Awards

We deliver world-class products backed by outstanding services. The recognition we have received from leading publications in the financial industry speaks volumes for our track record as a global business and the success of our strategy as an emerging markets-led, financing-focused bank.

Adam Smith Awards Asia 2022

  • Best Card Solution - Phasorz Technologies/ MediBuddy (India)
  • Best Cash Pooling Solution - Marsh McLennan (Singapore)
  • Best Sustainable Treasury Solution - PVH Corp. (Hong Kong)
  • Best Treasury Transformation Project - Yinson Holdings Berhad (Malaysia)

Asiamoney Brokers Poll

  • #1 Best Regional Brokerage (Asia ex Australia & Japan)
  • #1 Best Regional Brokerage for Research (Asia ex Australia & Japan)
  • #1 Best Regional Brokerage for Sales (Asia ex Australia & Japan)
  • #2 Best Regional Brokerage for Sales Trading (Asia ex Australia & Japan)

Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA)

House Awards

  • Syndicated Loan House of the Year - Hong Kong
  • Facility & Documentation Agent of the Year
  • Green and Sustainability Advisor of the Year
  • Corporate-backed Acquisition Finance – House of the Year

Deal Awards

  • Syndicated Financial Institutions Deal of the Year - Macquarie International Finance (US$2.1bn)
  • Syndicated Project Finance Deal of the Year - Pluto LNG Train 2 (US$3.484bn)
  • Corporate-backed Acquisition Finance - Deal of the Year - CSL Finance (US$6bn)

British Bank Awards

  • Best Business Banking Provider - Kinetic shortlisted
  • Best Banking App - Kinetic shortlisted

Business MoneyFacts Awards

  • Best Franchisee Banking Provider
  • Best Business Current Account Provider - Highly Commended
  • International Solution Provider

CorporateTreasurer Awards 2022

  • Best Cash Management Bank – Asia Pacific
  • Best Cash Management Bank and Best Trade Finance Bank (China/ Hong Kong SAR)
  • Best Cash Management Bank and Best Trade Finance Bank (South Asia - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
  • Best Cash Management Bank and Best Trade Finance Bank (Southeast Asia - Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand)

Digital CX Awards

  • HSBC Kinetic: Best Digital CX - Account Opening and Customer Onboarding (SME Banking)
  • HSBCnet Mobile App: Outstanding Digital CX - Corporate Banking App

Environmental Finance - Bond Awards 2022

  • Lead manager of the Year, green bonds - financial institution
  • Lead manager of the Year, green bonds - local authority / municipality
  • Lead manager of the Year, social bonds - supranational, sub-sovereign and agency (SSA)
  • Lead manager of the Year, sustainability bonds - corporate
  • Lead manager of the Year, sustainability bonds - financial institution
  • Lead manager of the Year, sustainability bonds - supranational, sub-sovereign and agency (SSA)

Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2022

  • World's Best Bank for Trade Finance
  • Middle East's Best Investment Bank
  • Middle East's Best Bank for Sustainable Finance (4th consecutive year)
  • Asia's Best Bank for Sustainable Finance (5th consecutive year)
  • Best Bank for ESG in Egypt
  • Best Investment Bank in Kuwait
  • Best Investment Bank in Oman
  • Best Investment Bank in Saudi Arabia
  • Best Bank for Islamic Finance in Saudi Arabia

Euromoney Cash Management Survey 2022

Market Leader

  • For Non-Financial Institutions: Global, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Oman, South Korea, United Kingdom, Vietnam
  • For Financial Institutions: Western Europe (Sterling)

Best Service

  • For Non-Financial Institutions: Latin America, North America, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America
  • For Financial Institutions: Global (Financial Facilities)

Euromoney Trade Finance Survey 2022

  • #1 Market Leader for Trade Finance Global
  • #1 Market Leader for Trade Finance in Asia Pacific, North America and Africa
  • #1 Market Leader for Trade Finance in Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, United Kingdom and Vietnam
  • #1 Best Services for TradeFinance in Asia Pacific and Western Europe
  • #1 Best Services for Trade Finance in Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Canada, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Mauritius, Mexico, Oman, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Vietnam

European Pension Awards 2022

  • Currency Manager of the Year

FinanceAsia - Country Awards 2022

Hong Kong

  • Best Bank
  • Best DCM House
  • Best Investment House
  • Best Private Bank
  • Best Sustainable Bank

China

  • Best International Bank

Thailand

  • Best International Bank

Vietnam

  • Biggest Social Impact - International
  • Best International Bank

FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2022

  • Best Debt House
  • Best Syndicated Loan House

FX Markets Asia Awards

  • FX House of the Year South Korea
  • FX House of the Year Thailand
  • FX House of the Year Hong Kong
  • FX House of the Year China

Global Capital Bond Awards 2022

  • Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Ratings Advisory
  • Most Impressive Bank for Middle East Bonds

Global Custodian

  • Agents Banks in Major Markets - Major Markets, Overall, Large Clients

Global Investor MENA Awards

  • Best Sub-custodian
  • Best Global Custodian
  • Best Fund Administrator

GlobalCapital's Equity Capital Markets Awards 2021

Equity-Linked Bank of the Year

Outstanding Equity Capital Market Deals of 2021:

  • Allfunds Group: EUR2.6 billion IPO
  • Deutsche Lufthansa: EUR2.16 billion rights issue
  • Saudi Telecom: SR12 billion (USD3.2 billion) fully marked secondary
  • Volvo Cars: Skrbn (EUR2.3 billion) IPO

Greenwich FX survey – 2022

  • Best EM research

GTR

  • Best Global Trade Finance Bank

IFR Asia Awards 2021

House Awards

  • Australia / New Zealand Loan House

Deal Awards

  • Domestic Bond: Indorama Ventures' Bt10 billion triple-tranche SLB
  • High-Yield Bond: Hexaware Technologies' USD1.01 billion M&A bond
  • Loan: Mphasis's USD817.9 million LBO loan
  • Structured Equity Issue: Posco's EUR1.07 billion five-year convertible bond
  • ESG Loan: Ramsay Health Care's AD1.5 billion SLL
  • Frontier Markets Deal: Mongolia's USD1 billion liability management trade
  • Hong Kong Equity Issue: Prudential's HKD18.8 billion follow-on

IFR Awards 2021

House Awards

  • Emerging Markets Bond House
  • Middle East Bond House
  • Sterling Bond House
  • Covered Bond House
  • EMEA Structured Equity House

Deal Awards

  • Sterling Bond: UK DMO's GBP10 billion July 2033 green Gilt
  • Niche-Market Bond: Mexico's USD3 billion 50-year Formosa bond
  • Europe Financial Bond: Aema Groupe's EUR1.75 billion three-tranche bond
  • Europe High-Yield Bond: Asda's GBP2.75 billion dual-tranche bond
  • Asia-Pacific Loan: Mphasis' USD817.9 million LBO loan
  • EMEA Secondary Equity Issue: Tryg's DKr37 billion rights issue
  • Asia-Pacific Secondary Equity Issue: Prudential's HKD18.8 billion follow-on
  • Asia-Pacific Structured Equity Issue: Posco's EUR1.07 billion five-year convertible bond

Institutional Investor – 2022

  • Developed Europe: #1 UK Research; #1 UK Overall Broker; #3 Multi-Asset Research; RU Transport, General Retail and Food Retail
  • Emerging EMEA: #1 Equity Research*; #1 Equity Sales; #1 Corporate Access; #1-3 In 14 Regional Macro and Sector Categories
    *Weighted by Commissions and Top Ranked Positions
  • Emerging EMEA key rankings:
    • Regional & Macro highlights - #1 Economics; #1 MENA Research; #1 Turkey Research; #2 Frontier Markets; #2 South Africa Research; #3 Equity Strategy
    • Sector highlights - #1 Chemicals; #1 Consumer; #1 Financials; #1 Transportation; #2 Health Care & Pharmaceuticals; #3 Oil & Gas; #3 TMT; #3 Utilities

The Asset - Sustainable Capital Markets Awards

  • Best Renewable Energy Adviser
  • Best Transport Adviser
  • Best Debt Adviser
  • Best Liability Management Adviser
  • Best Acquisition Finance Adviser

The Asset Triple A Sustainable Investing Awards 2022

  • Best in Escrow, Asia
  • Best in Corporate Trust, India

The Asset Triple A Country Awards for Sustainable Finance

China

  • Best securitization adviser

China (Offshore)

  • Best sustainability-linked loan
  • Best green syndicated loan – E-commerce
  • Best sustainability/green bond
  • Best sustainability-linked/green bond
  • Best green Dim Sum bond - Auto

Hong Kong

  • Best M&A deal
  • Best sustainability-linked loan – Cultural Sector
  • Best sustainability-linked loan - Reit
  • Best green bond - Government
  • Best green bond – Quasi-government
  • Best social bond/green bond
  • Best bond adviser, global
  • Best loan adviser

India

  • Best corporate bond
  • Best local currency bond
  • Best LBO deal

Indonesia

  • Best sustainability-linked loan
  • Best liability management

Macau

  • Best green bond

Malaysia

  • Best social loan
  • Best bank for sustainable finance, global
  • Best LBO deal

North Asia

  • Best bond adviser

Philippines

  • Best local currency bond

Singapore

  • Best green bond – Sovereign

South Korea

  • Best climate bond
  • Best sustainability/green bond
  • Best perpetual sustainability bond
  • Best green bond
  • Best local currency green bond

Taiwan

  • Best Formosa bond
  • Best LBO deal

Thailand

  • Best bond adviser, global
  • Best corporate bond
  • Best liability management

Vietnam

  • Best loan adviser
  • Best green loan
  • Best bank for sustainable finance, global
  • Best syndicated loan – Financial institution
  • Best syndicated loan – Corporate

The Banker: Deals of the Year

MIDDLE EAST

  • Bonds - Corporate – Qatar Energy’s USD12.5 billion triple tranche bond
  • Bonds: sovereign, supranational and agency – UAE’s USD4 billion triple tranche bond
  • Financial institutions group financing – NBK’s USD1 billion medium-term notes
  • Islamic Finance – Saudi Aramco’s USD6 billion multi tranche inaugural sukuk
  • Leveraged Finance – Arabian Centres Company’s USD650 million sukuk and USD225 million tap
  • Loans – EIG’s five-year acquisition financing bridge facility
  • M&A – EIG’s acquisition of 49 per cent stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines
  • Restructuring – Saudi Electricity Company’s, SAR 168 billion recapitalisation exercise
  • Sustainable Finance – Apicorp’s inaugural USD750 million green bond

EUROPE

  • Bonds: Corporate – LSEG’s nine-tranche multi-currency bond
  • Equities – Allfunds’ EUR2.2 billion IPO
  • Islamic Finance – UK’s GBP500 million sovereign sukuk

ASIA PACIFIC

  • Bonds: Corporate – Reliance Industries’ USD4 billion triple-tranche bond
  • Financial institutions group financing – Axis Bank’s USD600 million sustainable perpetual issuance
  • Infrastructure and Project Finance – Greater Changhua 1 Offshore Wind Project
  • Islamic Finance – Malaysia’s USD1.3 billion dual-tranche sustainability sukuk
  • Leveraged Finance – USD18 billion financing package for the leveraged buyout of Medline
  • Restructuring – Cinépolis’s USD1.25 billion restructuring
  • Sustainable Finance – PSP Capital’s inaugural CUSD1 billion green bond
  • Financial institutions group financing – Absa’s USD500 million additional Tier 1 issuance

AMERICAS

  • Leveraged Finance – USD18 billion financing package for the leveraged buyout of Medline
  • Restructuring – Cinépolis’s USD1.25 billion restructuring
  • Sustainable Finance – PSP Capital’s inaugural CUSD1 billion green bond

AFRICA

  • Financial institutions group financing – Absa’s USD500 million additional Tier 1 issuance

The Triple A: Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2022

  • ECA Coordinator Bank of the Year: Asia-Pacific
  • Project Finance House of the Year: Hong Kong
  • Asia-Pacific Deal of the Year / Global Deal of the Year
  • Renewable Energy M&A Deal of the Year: Global
  • Transport Deal of the Year: Global
  • Project House of the Year: Hong Kong
  • Transport Deal of the Year: Hong Kong
  • Renewable Energy M&A Deal of the Year: Taiwan
  • Telecom Deal of the Year: Indonesia
  • Renewable Energy M&A Deal of the Year - Wind: Australia
  • Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year: Australia
  • Telecom M&A Deal of the Year: Australia

World’s Best Bank Awards 2022

  • The World's Best Bank for Emerging Markets

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