2023 Shortlist

The winners will be announced at an evening ceremony on Thursday, 27 April at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, in front of their peers and the hedge fund community. The evening is the perfect opportunity to demonstrate to your clients that you are at the forefront of the hedge fund services community, all while networking with colleagues and peers and rewarding your team.

Best administrator – start up and emerging funds

Bolder Group
NAV Fund Administration Group
Opus Fund Services
Vistra

Best administrator – alternative credit

Alter Domus
HSBC Securities Services
NAV Fund Administration Group
US Bank

Best administrator – middle-office services

AlterDomus
BNP Paribas
Apex Group
The Citco Group of Companies

Best administrator – technology

AlterDomus
NAV Fund Administration Group
Opus Fund Services
The Citco Group of Companies

Best administrator – client service

BNP Paribas
Centaur Fund Services, a Waystone Group Company
NAV Fund Administration Group
Opus Fund Services
US Bank

Best administrator – overall

Apex Group
BNP Paribas
Centaur Fund Services, a Waystone Group Company
NAV Fund Administration Group
The Citco Group of Companies
US Bank

Best cash management - treasury services

Arcesium
Blackrock
DWS Asset Management
Kayenta

Best executive search

Jensen Partners
One Ten Associates
Rutherford Search

Best marketing and communications consultancy

Greenbrook
Lacewing Media
Peregrine Communications
Prosek

Best advisory firm – client service

Centralis
Compliancy Services
Kroll
Larkstoke Advisors

Best advisory firm – regulation and compliance

ACA Group
Buzzacott
Centralis
Compliancy Services
Effecta Compliance
Kroll

Best tax advisor

Deloitte
EY
KPMG
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Best offshore law firm

Harneys
Maples Group
Ogier
Walkers

Best law firm – client service

Dechert
Haynes Boone
Schulte Roth & Zabel
Simmons & Simmons

Best law firm – alternative credit

Dechert
Schulte Roth & Zabel
Haynes Boone
Simmons & Simmons

Best onshore law firm

Dechert
Schulte Roth & Zabel
Simmons & Simmons

Best valuations firm for hard to value assets

Houlihan Lokey
Kroll
Oxane Partners
SOLVE

Best Ucits platform

Apex Group
Lumyna Investments Limited
Schroders
Waystone

Best managed account platform

Deutsche Bank - dbSelect
Innocap
Lyxor Asset Management

Best hedge fund platform

AK Jensen Investment Management
Arcesium
Enfusion

Best innovation in ESG

ACA Group
Apex Group
Maples Group
SESAMm

Best insurance provider

Assured Partners
BMS Group
Lockton
Willis

Best data provider

ACA Group
BMLL Technologies
SESAMm
Similarweb
SOLVE

Best data management solution

Arcesium
Backstop Solutions
Canoe Intelligence
Oxane Partners
SOLVE

Best digital assets custodian

Coinbase
Copper
Zodia
Fireblocks
Gemini

Best digital assets provider

Coinbase
Copper
NAV Fund Administration Group
perfORM Due Diligence Services

Best regtech solution

ACA Group
Cappitech
Centralis
eflow Global
Fingerprint
Portfolio BI
SteelEye

Best regulatory hosting solution

ACA Mirabella
Kroll
Vittoria & Partners

Best regulatory reporting solution

ACA Group
AQMetrics
Buzzacott
Centralis
Fingerprint
Portfolio BI

Best integrated surveillance firm

Bloomberg
Optimise
Shield
SteelEye
Voxsmart

Best cloud technology – smaller managers

AQMetrics
Charles Square
Watson Wheatley
RFA

Best cloud technology solution

Alternit One
Charles Square
ECI
Enfusion
MAIA Technology
Options
RFA

Best cyber-security service

Charles Square
ECI
Options
Drawbridge
Lanware
RFA

Best managed service provider

Alternit One
Arcesium
Enfusion
Lanware
Options
RFA

Best tech infrastructure provider

Alternit One
Arcesium
BSO
Charles Square
ECI
Options
RFA

Best risk management technology

Alternative Soft
FINASTRA
Fingerprint
Orchestrade
Quantifi
SESAMm
TS Imagine

Best portfolio management software provider

Broadridge
FINASTRA
MAIA Technology
Orchestrade
Quantifi
SS&C Advent
TS Imagine
Virtus from FIS

Best fund accounting and reporting software

NAV Fund Administration Group
Pacific Fund Systems
SS&C Advent

Best outsourced provider

ACA Group
Alternit One
Arcesium
Centralis
haysmacintyre
RFA
SS&C Advent

Best technology firm – client service

Alternit One
Backstop Solutions
Edgefolio
LiquidityBook
Quantifi
TS Imagine
Watson Wheatley

Best technology firm – innovation

AQMetrics
Canoe Intelligence
Edgefolio
LiquidityBook
Portfolio BI
SESAMm

Best technology firm – overall

Alternit One
AQMetrics
Cassini Systems
Edgefolio
Kayenta
Options
Orchestrade
RFA

Best prime broker – boutique

Cowen
IG Prime
Interactive Brokers
Stone Mountain Capital

Best prime broker – emerging markets

Citi
HSBC Bank plc.
UBS

Best prime broker – overall

ABN Amro Clearing
Cowen
HSBC Bank plc.
INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP
Societe Generale

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Lucy Churchill
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