HSBC

Global markets: HSBC

The bank’s long-term commitment to clients and its wide range of expertise shone in 2021 as central banks navigated the aftermath of the Covid-19 shock

Lifetime achievement: Charles Goodhart

The LSE and BoE veteran economist has his own ‘law’, and played a key role in the establishment of monetary policy in the UK, Hong Kong’s peg and the ‘New Zealand model’, which influenced a generation of central bankers

Climate initiative: HSBC

The UK bank is working closely with central banks and other official institutions to support the transition towards a greener global system