Bancolombia looms large in some of Colombia’s most important markets, including DCM and project finance advisory.
Category: 2009
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Best Bank Uruguay: The Foreign Invasion
Uruguay’s banks have weathered the international financial storm well and the country’s economy is expected to grow by up to 2% this year.
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Best Local Investment Bank
In a year where most markets were still thawing out following the crisis, little was done to shake up the local investment banking landscape. It is still dominated by several large internationally-backed players, each tending to specialize in most but not all of the business areas. Citi’s Banamex defends its crown as the investment bank best equipped to offer Mexican clients a full range of services.
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Best Multilateral: Cranking out Champions
The BNDES has in the past two years ascended to a new role in the Brazilian economy.
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Best Bank Chile: Honing Profitability
Santander Chile, the country’s largest and most profitable bank, has perfected the art of retail, which it claims is more challenging to run, but also more lucrative.
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Boutique Banking: The Niche That Keeps Growing
Specialist providers of investment banking services have attracted top quality talent in the downturn. The challenge is maintaining momentum as markets revive.
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Best Bank Argentina: Banking the Provinces
Banco Macro has risen to the top of Argentina’s private sector through a series of fortuitous and well timed acquisitions, in particular of struggling state banks in the wake of the 2001 financial crisis.
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Infrastructure & Energy Awards Results
The crisis has thrown many essential long-term infrastructure projects for a loop. Despite this, higher quality projects have gotten done and the pipeline is creeping back to life.
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Best Bank Peru: Quality Counts
The banking race in Peru is a close one, and the global credit crisis appears to have done little to separate the two largest players, BBVA Continental and Banco de Credito del Peru. Backed by its parent¹s powerful network and back-office support, Continental¹s focus on profitability above size has served it well.
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RANKING: Mid-Cap Banks Corporate Governance
Smaller financial institutions are grappling with the benefits of sustainability and governance and there is wide divergence in performance. Those involved in microfinance are pulling ahead.