Former Magyar Telekom Nyrt. CEO Christopher Mattheisen was the recipient of the award for capital market development. The award was handed over by National Bank of Hungary Deputy CEO Márton Nagy. New categories admitted this year included Foreign Bond Issuer of the Year (Bank of China) and Mortgage Bond Issuer of the Year (OTP Jelzálogbank Zrt.).
The BSE Xtend Stock Issuer of the Year category specifically honoured results achieved in the BSE’s Xtend market (Megakrán Nyrt.), but an award was also given for Capital Increase of the Year (Konzum Nyrt.). Users were given the opportunity to make a recommendation for the person most active in disseminating Investment Literacy, and also to vote for the Domestic Stock Trading Platform of the Year (KBC Equitas) on the BSE website after initial registration, with a total of 991 votes received.
Best of BSE winners for 2018
- Award for the Development of the Hungarian Capital Market: Christopher Mattheisen, Magyar Telekom Nyrt.
- Stock Trading Company with the Highest Turnover for the Year: 1. Concorde Securities Ltd., 2. Wood & Co, 3. Erste Befektetési Zrt.
- BUX Futures Index Trading Company with the Highest Turnover for the Year: Erste Befektetési Zrt.
- Stock Futures Trading Company with the Highest Turnover for the Year: Erste Befektetési Zrt.
- Currency Futures Trading Company with the Highest Turnover for the Year: Raiffeisen Bank Zrt.
- Stock Issuer with the Highest Turnover for the Year: OTP Bank Nyrt.
- Capital Increase of the Year: Konzum Nyrt.
- BSE Xtend Stock Issuer of the Year: Megakrán Nyrt.
- Bond Issuer of the Year: Magyar Fejlesztési Bank Zrt.
- Foreign Bond Issuer of the Year: Bank of China
- Mortgage Bond Issuer of the Year: OTP Jelzálogbank Zrt.
- Data Service Provider of the Year: RND Solutions Zrt.
- Investment Service Provider of the Year: OTP Bank Nyrt.
- Issuer Transparency Award: MOL Nyrt.
- Special Mid-Cap Issuer Transparency Award: ANY Biztonsági Nyomda Nyrt.
- Domestic Stock Trading Platform of the Year: KBC Equitas
- Investment Literacy Award: Ágnes Sütő, Hungarian Banking Association
- Investor Relations Officer of the Year: Róbert Réthy, MOL Nyrt.
About the “BÉT Legek” (Best of BSE) Awards
For nearly twenty years, the Budapest Stock Exchange has held an annual ceremony, the “BÉT Legek” (Best of BSE) Gala, to recognise top performers on the domestic capital market. A professional panel made up of members of the Stock Exchange Advisory Board decides on award recipients. In most categories, results and winners are determined based on quantitative (such as turnover) data. For the Domestic Stock Trading Platform of the Year and Investment Literacy Award categories, winners are determined on the basis of entries received or – in the case of the former – user votes.
About the “BÉT Legek” (Best of BSE) Event
One of the top events of the Budapest Stock Exchange is the Best of the BSE Awards Gala, where the Exchange recognises outstanding results of the previous year. By giving out the awards at the Best of BSE Gala to kick off the year, the BSE evaluates the preceding year and ceremonially launches the next.