Global Banking & Finance Review Awards 2012

Global Banking and Finance Review rewards the best performing financial organizations.

2012-10-05

LONDON, ENGLAND, October 05, 2012 (Press-News.org) Global Banking And Finance Review has rewarded those banks and financial institutions who have exceptionally achieved results and who stand out in their particular area of expertise in the banking and finance industry.

The Publisher and Editor want to congratulate the award winners and look forward to their continued success. The award winners were selected using a wide range of criteria and recognize innovative Banking, Investment strategies, achievement, challenge, progress and inspirational change within finance globally. Global Banking & Finance Review will promote the winning entities through their own website Global Baking & Finance Review, and through media partners around the world, thereby informing a comprehensive audience of the successful nominees in a number of specific categories. The site globalbankingandfinance.com receives in excess of 45,000 visitors with an approximate of 100,000 page views every month and is read in over 180 different countries.

The following are the partial list of award winners for 2012 and further winners within other categories will be announced by the end of December 2012 on our website Global Baking & Finance Review.

Global Banking And Finance Review is an online news portal providing informative and independent news for the global banking and finance industry. Global Banking & Finance Review has evolved from the growing need to have a more balanced view for informative and independent news within the financial community covering various topics such as Forex Trading , Banking, Insurance,Hedge Funds , pension funds, Tax and Legal, Business, Brokerage,Best Brokers,
Islamic Finance, Wealth Management, Corporate Governance, Project Finance.

Category - Award Winner

Fastest Growing Bank Hong Kong 2012 - DBS Bank ( Hong Kong ) Limited
Best Bank Mozambique 2012 - Banco BCI
Best Bank Angola 2012 - Standard Bank Angola
Best Commercial Bank Saudi Arabia 2012 - SABB
Best Bank Qatar 2012 - Doha Bank
Most Innovative Bank In Middle East 2012 - Doha Bank
Fastest Growing ECN Broker Eastern Europe 2012 - RoboForex
Best SME Bank Singapore 2012 - OCBC Bank
Best Bank In Nigeria 2012 - Zenith Bank
Best Corporate Trust Bank United States of America 2012 - Union Bank
Most Progressive Private Bank Switzerland 2012 - Falcon Private Bank
Best Custody Bank In The Mediterranean 2012 - Laiki Bank
Best Investment Bank Angola 2012 - Banco Privado Atlantico
Most Progressive Bank Angola 2012 - Banco Privado Atlantico
Best SME Bank Hong Kong 2012 - DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
Most Innovative Investment Bank in Turkey 2012 - AKTIF Bank
Best Structured Finance Provider in Turkey 2012 - AKTIF Bank
Best Retail Bank Singapore 2012 - DBS Bank (Singapore) Limited
Best Pension Fund Colombia 2012 - Porvernir S.A.
Best Pension Fund In Czech Republic 2012 - Penzijni fond Komerni banky
Best Insurance Provider Middle East 2012 - Gulf Insurance Company
Best Diversified Fund of Hedge Funds in Europe 2012 - Thalia SA (GHFS Arbitrage Opportunities)
Best Fixed Income Arbitrage Fund in Europe 2012 - Thalia SA (GHFS Fixed Income Arbitrage)
Best Global Macro Fund of Hedge Funds in Europe 2012 - Thalia SA (GHFS Global Macro Fund)
Best Offshore Fixed Income Fund 2012 - FTM Limited
Best Insurance Company Indonesia 2012 - Asuransi Jiwasraya
Best Pension Fund Manager Caribbean 2012 - NCB Insurance Company
Best Wealth Management Advisory Switzerland 2012 - Vontobel Group
Best Wealth Management Advisory Saudi Arabia 2012 - Falcom Financial Services
Best Wealth Management in Hong Kong 2012 - DBS Bank ( Hong Kong ) Limited
Best Wealth Management Singapore 2012 - DBS Bank (Singapore) Limited
Best Global Commodities Exchange 2012 - DGCX
Best Advisory Firm Middle East 2012 - Cedar Consulting
Best Offshore Financial Services Destination In The Caribbean 2012 - Nevis Investment Promotion Agency
Best Low Latency Connectivity Solutions Provider 2012 - Gold-i
Fastest Growing Micro Broker 2012 - Octa Markets Incorporated
Best ECN Broker Asia 2012 - Ikon Group
Best ECN New Comer Asia 2012 - CommexFx
Best Standard Forex Broker Asia 2012 - Exness Limited
Fastest Growing Forex Broker Asia 2012 - FBS Markets INC
Best Online Broker Western Europe 2012 - DIF Broker
Most Trusted Forex Broker 2012 - AVA FX
Best Binary Options Broker Russia & CIS 2012 - Dragon Options
Best Forex Execution House 2012 - AVA FX
Best Forex Customer Service 2012 - AVA FX
Best Forex Affiliate Marketing Europe 2012 - AVA FX
Best Corporate Bank In Kuwait 2012 - Burgan Bank
Most Trusted Forex Broker Europe 2012 - FXDD
Best New Platform Europe 2012 - FXDD
Best Broker in Customer Services Europe 2012 - Markets.com
Best Forex Affiliates Programme 2012 - HotForex
Fastest Growing Broker Russia & CIS 2012 - Larson & Holz IT ltd
Best Offline Broker Russia & CIS 2012 - Larson & Holz IT ltd
Best Forex Broker Russia and CIS 2012 - Lionstone Investment Services
Most Transparent Forex Broker Eastern Europe 2012 - Lionstone Investment Services
Fastest Growing Forex Broker 2012 - Lionstone Investment Services
Best Online Trading Educator 2012 - Academy of Financial Trading
Best Banking Group in MENA 2012 - Burgan Bank
Best Online Trading Platform Saudi Arabia 2012 - Falcom Financial Services
Best Trade Executions 2012 - FXPRIMUS
Most Reliable Broker Asia 2012 - FXPRIMUS
Fastest Growing Forex Broker Middle East 2012 - XForex
Fastest Growing Forex Broker Europe 2012 - XForex
Best Forex Broker Asia 2012 - Instaforex
Best Forex Broker Europe 2012 - GCI Financial
Best Forex Newcomer Middle East 2012 - FXVV
Best Fixed-Odds Firm 2012 - BetOnMarkets.com
Best Binary Options Customer Services Europe 2012 - OPTIONSCLICK
Fastest Growing Binary Options Broker Europe 2012 - OPTIONSCLICK
Best Forex Provider Africa 2012 - Standard Bank
Best Binary Options Education Provider Europe 2012 - iOption (iAcademy)
Best Forex Provider North America 2012 - BMO Capital Markets
Most Transparent Forex Broker 2012 - MIG Bank
Best Investment Bank In Mexico 2012 - Banco Interacciones
Best Government & Infrastructure Financing Bank In Latin America 2012 - Banco Interacciones
Best Private Bank Canada 2012 - BMO Harris Private Banking
Best Forex Provider China 2012 - BMO Capital Markets
Best Foriegn Exchange Bank Singapore 2012 - DBS Bank (Singapore) Limited
Best Bank in Turkey 2012 - Akbank T.A.S

For further information, please contact
Global Banking & Finance Review, www.globalbankingandfinance.com
Media contact: Wanda Rich
Email: info@gbafmag.com
Phone: +44 208 144 3511

Global Banking & Finance Review is an online Portal, which has evolved from the growing need to have a more balanced view, for informative and independent news within the financial community. Our experienced contributors provide this quality and in-depth insight in a clear and concise way, providing leading players and key figures with up to date information within the finance sector.

Key Facts:

The site receives an approximate of 3.6 million Page views annually.
Over 743,000 people visiting the site annually.
Over 50,000 people visiting the site on a monthly basis.
Ranked around 40,000 globally by Alexa across billions of websites across all domains.

Global Reach:

Read in over 190 different countries. Our readership includes Presidents, CEO's, CFO'S and Senior Decision makers within Fortune 500 companies, Major Banks, Financial Institutions, Central Bank, and Individuals interested in financial markets and news.

In Depth Cross Market Coverage:

Experienced industry Journalists providing up to minute coverage on Banking, Foreign Exchange, Brokerage, Funds, Islamic Finance, Wealth Management, Corporate Governance, Project Finance, Merger and Acquisitions, Tax and Accounting, Inward Investment, CSR Activities; all under one Global Umbrella.

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