- The 2012 Stock Market Review Gala was held at Centrum Giełdowe in Warsaw on 21 February 2013.
- Issuers, Exchange Members and Authorised Adviser were awarded at the event for their special contribution to the growth of the Polish stock market in 2012.
The event was hosted by Adam Maciejewski, President of the Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The invitation to the gala ceremony was accepted by representatives of the key institutions of the capital market: issuers, brokers, banks, investment firms, professional organisations and associations. The special guests included Janusz Piechociński, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy; Paweł Tamborski, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of the State Treasury; Wojciech Kowalczyk, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance; Waldemar Markiewicz, President of the Chamber of Brokerage Houses (IDM).
The first award went to Alior Bank for the biggest value of an IPO of a private company in the history of the WSE. A special award of the Warsaw Stock Exchange for passionate and determined creation of new economic projects and visionary leadership in business on the public market went to Leszek Czarnecki, the founder of companies including GETIN HOLDING, LC CORP, TU Europa and Europejski Fundusz Leasingowy. Awards for capital market leaders were given in the following categories:
MAIN MARKET:
- Award for Dom Maklerski Banku Handlowego SA for the biggest share in session trading in shares and rights to shares on the Main Market excluding market maker transactions in 2012
- Award for Credit Suisse Securities Limited for the biggest share of a market maker in session trading in shares and rights to shares on the Main Market in 2012
- Award for IPOPEMA Securities SA for arranging the introduction of the biggest value of free float shares in an IPO on the Main Market in 2012 (the statistics included only Polish companies)
- Award for UAB FMI Orion Securities for the biggest value of an IPO of a foreign company in 2012
DERIVATIVES MARKET:
- Award for Dom Maklerski BZ WBK for the biggest share in the volume of trading in derivatives excluding market maker transactions in 2012
- Award for Dom Maklerski Banku Ochrony Środowiska SA for the biggest share of a market maker in the volume of trading in derivatives in 2012
- Award for Dom Inwestycyjny BRE Banku for the biggest share in the volume of trading in derivatives in 2012
NEWCONNECT:
- Award for Dom Inwestycyjny BRE Banku for the biggest share in session trading in shares and rights to shares on NewConnect excluding market maker transactions in 2012
- Award for Dom Maklerski BDM SA for the biggest share of a market maker in session trading in shares and rights to shares on NewConnect in 2012
- Award for Rubicon Partners Corporate Finance SA for the biggest contribution to the qualitative and quantitative development of NewConnect in 2012
- Award for TRIGON Dom Maklerski SA for arranging the introduction of the biggest value of free float shares in an IPO on NewConnect in 2012
TREASURY BONDSPOT POLAND:
- Award for Bank Handlowy SA for activity in fixing sessions on Treasury BondSpot Poland in 2012
- Award for Bank Handlowy SA for the highest turnover on cash market of Treasury BondSpot Poland in 2012
- Award for Kredyt Bank SA for the highest turnover on conditional transactions market of Treasury BondSpot Poland in 2012
- Award for BNP Paribas SA – market making leader on Treasury BondSpot Poland in 2012
CATALYST:
- Award for Biuro Maklerskie Banku Handlowego SA for the biggest share in session trading in corporate and municipal bonds on Catalyst markets in 2012
- Award for Dom Maklerski PKO Banku Polskiego for the biggest value of market maker transactions on Catalyst in 2012
- Award for Bank PEKAO SA for the value of debt issues arranged and introduced in 2012
- Award for BRE Bank Hipoteczny SA for listing the biggest number of debt series on Catalyst in 2012
The event closed with an auction of works of art arranged by Dom Aukcyjny Abbey House. All proceeds from the auction go towards scholarships for young artists.
The WSE was the organiser of the Gala. BondSpot and Dom Aukcyjny Abbey House were the Gala Partners. Polsat Biznes TV was the Media Partner of the Gala.