Awards for Excellence 2013: Acceptance speech videos

July 15, 2013

John Stumpf, the chairman and chief executive of Wells Fargo, Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, and, António Horta-Osório, the chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group, accept their respective accolades at Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence 2013 dinner.

Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein accepts Best Global Investment Bank award
Lloyd Blankfein cites the firm's competitive strengths — in market-making, culture and risk management — and strikes an upbeat note on prospects for the global economy.

Best investment bank: Blankfein steers Goldman back to the top
Goldman Sachs was under siege two years ago, but its clients have stuck with it. It tops the M&A advisory and ECM league tables, and when its clients want debt deals, it can do those too. Chief executive Lloyd Blankfein expresses pride at the firm’s stability. But although Goldman hasn’t undergone the soul-searching many competitors have endured while seeking out their new, post-crisis, Basle III business models, its universal bank competitors ask if Goldman’s focus is too narrow.

Awards for Excellence 2013: Best investment bank

Wells Fargo chief John Stumpf accepts Best Global Bank award
John Stumpf, Wells Fargo's chairman and chief executive, welcomes the accolade.

Bank of the Year: How Wells Fargo conquered America
It’s the most successful bank of the post-financial crisis generation. But alongside numbers that make its rivals green with envy, it maintains a steadfastly old-fashioned approach to the business of banking. Is this what a model modern bank should look like? Or is there more to Wells Fargo than meets the eye?

Awards for Excellence 2013: Best Bank

Regional Awards for Excellence 2013: North America

Lloyds chief António Horta-Osório accepts Banker of the Year Award
In his acceptance speech for Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence 2013 dinner, Lloyds’ chief executive António Horta-Osório explains the strategy behind the group’s transformation as well as the economic and social purpose of the banking industry.

Banker of the year 2013

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