National Bank of Canada - Awards, Distinctions and Honours

Awards, Distinctions and Honours

• October 2012 – 50 Best Employers in Canada List for 2013
  

National Bank has been named to the list of the “50 Best Employers in Canada” for an eighth year. This prestigious list, which is compiled every year by Aon Hewitt, measures employee engagement across the country.

• September 2012 – Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
  

National Bank, represented by its Structured Products Team, won Best Performance in Canada at the Structured Products Americas Awards 2012 held in Boston. The team also won in the sub-category Best Performance – Notes. Organized by StructuredRetailProducts.com, this event recognizes excellence in the North American structured products industry. The winners were selected based on the measurable performance of their products using an extensive research database.

• July 2012 – List of the world's best foreign exchange forecasters by Bloomberg Markets magazine
  

National Bank Financial's Economics and Strategy group has once again earned distinction, this time making the list of the world's best foreign exchange forecasters, according to the prestigious Bloomberg Markets magazine. The Economics and Strategy group took top spot for U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar currency exchange rate forecasting.

Bloomberg Markets' ranking identifies the best foreign exchange forecasts in the world for each major currency pair, from the first quarter of 2011 through to the end of the second quarter of 2012. The ranking is based on the average margin of error, which is calculated using Bloomberg’s Foreign Exchange Forecasts function along with Bloomberg indexes that track historical forecasts of by the firms.

• June 2012 – Best Canadian Brands 2012 edition
  

National Bank has been listed among the 25 most valuable Canadian brands, ranking 18th in Interbrand’s 2012 edition of Best Canadian Brands. Interbrand’s list has valued National Bank’s brand at $827 million.

• May 2012 – The World’s Strongest Banks List by Bloomberg Markets
  

National Bank has been named one of the strongest banks in the world, clinching fifth spot worldwide and third in North America according to the internationally renowned Bloomberg Markets magazine.

Bloomberg ranked “The World’s Strongest Banks” based on five key criteria: (1) Tier 1 capital ratio: National Bank has one of the best ratios in the world; (2) non-performing assets to total assets, an aspect of risk management for which the Bank is widely recognized; (3) loan loss reserves to non-performing assets, an area in which the Bank outperforms its competitors in Canada; (4) stability, measured in terms of the ratio of deposits to funding; and (5) efficiency (costs to revenue), which the Bank is continually improving through such initiatives as its “One client, one bank” transformation.

• February 2012 – Canada’s Best Diversity Employers List
  

The list of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, as chosen by Mediacorp Canada Inc., recognizes 50 Canadian employers who have developed exceptional inclusiveness programs for employees from five major groups: women; members of visible minorities; persons with disabilities; aboriginal peoples; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender/transsexual people (LGBT).

• February 2012 – Best Employers in Quebec List
  

National Bank has been named to the inaugural list of Best Employers in Quebec, a regional offshoot of the Best Employers in Canada ranking compiled by Aon Hewitt. This new ranking recognizes Quebec companies with human resources practices that strengthen employee commitment and engagement.

• February 2012 – Canadian Lipper Fund Awards
  

National Bank Securities won four awards at the Canadian Lipper Fund Awards gala. Lipper Awards recognize investment funds delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted returns in their respected categories. Each of the following funds won a Lipper Award:
- Altamira Asia Pacific Fund, Investor Series (1-year period) in Asia Pacific Equity Class;
- Omega Global Opportunities, Fund Advisor Series (1-year period) in Global Equity Class;
- National Bank Small Cap Fund, Investor Series (3-year period) in Canadian Focused Small/Mid Cap Equity Class;
- Altamira Resource Fund, Investor Series (10-year period) in Natural Resources Equity Class.

• February 2012 – 2011 Énergia Contest
  

The Energy Efficiency: Priority and Sustainable Process at National Bank project was recognized at the 22nd Énergia Contest organized by the Association québécoise pour la maîtrise de l’énergie (AQME). This project, presented by National Bank and Energenia, took home top honours in the Integrated Management category.

The objective of the Énergia Contest is to reward excellence in energy efficiency achievements in Quebec. The Integrated Management category highlights the long-term integrated planning efforts that businesses make to improve their energy efficiency activities.

• February 2012 – Montreal’s Top Employers List
  

National Bank is among Montreal’s Top Employers, a regional edition of Canada’s Top 100 Employers presented annually by Toronto publisher Mediacorp Canada Inc. The regional edition was created in 2006 to recognize Montreal-based businesses that offer an exceptional work environment.