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Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank Are Recognized at Derivatives Week’s 2005 DEAL Awards

New York (PRWEB) November 22, 2005

Derivatives Week’s 2005 DEAL Awards were announced last week recognizing the firms and experts who stood out in the over-the-counter derivatives marketplace. Following extensive interviews with buy-and sell-side institutions and plus submissions from the business, the editors of Derivatives Week determined nominees and winners in every category on the basis of factors including innovation and excellence of performance. The winners in 10 categories were unveiled and Thomas Jasper, ceo of Primus Guaranty, was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The best firms were as follows:

Morgan Stanley, Credit Derivatives House of the Year – U.S.

Bank of America, Equity Derivatives Residence of the Year – U.S.

Deutsche Bank, Credit Derivatives House of the Year — Europe

SG Corporate &amp Investment Banking, Equity Derivatives House of the Year — Europe

Deutsche Bank, Credit Derivatives Residence of the Year – Asia

UBS, Equity Derivatives Residence of the Year — Asia

Barclay’s Capital, Fund-Linked Residence of the Year

Allen and Overy, Derivatives Law Firm of the Year

Cheyne Capital Management, Finish User of the Year

Deutsche Bank, Global Derivatives Home of the Year

The nominees were as follows:

Credit Derivatives House of the Year – U.S.

     Barclays Capital

    Deutsche Bank

    Goldman Sachs

    JPMorgan

Equity Derivatives Residence of the Year – U.S.

    Citigroup

    Goldman Sachs

    Lehman Brothers

    Merrill Lynch

Credit Derivatives House of the Year — Europe

    Citigroup

    JPMorgan

    Morgan Stanley

    UBS

Equity Derivatives Home of the Year — Europe

    Barclays Capital

    Deutsche Bank

    JPMorgan

    Morgan Stanley

Credit Derivatives Residence of the Year – Asia

    BNP Paribas

    Goldman Sachs

    JPMorgan

    Morgan Stanley

Equity Derivatives Home of the Year — Asia

    Citigroup

    Credit Swiss Initial Boston

    Merrill Lynch

    SG Corporate and Investment Banking

Fund-Linked Residence of the Year

    BNP Paribas

    Deutsche Bank

    Goldman Sachs

    SG Corporate and Investment Banking

Derivatives Law Firm of the Year

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton

    Clifford Opportunity

    Davis Polk and Wardwell

    Linklaters

Finish User of the Year

    AXA Investment Managers

    BlueMountain Capital Management

    Caim Capital

    Fortis Investment Management

Global Derivatives House of the Year

    Citigroup

    Goldman Sachs

    JPMorgan

    Morgan Stanley

About Derivatives Week

Derivatives Week is dedicated to breaking news in the over-the-counter derivatives market place worldwide. Every week, its reporters in New York, London and Hong Kong dig up need to-read data on innovations in the industry. DW reveals who’s utilizing derivatives, who’s preparing to do so and why. Coverage consists of development of new derivative instruments, regulatory changes, firm reorganizations, technologies, market trends and risk management.

For much more details please visit http://www.derivativesweek.com/DW/2005awards/

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