Standard Bank claims top honours at the 22nd annual JSE Spire Awards
Standard Bank is proud to announce that it had a triumphant night at the 22nd annual JSE Spire Awards, claiming top honours as the Best Fixed Income & Forex House, Best Forex House 3 years in a row and going home with a total of 13 awards first place awards.
Spire means the highest point of success, and the JSE Spire Awards are the benchmark of excellence within South Africa's financial market landscape. The awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of market participants who excel in client service, innovative solutions, and overall market contribution.
The awards are judged across 39 categories including the bond market, interest rate derivatives market, currency derivatives market and commodity derivatives market. The Standard Bank team received top honours by winning first place in the following categories:
- Best Research Team: Africa
- Best Research Team: Credit
- Best Research Team: Economics
- Best Sales Team: Interest Rate Derivatives
- Best Market Making Team: Interest Rate Derivatives
- Best Sales Team: FX and FX Derivatives
- Best Market Making Team: FX & FX Futures
- Best Market Making Team: FX Options
- Best Structuring Team: Fixed Income/Inflation/Credit/FX
- Best Structured Notes Issuer
- Best Interest Rate Derivative House
- Best Forex House
- Best Fixed Income & Forex House
We are honoured to have been recognised among our industry peers, and these awards are a testament to our unwavering commitment to empowering our clients and driving positive change in the South African financial landscape and believing in the continent we call home.
The Standard Bank team will continue to leverage our expertise to exceed client expectations and develop tailored financial solutions that will allow our clients to thrive in an evolving business landscape and contribute towards the overall growth of our continent and economy.