SICO has solidified its reputation as a market leader in Bahrain, notching milestones on several fronts.

Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) wins Kuwait’s most innovative securities house award for being a pioneering force in the country’s capital markets.

Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) excelled in financial advisory, capital markets and strategic investments in the past year, making it a clear winner of this award.

BK Capital’s involvement in some of the most critical deals during the review period cemented its leadership in the industry and makes it Euromoney’s best securities house in Rwanda for 2024.

InterCapital Securities executed a series of high-profile transactions in Croatia in 2023, making it Euromoney’s winner of the best securities house award for the country.

BTG Pactual Investment Bank wins Brazil’s best for equities award thanks to its outperformance during the review period.

BAC Securities has been instrumental in facilitating multiple high-profile renewable energy projects across central and eastern Europe, reflecting a strategic emphasis on sustainable investments.

As the investment banking subsidiary of the Philippines’ largest bank, BDO Unibank, BDO Capital has plenty of clout in the country. Add to that its longstanding deal-making strengths – across equities, bonds and advisory – and its ties with clients only become stronger.

Itaú BBA takes the top Euromoney award for Brazil for its dominance across the bond, M&A and equity capital markets, and its versatility in deals.

TBC Capital has played a pivotal role in advancing Georgia’s ESG market, advising on a number of important deals.

CaixaBI’s ESG commitment was front and centre in Portugal over the past year, with the ‘Best for ESG’ award winner spearheading 10 new ESG debt issues in 2023, including six green and four sustainability-linked bonds,.

SBM Capital Markets (SBM) takes the top award for Mauritius for its strong growth and its ability to innovate, which cemented its position in an increasingly competitive brokerage landscape in the country.

Huatai International takes the Euromoney award for best securities house in Hong Kong for 2024, thanks not just to its prowess across asset classes but also its ability to seamlessly collaborate with its onshore Chinese parent, Huatai United Securities, to execute deals and gain clients.

A strategic revamp within Kiatnakin Phatra Securities about two years ago is benefitting the investment bank, giving it prime position on deal flow and making it Euromoney’s winner of Thailand’s best securities house award for 2024.

Standard Bank CIB played a pivotal role in several high-impact sustainable transactions across Africa in 2023, highlighting its commitment to innovation in green finance, infrastructure development and economic growth.

In the past year, OCBC Securities has made big headways on leveraging technology and digitalization to transform clients’ financial experience, becoming the natural choice for this Euromoney award.

The team at Mirae Asset Securities has long been a forward thinker. That skill came in particularly handy during the past year, when a high interest rate environment and global geopolitical uncertainties proved disruptive.

Affin Hwang Investment Bank takes this Euromoney award for focusing on the four pillars of people, products, processes and technology to offer the best solutions to retail customers.

CIMB Investment Bank is a force to be reckoned with in Malaysia. During Euromoney’s awards period, it led the way on both ECM and DCM – and with wide margins.

CardinalStone Securities (CSSL) has consistently topped the Nigerian Exchange’s ranking of stockbrokers.

BPI Capital’s product-agnostic nature meant that when the equity capital markets were quiet, the team was able to quickly boost its focus on debt capital markets and snag some important mandates. This was despite some large deals being cancelled due to choppy market conditions.

A big overhaul at DBS early this year is ushering in change. In March, the firm merged its equity capital markets business, brokerage arm DBS Vickers and DBS Digital Exchange with its existing treasury markets unit – a move bankers say will streamline operations across these products and fuel more collaboration.

With a roughly 9% DCM bookrunning market share during Euromoney’s awards period, AmInvestment Bank has a strong footing in Malaysia’s fixed income market and tight relationships with the largest corporates and government-backed entities.

In the six years since its establishment, InvesCore Capital has become one of the leaders in Mongolia’s securities and investment banking industry.

What should a bank do when the prized, jumbo capital markets deals taper off? For Maybank Investment Bank, the move was to pivot to mid-market and small cap companies, identify their fundraising needs, and offer them the right solutions.

The reputation and credentials of An Binh Securities’ research team have gone from strength to strength in recent years, in large part due to the analysts’ high success rate in forecasting stock price movements, helping clients make money off their investments.

Sri Lanka has not had an easy few years, having had to navigate economic, social and political crises simultaneously. Yet, some of the country’s financial institutions have managed to steer their businesses in the right direction and remain a reliable force for clients.

When it comes to diversity and inclusion in the workplace, Arif Habib does it best in Pakistan.

Vietnam’s corporates turn to Vietcap Securities for their complex investment banking, fundraising and capital market needs.

A startup-like culture within Techcom Securities has made it a frontrunner when it comes to innovation within Vietnam’s securities industry.