Rankings

All in one -- Software rankings

Budgets are under pressure, and more and more firms are opting for a single platform provider for all their compliance software needs. Victoria Pennington looks at which companies they are turning to, and why

Asia Risk Corporate Survey 2009

Banks that maintained the confidence of their clients during an unprecedented period of market volatility and turbulence were the big winners in Asia Risk's inaugural corporate survey, with Standard Chartered standing out most of all. Ben Marquand reports

Asia Risk commodity survey 2009

Volatile commodity prices and heightened counterparty credit risk concerns saw dealers and brokers faced with unprecedented challenges during the past year. But some market participants have turned the upheaval to their advantage. Ben Marquand reports

Risk corporate survey 2009

Risk's corporate survey shows counterparty risk is a key concern for company treasurers, but price continues to be the most important factor when choosing a derivatives counterparty. By Ryan Davidson, with additional research by John Beck, Alastair Marsh…

Commodity Rankings 2009

Results and analysis of the 16th annual Commodity Rankings, the largest poll of its kind in the energy and metals markets. Research by Xiao-Long Chen , reporting by Roderick Bruce and Donna Haws

All shook up

The financial crisis turned 2008 into an unforgettable year. The 2009 commodity rankings reveal those who triumphed despite adversity. By Roderick Bruce, with research by Xiao-Long Chen

Hard times for metals markets

UBS topped the precious metals categories of this year's Risk commodity rankings, while Societe Generale won base metals, in a year dominated by volatile prices, illiquid markets and counterparty credit concerns. By Donna Haws, with research by Xiao-Long…

Risk technology rankings 2008

In unprecedented market conditions, Murex retained its top position in Risk's 2008 technology rankings. However, Thomson Reuters and Algorithmics are close behind, demonstrating that, despite the financial crisis, competition among software vendors…

Asia Risk interdealer survey 2008: Brokers

Interdealer brokers have performed a valuable job in highly volatile financial markets, where price discovery and the provision of liquidity has helped increasingly nervous clients to close trades. Georgina Lee reports

Asia Risk interdealer survey 2008: Dealers

Volatile markets have led to a shift towards more vanilla products in 2008. At the same time, fears about counterparty credit risks mounted, helping European and Asian banks perform particularly well in Asia Risk's 13th interdealer survey

Insurance rankings 2008

With equity and credit markets experiencing unprecedented levels of volatility, it was not unexpected that banks strong in this sector would head the overall poll - but the consultancy category contained some surprises. Aaron Woolner reports

Understanding 'true LTV'

Risk management is now top of the boardroom agenda for mortgage lenders across the globe. Mark Witherspoon of UKValuation explains why understanding the concept of 'true loan-to-value' is a key element of any lender's approach to risk management

Risk Australia Rankings 2008: A roller-coaster year

Market participants in Australia have faced a year of ups and downs in all asset classes. But a number of dealers - some facing problems of their own - have stood up to the task, with Deutsche Bank defending its position at the top of the pile