading and has put a particular focus on helping clients understand and manage their costs
Best professional e-trading venue: Hotspot FX
Hotspot FX wins the award for best professional e-trading venue, in recognition of surging volumes and a number of new initiatives aiming to appeal to different client segments
Best vendor for post-trade services: Traiana
Traiana wins the vendor category for post-trade services in recognition of the multiple initiatives it has launched to tackle the challenges experienced in the FX market
Vendor e-FX initiative of the year: CLS and Traiana
CLS Aggregation wins the vendor award, having become a crucial piece of the FX market infrastructure since its launch in January 2010
Bank e-FX initiative of the year: Société Générale CIB
SG CIB scoops the e-FX initiative award for Alpha FX, a single-dealer platform it began designing two years ago and launched in late 2010
Most innovative bank e-trading platform: JP Morgan
MorganDirect wins the award for innovation, having always sought to offer clients something more than just tight pricing, according to the bank's global head of e-commerce
Best trading technology vendor: Integral
Integral nails trading technology award in recognition of the increasing success of its cloud-based products in the FX market over the past year
Best electronic broker: EBS
Icap Electronic Broking has consistently introduced new innovations to meet the demands both of manual and high-frequency traders, says chief executive David Rutter
FXall's Weisberg wins e-FX achievement award
Joel Clark introduces full coverage of the 2011 e-FX Awards winners, including Phil Weisberg for achievement award, SG CIB for bank e-FX initiative of the year and CLS Aggregation for vendor e-FX initiative of the year
Best bank post-trade services: UBS
UBS wins the post-trade services award after investing heavily in CRM tools and prime brokerage over the past year as part of its preparation for new regulations
UBS regains top spot for CLS
UBS swings back into the lead as the top provider of CLS third-party services, as demand for access to the industry utility continues to rise.
Tullett Prebon emerges as FX broker powerhouse
Tullett Prebon has eclipsed the competition in the best broker category, coming first in currency options, emerging markets and forwards FX.
Deutsche retains lead but BarCap surges up
Deutsche Bank maintains its lead in this year’s FX Week Best Bank awards, as Barclays Capital surges into second spot, relegating Citi into third in this year’s industry survey.
UBS resurges to take first prize for Swiss franc
UBS has taken top honours in the Swiss franc dealer category, in a spectacular comeback from fifth place last year to first.
Murex is first choice for risk management vendor
Murex has been ranked top vendor for risk management and options pricing software after jumping two places from third last year, taking the throne from 2009 leader Thomson Reuters.