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The fourth edition of the Euronext Lisbon Awards, was held yesterday. During the event, the Lisbon Stock Exchange distinguished the issuers, financial intermediaries and other institutions, as well as the individuals who, in 2014, played an important role in the Portuguese capital market. The Minister of Economy, António Pires de Lima, closed the event which took place at Culturgest, and was heavily attended by issuers, brokers, investment banks, analysts, fund managers, law firms, academics, governmental entities, regulators and journalists, among other participants.
In the opening remarks, Luís Laginha de Sousa, CEO of Euronext Lisbon, underlined: "We cannot ignore the magnitude of the problems that occurred in 2014 in our market and the negative impact they had, particularly in the investor community. We believe that the fundamental challenges being faced by the Portuguese economy and its companies in particular require, more than ever, solutions that can be made available by capital markets. Our effort and energy is dedicated to ensure that Euronext, together with the local ecosystems we serve, can make the best possible use of the potential of the capital market. In particular we want to help non-financial companies to overcome their structural weaknesses demonstrated by an extremely high degree of indebtedeness, which hinders their development."
He summed up his speech by saying: "Although history does not repeat itself, it provides strong enough evidence that capital markets have an enormous capacity to deal with huge adversities and can be a key instrument to the benefit of the society as a whole, which I’m confident will be the case again."
The fourth Euronext Lisbon Awards edition were hosted by João Vieira Pereira, Director of the Exame magazine and Editor of the weekly newspaper Expresso. Also present to give the Awards to the winners, were several prominent public figures: José de Matos, Miguel Cruz, Miguel Frasquilho, Raul Marques, João Afonso Fialho, José Veiga Sarmento, João Duque, Rui Alpalhão, João da Silva Ferreira, Carlos Magno, Patrícia Vieira Pinto, José António Barros, José Maria Azevedo Rodrigues, Pedro Seixas Vale, Fernando Faria de Oliveira, Rui Leão Martinho, and Francisco Pinto Balsemão (by order of appearance).
The jury of the Euronext Lisbon Awards remained the same as in previous editions: members of the PSI20 Committee namely, João da Silva Ferreira, João Duque and Rui Alpalhão.
The nominees and winners of the 2015 Euronext Lisbon Awards were the following:
Listed company - Best Performance – Compartment A
- EDP
- EDP Renováveis - Winner
- Portucel
Listed company - Best Performance - EnterNext
- CTT – Correios de Portugal
- Futebol Clube do Porto SAD
- F. Ramada – Winner
Market member - Most Active Trading House in Shares
- Banco Português de Investimento
- Citadel Securities (Europe)
- Morgan Stanley - Winner
Market member - Most Active Trading House in Shares - EnterNext
- Banco Espírito Santo de Investimento
- Banco Português de Investimento - Winner
- Morgan Stanley
Market member - Most Active Trading House in Bonds
- Banco Português de Investimento - Winner
- Fincor
- Jefferies International
Market member - Most Active Trading House in ETF
- Banco Espírito Santo de Investimento
- Commerzbank - Winner
- Intermoney Valores
Market member - Most Active Trading House in Certificates
- Banco BIG
- Banco Comercial Português - Winner
- Commerzbank
Market member - Most Active Trading House in Derivatives Market
- BBVA (Portugal) - Winner
- Banco Santander
- The Royal Bank of Scotland
Market member - Most Active Trading House in Warrants
- Banco Comercial Português
- Citigroup Global Markets
- Commerzbank - Winner
Nº1 IPO & Seasoned Equity Offer House
- Banco Espírito Santo de Investimento
- Deutsche Bank – Co-Winner
- JP Morgan – Co-Winner
Nº1 Corporate Bond House
- Banco Santander Totta
- Banif
- Caixa BI – Winner
Most Active Research House
- Banco Comercial Português
- Banco Português de Investimento - Winner
- Caixa BI
Most Active Law Firm in Shares
- J&A Garrigues
- Linklaters
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados - Winner
Most Active Law Firm in Bonds
- CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- Vieira de Almeida & Associados - Winner
Investment Fund/ Open Pension Fund in Portuguese Stocks
- Banif Ações Portugal - gerido pela Banif Gestão de Ativos
- Banif Ibéria - gerido pela Banif Gestão de Ativos
- BPI Ibéria - gerido pela BPI Gestão de Ativos - Winner
Best Scientific Research on Portuguese Capital Markets – Master’s Thesis
- “Modelo de opções financeiras e risco de insolvência aplicado ao mercado português ” - Ana Lopes Balula
- “Anomalia entre risco e rendibilidade: evidência no mercado português” - Nuno Mendes Figueiredo
- “O mercado de capitais e a atividade económica: uma análise do caso português” - Pedro Gonçalves Ferreira - Winner
Best Scientific Research on Portuguese Capital Markets – PhD Thesis and Published Articles
- “Individual investors` repurchasing behaviour : preferences for stocks currently and previously owned” - Cristina Cerqueira Leal
- “The impact of the 2008 and 2010 financial crises on the Hurst exponents of international stock markets: implications for efficiency and contagion” - Paulo Horta, Sérgio Lagoa, Luís Martins - Winner
- “The effects of monetary policy in a small open economy: the case of Portugal” - Ricardo Sousa
Best Capital Market Promotion Event – Dedicated to institutional investors
- XI BPI Iberian Conference – Winner
- Investor Relations and Governance Awards – organizados pela Deloitte
- The Portugal Conference – Euromoney
Best Capital Market Promotion Event – Dedicated to retail investors
- GIC - Global Investment Challenge
- Iniciativa de Promoção Investidores de Retalho – Millennium BCP - Winner
- Jogo da Bolsa – organizado pela GoBulling e Jornal de Negócios
Best Media Article on Capital Markets
- “Farmácia da Figueira da Foz sonha seguir a “receita” da ES Saúde” - António Larguesa, Jornal de Negócios
- “A Bolsa era pior do que a feira de Carcavelos” - Patrícia Abreu, Raquel Godinho, Jornal de Negócios
- “Abutre da Argentina ataca Portugal Telecom” - Raquel Godinho, Jornal de Negócios - Winner
