EM Polls and Awards

Amid generally lacklustre equity and M&A markets, Macquarie Capital stood out, while Citi shone for its combination of G3 debt capabilities, ANZ most impressed for local bonds and loans, and UBS remains the country’s most complete investment bank. Ben Power and Richard Morrow report.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In the Philippines, Lucio Tan brings a re-IPO of his consumer brand companies to market in the country's second-largest equity offering.

The loan market is at the mercy of Turkish financial institution borrowers when it comes to pricing, according to EuroWeek Loans' latest poll.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In Malaysia, Khazanah Nasional gains strong interest in its latest exchangeable bond, an Islamic bond denominated in Singapore dollars.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In Indonesia, CVC Asia draws in a top-quality crowd of support when offering a slice of shares in Matahari Department Store.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In India, Vedanta Resources navigated negative sentiment and regulatory worries to price Asia's largest G3 high yield bond, with the lowest ever five-year coupon.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In Hong Kong, Huishan Dairy's strong business combined with robust investor support to deliver a strong IPO that helped re-open the door to more deals.

The EuroWeek Asia and Asiamoney capital markets and investment banking awards were decided by the editorial team in December 2013 after an exhaustive series of meetings with bankers. Banks were invited to submit written pitches in November, after which journalists held meetings with individual asset class teams as well as discussions with issuers. Our thanks go to all those who took the time to discuss their work.

Each year we reveal the most impressive individual transaction to have taken place in each major Asian market. In China, Alibaba's US$8 billion loan demonstrates the depth of international bank support for the right mainland name.

The Taiwanese financial group is voted best for corporate governance in the survey, with Galaxy Entertainment and Sun Hung Kai Properties following in second and third places, respectively.

Amid tepid equity trading volumes and relatively lacklustre market performance, the Hong Kong-based brokerage remains a firm favourite for equity broking in the eyes of Asia’s investor base, according to ASIAMONEY’s latest Brokers Poll.