FOW Awards for Asia open for entries

The FOW Awards for Asia are now open for entries.

Each year, FOW celebrates the very best of the Asianderivatives markets with the Awards for Asia.

Judged by a panel of independent experts, the awards coverthe full range of the market from brokerages to new exchange contracts.

For a list of last year’s winners, click here.

The full list of the awards being considered for 2015 is below. 

Entries should be made by downloading and completing the entry form and sending to awardsfow@fow.com.

The deadline for entries is June 5.

For a full list of entry rules and tips, see below.

The Awards

Exchanges and CCPs

ASIAN EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR

The winner of this category will be an exchange from theregion that has set itself apart from the other exchanges across the continentduring the year. The exchange will be a pioneer in the market and havedemonstrated excellence in everything from contract launches to technology.

EMERGING EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR

The winner of this category will be an exchange from anemerging market within Asia, the Middle East or Australasia that candemonstrate tangible innovations and growth during the period. This couldinclude contract growth, revenue/profit growth or the development of newfacilities or services. 

BEST TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION BY AN EXCHANGE

The winner of this category will have introduced a newtechnology during the entry period that has brought something new to the marketor automated a process in an innovative way.

CLEARINGHOUSE OF THE YEAR

The winner of this category will be an Asian clearinghousethat can demonstrate tangible innovations and/or growth during the period. Thiscould include volume growth, revenue/profit growth or the development of newfacilities or services.

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR FOR ASIA

The winner of this category will be an exchange basedoutside Asia that has launched products or services for the Asian market duringthe judging period. 

MOST INNOVATIVE NEW CONTRACT

Subcategories:

- Equities

- Interest rates

- Commodities

- Currency 

The winner of each sub-category will be an exchange ortrading venue that has launched a contract that filled a market need in a noveland innovative way. Contract performance will be taken into account but willnot be the sole basis of the judges’ decision.

Banks and brokers

BANK OF THE YEAR

The winner of this category will be a bank that candemonstrate tangible innovations and/or growth during the period. This couldinclude growth of the client base, revenue/profit growth, growth ingeographical coverage or the development of new facilities or services.

NON-BANK BROKER OF THE YEAR

The winner of this category will be a non-bank brokeragethat can demonstrate tangible innovations and/or growth during the period. Thiscould include growth of the client base, revenue/profit growth, growth ingeographical coverage or the development of new facilities or services.

CHINESE BROKER OF THE YEAR

The winner of this category will be a Chinese FCM that candemonstrate tangible innovations and/or growth during the period. This couldinclude growth of the client base, revenue/profit growth, growth ingeographical coverage or the development of new facilities or services.

EMERGING MARKET BROKER OF THE YEAR

The winner of this category will be a bank, broker or FCM basedin or focused on an emerging market that can demonstrate tangible innovations and/orgrowth during the period.

Technology

BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT

Subcategories:

- Post-trade reconciliation

- Clearing

- Trade reporting

- Risk management

- Trading and execution

- Network/connectivity

- Collateral management

- Market surveillance

The winners in each of these sub-categories will betechnology companies that have launched new products or made enhancements toexisting products during the judging period that solved a problem creatively,opened up new possibilities, or changed the way participants approach themarket.

DATA CENTRE OF THE YEAR

The winner in this category will operate a data centrewithin Asia and have demonstrated market leading innovation during the judgingperiod. Innovation could be in the form of technology investment, newfacilities or innovation in customer offering.

TRADING SYSTEM OF THE YEAR

Subcategories:

- Buy-side

- Sell-side

The winner in each of these sub-categories will offer amarket leading trading system to the Asian market and that has been enhanced orannounced a major development such as a big contract win during the period.

Personal

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The winner in this category will have excelled in theindustry and either have retired or be near retirement.

Rules and tips

The period under consideration is 1May 2014  to 1 May 2015. All entries must focus on this period. For newproducts, the product or product enhancement must have been made available tothe Asian market during this period. For other entries, growth or notableachievements should focus on this period. Events outside this period will beconsidered ancilliary to the entry by judges.

Entrieswill only be accepted for the categories you are entering. You may entermultiple categories and the same entry may be submitted to multiple categoriesbut you should consider the need to impress judges in that specific categorywhen submitting your award so tailoring multiple entries of the same product orentity to each award category may be more successful than a copy and paste job.

All entries must be in English and submitted toawardsfow@fow.com by the awards deadline. The deadline is Friday 5 June.

The word count for each awards entry is a maximum of 500words, please do not exceed this. Additional information such as press releasesor brochures may be submitted but the core of the entry that will be consideredby judges will be the 500 word entry.

Focus on specific and tangible achievements or innovations.The judges are asked to consider these and are required to support theirdecision with references to innovations or achievements. A 500 word history ofthe firm may make for interesting reading but will not give the judges enoughinformation to make an award. Remember you are being judged on achievementsduring the period. In categories other than the Best New Product awards, thismay relate to products or innovations launched outside the judging period butthe growth or contract wins that you are highlighting should beduring the period.

Be specific. Don’t say, “we had significant volume growthduring the period”; say “we had volume growth of x%”. Don’t say, “we launched anumber of new initiatives”; say “we launched x,y and z and this is why theymatter”.

Client recommendations and comments can be submitted. Thename of the client must be listed in the entry and may be verified by FOW butdetails of individual clients will be removed before sending entries externallyto judges. FOW will respect the confidentiality of clients cited in thedocuments at all times.

The judges’ decision is final. The judges will be namedupon publication of the shortlist, however it will not be indicated whichawards they are judging. Regardless, any attempts to influence the judges willresult in immediate disqualification.

You may nominate a firm that is not your firm for an award.Please indicate that on the entry form and we will follow up with them for anentry.

The FOW Awards for Asia Gala Dinner and Trading Singaporeevent

TheFOW Awards for Asia Gala Dinner and Trading Singapore event will be held on 23September at the Intercontinental Hotel in Singapore.

Adiscount of 10% on tables of 10 is on offer until 10 July.

Tobook your table or for more information on the dinner or the day event, pleasecontact Helen Seidenberg at hseidenberg@fow.com or Nicole Berkland atnberkland@karengleason.com.

Goodluck and we look forward to seeing you in Singapore in September!

DOWNLOAD THE ENTRY FORM BY CLICKING HERE OR TO REQUEST ANDENTRY FORM, EMAIL AWARDSFOW@FOW.COM