Global Custodian’s Industry Leaders Awards will return on 18 November at Chelsea Piers in New York to honour the top performers across our fund services and prime brokerage surveys.
After a year hiatus, the in-person ceremony and networking event is back, though Global Custodian will also continue to produce a documentary around fund services, following the success of its project in 2020.
Topping the list of nominations across the board are SS&C and Ultimus Fund Solutions with a standout eight nominations each, while the prime brokerage categories see multiple nods to Morgan Stanley, Pershing, and TD Securities.
Elsewhere there are multiple nominations for the likes of Apex, BNP Paribas, Citco, Intertrust Group and PEF Services, to name a few.
In the exchange-traded fund administration categories, BBH, BNY Mellon/ CIBC Mellon and RBC I&TS dominate the shortlist, while there are also nominations for JP Morgan, Citi and State Street.
Along with those awards recognising achievements in Global Custodian’s annual surveys, we’ve added a number of new accolades this year in the Editors’ Choice categories including Best New Fund Services Project, Fund Services Partnership of the Year and Fund Services One to Watch.
In Best New Fund Services Project, Apex, Citco, MUFG Investor Services and SS&C each earn recognition, while the Fund Services Partnership of the Year sees custody giants BNY Mellon, Northern Trust and State Street go up against independent administrator IQ-EQ.
The return of the Fund Services One to Watch sees a group of rising administrators compete for the honour which has highlighted the likes of Intertrust Group, TMF, Vistra, Sanne, Mainstream and IQ-EQ. This year, the shortlist consists of 4Pines Fund Services, Crestbridge, Ocorian and Sudrania Fund Services.
We will also present our coveted Industry Legend awards – one on the prime brokerage side of fund servicing, and one on the administration side – Lifetime Achievement award, and our annual Fund Services industry Person of the Year.
The event will kick off with a late afternoon series of panel sessions designed to give attendees an update into the key issues facing the hedge fund administration and prime brokerage industry today.
The full shortlist can be found below, or via this link. For more information on attending the event, please contact daljit.sokhi@globalcustodian.com or matt.aldred@globalcustodian.com.
There will also be the opportunity for organisations in the fund services space to submit an entry to be considered for our Innovation awards, with the link to follow shortly.
Hedge Fund Administration Awards
Hedge Fund Administrator of the Year
- BNP Paribas
- Citco
- SS&C
Client Service
- Opus Fund Services
- SS&C
- US Bank Global Fund Services
Reporting
- Intertrust Group
- Opus Fund Services
- SS&C
Overall Excellence
- Citco
- Intertrust Group
- SS&C
Category Excellence
- Maples Group (Onboarding)
- SS&C (KYC, AML & Sanctions Screening)
- Trident Trust (KYC, AML & Sanctions Screening)
Prime Brokerage
Prime Brokerage of the Year
- Morgan Stanley
- Pershing
- TD Securities
Cap Intro
- BTIG
- Morgan Stanley
- TD Securities
Client Service
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- Pershing
- TD Securities
Technology
- BTIG
- Interactive Brokers
- Morgan Stanley
Best Provider – Small Cap Clients
- BNP Paribas
- Lazarus Capital Partners
- TD Securities
Overall Excellence
- Cowen
- Pershing
- TD Securities
Category Excellence
- Cantor Fitzgerald (Trading & Execution)
- Pershing (Asset Safety)
- TD Securities (FX Prime Brokerage)
Private Equity Fund Administration
Private Equity Administrator of the Year
- SS&C
- Trident Trust
- Ultimus Fund Solutions
Client Service
- PEF Services, a CSC company
- SS&C
- Ultimus Fund Solutions
Onboarding
- PEF Services, a CSC company
- SS&C
- Ultimus Fund Solutions
Technology
- Alter Domus
- PEF Services, a CSC company
- Ultimus Fund Solutions
Depositary Services
- Intertrust Group
- Trident Trust
- Ultimus Fund Solutions
Exchange Traded Funds Administration
Exchange Traded Funds Administrator of the Year
- BBH
- BNY Mellon/ CIBC Mellon
- RBC I&TS
Client Service
- BBH
- BNY Mellon/ CIBC Mellon
- RBC I&TS
Reporting
- BBH
- Citi
- RBC
Overall Excellence
- BNY Mellon/ CIBC Mellon
- RBC I&TS
- State Street
Category Excellence
- BBH (Securities Lending)
- JP Morgan (ETF Basket Services)
- RBC (Securities Lending)
Mutual Fund Administration
Mutual Fund Administrator of the Year
- Apex Group
- SBI-SG
- Ultimus Fund Solutions
Client Service
- Apex Group
- SBI-SG
- Ultimus Fund Solutions
KYC, AML and Sanctions Screening
- Apex Group
- Northern Trust
- Ultimus Fund Solutions
Editors’ Choice
Best New Fund Services Project
- Apex Group – ESG Ratings and Advisory
- Citco Data Services
- MUFG Investor Services – Private Markets ESG Reporting Solution
- SS&C – Intelligent Automation Solutions Group
Fund Services Partnership of the Year
- BNY Mellon – Milestone Group
- IQ-EQ – Allvue Systems
- Northern Trust – Distributor Due Diligence (3D)
- State Street – Lukka
Fund Services One to Watch
- 4Pines Fund Services
- Crestbridge
- Ocorian
- Sudrania Fund Services