The Covered Bond Report Awards for Excellence 2016 were held at MainNizza, Frankfurt, last night (Wednesday) – ahead of our conference with the ICMA Covered Bond Investor Council today – and we are pleased to announce all the winners. Congratulations to all of them!

Pioneer: Berlin Hyp

Advisory: BNP Paribas

Innovation: Crédit Agricole – Eu3.25bn/tender/consent

Distribution: LBBW

Debut: VakıfBank

Editor’s Award: Colin Chen, Association of Banks in Singapore

Syndicate: Commerzbank

Euro issuer: Caffil

Euro house: Crédit Agricole CIB

Global issuer: CIBC

Global house: HSBC

Deal of the year: ABN Amro – Eu2.25bn 15 year

Thank you to all those who shared their thoughts with us during our deliberations, and to those who joined us yesterday evening.

Read the latest issue of our magazine to find out more about the thinking behind our choice of winners, or click here for more on the process.