EM Polls and Awards

The region’s recruiters face a banking industry under unprecedented pressures. Asia’s economies may be growing, but low deal flow and staffing overcapacity had led to relatively few hires. Successful recruiters are refocusing their efforts at new areas to make money.

Correlate Search has been voted the best recruitment firm in Asia for financial services, in Asiamoney’s latest Headhunters Poll.

The country’s relatively slight equity market activity was offset by strong primary deal flow in local and international bonds. ASIAMONEY reveals which transactions stood out in Australia during 2012. Ben Power and Richard Morrow report.

During a vibrant 2012 local companies accessed cheap funding levels offshore, continued to acquire overseas and benefited from improving local equity markets. ASIAMONEY reveals the transactions in Japan that most impressed.

Amid fierce competition ANZ stood tallest in Australia’s debt markets, Goldman Sachs led in M&A, and UBS was most impressive in equity and overall.

ASIAMONEY reveals which institutions excelled in M&A advisory and equity- and bond-underwriting, and which stood out as the most impressive investment bank overall.

Following on from the publication of the top rated brokerages in each country in this year's Brokers Poll, we take a closer look at the results by brokerage house and reveal some sizeable changes in ranking.

Following on from the publication of the top rated brokerages in each country in this year's Brokers Poll, we take a closer look at the results by brokerage house and reveal some sizeable changes in ranking.

Following on from the publication of the top rated brokerages in each country in this year's Brokers Poll, we take a closer look at the results by brokerage house and reveal some sizeable changes in ranking.

Following on from the publication of the top rated brokerages in each country in this year's Brokers Poll, we take a closer look at the results by brokerage house and reveal some sizeable changes in ranking.

Following on from the publication of the top rated brokerages in each country in this year's Brokers Poll, we take a closer look at the results by brokerage house and reveal some sizeable changes in ranking.