Employer of Choice Awards
FORTUNE
100 Best Companies to Work For
Ranked #33
included on the list every year since inception.
January 2012
The World's Most Admired Companies
Ranked #39
March 2012
Barron's
Listed as one of The World's Most Respected Companies
February 2011
Working Mother
100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
September 2011
Best Companies for Multicultural Women
June 2011
The Sunday Times
25 Best Big Companies to Work For
Ranked #4
February 2012
The Times
Graduate Recruitment Awards
Named Employer of Choice in Investment Banking
(15 consecutive years)
Ranked #15 in the Top100 Graduate Employers List
March 2012
Vault
Top 50 Banking Employers in the US, ‘Vault Banking 50’
Ranked #2
#1 in Banking Prestige and Cross-Industry Prestige
September 2011
Top 25 Banking Employers in Europe
Ranked #1
October 2011
Top Asia Pacific Banking Employers
Ranked #1
March 2010
Universum
World’s Most Attractive Employers
September 2011
Human Rights Campaign
Recipient of Innovation Award for Workplace Equality
Listed as a Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality
Received 100 percent score on Corporate Equality Index
Corporate Equality Award
March 2011, October 2011
Glassdoor
Top 50 Best Places to Work in 2012
December 2011
Hay Group
Top 20 Best Companies for Leadership
Ranked #14
January 2011
Stonewall Workplace Equality Index
Top 100 Employers for the LGBT Community
Ranked #5
January 2011
TargetJobs
Most Popular Recruiter Among Investment Banking and Investment Firms
March 2010
SIFMA
Diversity Awards
Sustained Leadership Award
November 2011
Hong Kong Government
2011 Family Friendly Council Award
Distinguished Family-Friendly Award
Award for Innovation
November 2011
Brand Finance
Best Global Banking Brands in 2012
Ranked #19 from among the top 500 global banking brands.
Sixth consecutive year in the top 20
February 2012
Business Awards
FinanceAsia
2011 Achievement Awards
Best Investment Bank
Best Equity House
Best IPO House
Best GIG House
Best Real Estate House
Best M&A House – Australia and New Zealand
Best M&A Deals – Asia, Australia and New Zealand
Best Domestic M&A Deal
Best Equity Deal and Best IPO
Best Equity-Linked Deals – Asia, Australia and New Zealand
Best Investment Grade Bond
Best High-Yield Bond and Best Leveraged Finance Deal
Best Offshore Renminbi Offering
Best China Deal
Best Hong Kong Deal
Best New Zealand Deal
December 2011
FinanceAsia – Japan Achievement Awards
Best IPO
Best Follow on Offering
April 2011
FinanceAsia – Country Awards for Achievement
Best Foreign Bank in China
Best Foreign Bank in Hong Kong
June 2011
Asiamoney
Best Banks of 2011
Best Investment Bank
Best M&A Adviser
Best Equity Arranger
Best M&A Deal
Best IPO
Best Syndicated Loan
Best Leveraged Financing
December 2011
Deals of the Year
Best IPO – Japan
Best Equity Deal – Japan
February 2011
Asian Investor
Best Prime Broker
Best Broker for Hedge Funds
Best Prime Broker for Derivatives and Synthetics
December 2011
Manager of the Year – GSAM
May 2011
International Financing Review (IFR)
2011 IFR Annual Awards
EMEA High-Yield Bond House
Asia-Pacific Equity House
Structured Equity House
Americas Structured Equity House
December 2011
Euromoney
2010 Awards for Excellence
Best M&A House in the Middle East
Best Global Emerging Market Investment Bank
Best Global Corporate Restructuring House
Best Investment Bank in Western Europe
Best Investment Bank in Italy
Best ECM House in Asia
Best Equity House in Central Eastern Europe
Best Equity House in Germany
Best M&A House in South Africa
Best Equities House in China
Best Equities House in Hong Kong
July 2011
Euromoney Deals of the Year
Top Asia Deal
Top Latin America Deal
Top Central and Eastern Europe Deal
February 2011
Euromoney Foreign Exchange Survey
Ranked #9
May 2011
Euromoney Japan
Best IPO – Japan
Best Equity Deal – Japan
January 2011
Private Banking Survey 2011
Best Bank for Ultra High Net Worth – North America – Ranked #2
Best Bank for Ultra High Net Worth – France, Germany, Italy, UK – Ranked #1
Private Equity Investment – Ranked #1
February 2011
The Banker
Deals of the Year
Best Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe FIG Capital Raising Deals
Best Americas, Europe, and Middle East M&A Deals
Best Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe Equities Deals
Best Africa Corporate Bond
Best Americas Infrastructure and Project Finance
Best Asia Pacific Bond (SSA)
Best Islamic Finance
May 2011
Fortune
Fortune 500
Ranked #54
May 2011
Thomson Reuters DealWatch
Deals of the Year
Best Yen Bond – Japan
Best J-REIT – Japan
April 2011
Asia Risk
Awards of the Year
Currency Derivatives House – Asia
Derivatives House – Japan
October 2011
FN Private Equity News
Awards for Excellence in Private Equity Advisory Services, Europe
Recipient of both buy-side and sell-side adviser mandate of the year categories
November 2011
TRADE Asia
2011 Asia Algorithmic Trading Awards
Lowering Overall Costs of Trading Award
October 2011
EMEA Finance
African Banking Awards
Best Foreign Investment Bank in Africa
October 2011
Hedge Funds Review
Service Provider Rankings
Rated top in the following categories:
Capital Introduction
Prime Financing (Securities Lending)
Trading and Execution
December 2011
European Hedge Funds Awards
Best Advisory Team
Best High-Net-Worth / Private Client Fund-of-Hedge-Funds Provider
Best Investor Relations Team
Best Performing UCITS-Compliant Fund-of-Hedge-Funds
November 2011
Bloomberg
#2 Greenest Bank
#1 in Opportunities – Business impact
#36 in Risk – Operational impact
April 2011
DieWelt
Best Certificate Issuer in Germany – PIPG
October 2011
Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Listed on the North America Index
September 2011
Energy Risk
Ranked #1 Commodities House
#1 in 19 Categories
February 2011
Environmental Finance
IPO of the Year
July 2011
FT Starmine Top Broker Awards
27 Awards in total
16 US
6 Europe
5 Asia
June 2011
HFM Awards
European Hedge Fund Services and Performance Awards
Best Prime Broker in Securities Lending
Best Prime Broker in Custodial Solutions
Best Overall Prime Broker
May 2011
Investment Dealers Digest - 2010 Bank of the Year and Deals of the Year
Overall M&A Deal of the Year
Energy Deal of the Year
FIG Deal of the Year
Industrial Deal of the Year
Private Equity Deal of the Year
Real Estate Deal of the Year
Tech Deal of the Year
January 2011
Institutional Investor – All American Executive Team
Best CFO, CFO and investor relations professionals
Best Investor Relations Team in the Financial Services Industry
Second Place in sell-side voting
January 2011
KangaNews Magazine
Financial Institution Bond Deal of the Year
December 2011
Lawrence R. Klein Award – For Economic Forecasting
US Economics Team
October 2011
Lipper Fund Awards
Short US Government Funds Category – Best Risk-Adjusted Performance in Institutional Shares during the Last Five and 10-year Periods.
April 2011
The Trade
Top Rated Algorithmic Provider for Leading Clients – Awarded to GSET
March 2011
Waters Technology: Annual Water Rankings
Best Full Service Brokerage –GSET
Sixth consecutive year
July 2011