IFR Awards 2008

International Financing Review (IFR) is the world’s leading source of capital markets intelligence, and has been for over 30 years. A weekly publication which provides senior investment banking decision-makers with authoritative and unbiased commentary and analysis. Attended by the world's most senior investment bankers, the IFR Awards are the ultimate recognition for achievement in global capital markets.

Global Awards
HSBC won house awards in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America during the Global IFR Awards 2008

• Sterling Bond House of the Year
• Middle East Loan House of the Year
• Islamic Bond House of the Year
• Latin American Bond House of the Year

Asia Awards

• Bank of the Year: IFR Asia said on the premise of the Bank of the Year Award: "The credit crisis has amply demonstrated the wisdom of HSBC's perspective"
• Bond House and Domestic Bond House of the Year: Of its prominence in the Asian bond markets, IFR Asia said: "The bank did excel in particular in the awards period as a bond house. HSBC benefited from an increase in business due to its stable and very local business model"

Deal Awards
HSBC was also involved in six deals that won deal awards from IFR and IFR Asia in 2008

• Americas Equity Issue of the Year - Visa
• Latin American Bond of the Year - Brazil
• EMEA Securitisation of the Year - Driver Five
• Asia-Pacific Loan - Arysta LifeScience
• Asia-Pacific Leveraged Loan - Arysta LifeScience
• South Korea Capital Markets Deal of the Year - Shinhan Bank's inaugural US$770m RMBS

13 January 2009