Best
administrator - under $30bn single manager |
Centaur |
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Custom House Global Fund Services |
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Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services |
|
IKONIC Fund Services |
|
Maitland Group |
|
Maples Fund Services |
|
Trident Fund Services |
|
Woodfield Fund Administration |
|
|
Best administrator - over
$30bn single manager |
ALPS, A DST Company |
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Apex Fund Services |
|
BNP Paribas |
|
BNY Mellon |
|
Citco Fund Services (USA) |
|
Deutsche Bank, Alternative Fund Services |
|
NAV Fund Administration Group |
|
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services |
|
SEI |
|
|
Best administrator - under
$30bn fund of hedge funds |
Atlas Fund Services |
|
Centaur |
|
Fundadministration |
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Gemini Hedge Fund Services |
|
HC Global Fund Services |
|
Maitland Group |
|
MG Stover & Co |
|
Opus Fund Services |
|
Trident Fund Services |
|
Woodfield Fund Administration |
|
|
Best administrator - over
$30bn fund of hedge funds |
ALPS, A DST Company |
|
Apex Fund Services |
|
BNP Paribas |
|
BNY Mellon |
|
Citco Fund Services (USA) |
|
NAV Fund Administration Group |
|
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services |
|
SEI |
|
|
Best administrator - under
$30bn client service |
Archway Finance and Operations |
|
Atlas Fund Services |
|
Custom House Global Fund Services |
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Gemini Hedge Fund Services |
|
IKONIC Fund Services |
|
Maples Fund Services |
|
MG Stover & Co |
|
Opus Fund Services |
|
Theorem Fund Services |
|
Woodfield Fund Administration |
|
|
Best administrator - over
$30bn client service |
ALPS, A DST Company |
|
BNP Paribas |
|
Deutsche Bank, Alternative Fund Services |
|
HSBC |
|
NAV Fund Administration Group |
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Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services |
|
SEI |
|
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services |
|
|
Best administrator - small and
start-up firms |
Atlas Fund Services |
|
Custom House Global Fund Services |
|
Fundadministration |
|
Gemini Hedge Fund Services |
|
HC Global Fund Services |
|
IKONIC Fund Services |
|
Maples Fund Services |
|
North Street Global Fund Services |
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Theorem Fund Services |
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Trident Fund Services |
|
|
Best administrator - reporting |
Atlas Fund Services |
|
Centaur |
|
Citco Fund Services (USA) |
|
Equinoxe Alternative Investment services |
|
HSBC |
|
NAV Fund Administration Group |
|
UMB |
|
Woodfield Fund Administration |
|
|
Best administrator –
technology |
Centaur |
|
Citco Fund Services (USA) |
|
Equinoxe Alternative Investment services |
|
SEI |
|
UMB |
|
Woodfield Fund Administration |
|
|
Best administrator – liquid
alternatives |
Apex Fund Services |
|
BNY Mellon |
|
Citco Fund Services (USA) |
|
|
Most innovative fund
administrator - under $30bn |
Archway Finance and Operations |
|
Centaur |
|
Equinoxe Alternative Investment services |
|
Fundadministration |
|
Maitland Group |
|
MG Stover & Co |
|
North Street Global Fund Services |
|
Opus Fund Services |
|
Theorem Fund Services |
|
|
Most innovative fund
administrator - over $30bn |
ALPS, A DST Company |
|
Apex Fund Services |
|
BNP Paribas |
|
Citco Fund Services (USA) |
|
HSBC |
|
NAV Fund Administration Group |
|
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services |
|
SEI |
|
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services |
|
|
Best administrator - under
$30bn overall |
Archway Finance and Operations |
|
Centaur |
|
Custom House Global Fund Services |
|
Equinoxe Alternative Investment services |
|
Maitland Group |
|
Maples Fund Services |
|
North Street Global Fund Services |
|
Opus Fund Services |
|
Theorem Fund Services |
|
Woodfield Fund Administration |
|
|
Best administrator - over
$30bn overall |
ALPS, A DST Company |
|
BNP Paribas |
|
BNY Mellon |
|
Citco Fund Services (USA) |
|
Deutsche Bank, Alternative Fund Services |
|
HSBC |
|
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services |
|
SEI |
|
State Street Corporation |
|
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services |
|
|
Best shadow accounting firm |
Constellation Advisers |
|
Gemini Hedge Fund Services |
|
Gravitas |
|
HC Global Fund Services |
|
PortfolioShop |
|
Viteos |
|
|
Best banking and custody
solution |
AFEX Associated Foreign Exchange |
|
BNP Paribas |
|
BNY Mellon |
|
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services |
|
|
Best outsourced tech
infrastructure provider |
ACE IT Solutions |
|
Agio |
|
Broadridge |
|
Eze Castle Integration |
|
Global Relay |
|
Gravitas |
|
Harvest Exchange |
|
Matsco Solutions |
|
Siepe |
|
|
Best risk management
technology provider |
Alpha Theory |
|
Broadridge |
|
Eze Castle Integration |
|
Gravitas |
|
Linedata |
|
LiquidityBook |
|
REDI Global Technologies |
|
|
Best portfolio management
software provider |
AlphaDesk |
|
Backstop Solutions Group |
|
Dynamo Software |
|
Eze Software Group |
|
Indus Valley Partners |
|
Ledgex Systems |
|
Linedata |
|
LiquidityBook |
|
Siepe |
|
SS&C Advent |
|
|
Best fund accounting and
reporting software |
Broadridge |
|
Citco Fund Services (USA) |
|
Eze Software Group |
|
FundCount |
|
Gemini Hedge Fund Services |
|
Indus Valley Partners |
|
PortfolioShop |
|
|
Best technology for small and
start-up firms |
ACE IT Solutions |
|
AlphaDesk |
|
Backstop Solutions Group |
|
Capital Integration Systems (“CAIS”) |
|
Dynamo Software |
|
ENSO Financial Analytics |
|
Harvest Exchange |
|
Matsco Solutions |
|
Options |
|
REDI Global Technologies |
|
|
Most innovative technology
provider |
Agio |
|
AlphaPipe |
|
Alphaserve Technologies |
|
Capital Integration Systems (“CAIS”) |
|
CONVERGENCE |
|
ENSO Financial Analytics |
|
eSentire |
|
Eze Software Group |
|
Global Relay |
|
Matsco Solutions |
|
Options |
|
S3 Partners |
|
SS&C Advent |
|
|
Best technology firm - client
service |
ACA Aponix |
|
ACE IT Solutions |
|
Agio |
|
Alphaserve Technologies |
|
Backstop Solutions Group |
|
Dynamo Software |
|
Harvest Exchange |
|
InfoHedge Technologies |
|
PortfolioShop |
|
REDI Global Technologies |
|
Siepe |
|
|
Best cloud based solution |
Agio |
|
AlphaDesk |
|
AlphaPipe |
|
Alphaserve Technologies |
|
Capital Integration Systems (“CAIS”) |
|
Eze Castle Integration |
|
Global Relay |
|
Indus Valley Partners |
|
InfoHedge Technologies |
|
LiquidityBook |
|
Options |
|
|
Best IT security service |
ACE IT Solutions |
|
Agio |
|
eSentire |
|
Eze Castle Integration |
|
Gravitas |
|
InfoHedge Technologies |
|
Matsco Solutions |
|
|
Best technology overall |
Alphaserve Technologies |
|
Backstop Solutions Group |
|
ENSO Financial Analytics |
|
Eze Castle Integration |
|
Eze Software Group |
|
Gravitas |
|
Linedata |
|
Matsco Solutions |
|
Options |
|
REDI Global Technologies |
|
SS&C Advent |
|
|
Best third party marketing
vendor |
Agecroft Partners |
|
Capital Integration Systems (“CAIS”) |
|
Eaton Partners |
|
Emerging Manager |
|
Stonehaven |
|
|
Specialist marketing services |
Agecroft Partners |
|
Alpha Designed |
|
Ovis creative |
|
Peregrine Communications |
|
Prosek Partners |
|
|
Best research and data vendor |
AlphaPipe |
|
BarclayHedge |
|
CONVERGENCE |
|
Gravitas |
|
IHS Markit |
|
S3 Partners |
|
|
Best accounting firm |
Anchin, Block & Anchin |
|
Arthur Bell |
|
EisnerAmper |
|
EY |
|
Grant Thornton |
|
Kaufman Rossin |
|
KPMG |
|
Marcum |
|
RSM US |
|
|
Best accounting firm – client
service |
Anchin, Block & Anchin |
|
Grant Thornton |
|
Kaufman Rossin |
|
KPMG |
|
PWC |
|
|
Best middle-office solution |
Constellation Advisers |
|
Dynamo Software |
|
Eze Software Group |
|
HC Global Fund Services |
|
LiquidityBook |
|
REDI Global Technologies |
|
SEI |
|
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) |
|
|
Best reconciliation services |
SEI |
|
SS&C Advent |
|
Viteos |
|
|
Best advisory firm – client
service |
ACA Compliance Group |
|
BDO |
|
Cordium |
|
Duff & Phelps |
|
RSM US |
|
|
Best advisory firm -
regulation and compliance |
ACA Compliance Group |
|
BDO |
|
Constellation Advisers |
|
Cordium |
|
Duff & Phelps |
|
EisnerAmper |
|
Optima Partners |
|
Titan Regulation Corporation |
|
|
Best advisory firm - small and
start-ups |
AFEX Associated Foreign Exchange |
|
BDO |
|
Constellation Advisers |
|
Cordium |
|
EisnerAmper |
|
Emerging Manager |
|
|
Best valuation service - hard
to value assets |
IHS Markit |
|
Duff & Phelps |
|
Houlihan Lokey |
|
Marshall Stevens |
|
SEI |
|
|
Most innovative advisory firm |
ACA Compliance Group |
|
BDO |
|
Cordium |
|
Duff & Phelps |
|
Eisner Amper |
|
Optima Partners |
|
|
Best overall advisory firm |
Arthur Bell |
|
BDO |
|
Castle Hill Capital Partners |
|
Constellation Advisers |
|
EisnerAmper |
|
EY |
|
RSM US |
|
|
Best marketing and
communications consultancy |
Agecroft Partners |
|
Edelman |
|
Frumerman & Nemeth |
|
Ovis Creative |
|
Peregrine Communications |
|
Prosek Partners |
|
|
Best independent cap intro
provider |
Brighton House |
|
Capital Integration Systems (“CAIS”) |
|
Castle Hill Capital Partners |
|
|
Best hedge fund recruitment
firm |
Context Jensen Partners |
|
David Barrett Partners |
|
MJE Advisors |
|
|
Best boutique law firm |
Cole Frieman |
|
Investment Law Group |
|
Morgan |
|
|
Best onshore law firm - hedge
fund start-ups |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld |
|
Dechert |
|
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen |
|
Lowenstein Sandler |
|
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman |
|
Ruddy Gregory |
|
Sidley Austin |
|
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt |
|
|
Best offshore law firm |
Campbells |
|
Harneys |
|
Maples and Calder |
|
Mourant Ozannes |
|
Ogier |
|
|
Best onshore law firm |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld |
|
Dechert |
|
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen |
|
Lowenstein Sandler |
|
Oriogun |
|
Ruddy Gregory |
|
Schulte Roth & Zabel |
|
Sidley Austin |
|
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt |
|
|
Best offshore law firm -
client service |
Campbells |
|
Harneys |
|
Maples and Calder |
|
Mourant Ozannes |
|
Ogier |
|
|
Best onshore law firm - client
service |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld |
|
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen |
|
Lowenstein Sandler |
|
Oriogun |
|
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman |
|
Ruddy Gregory |
|
Schulte Roth & Zabel |
|
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt |
|
|
Best prime broker - technology |
Barclays Capital |
|
BNP Paribas |
|
Cowen Prime Services |
|
Deutsche Bank |
|
Goldman Sachs |
|
Interactive Brokers |
|
Morgan Stanley |
|
|
Best prime broker - capital
introduction |
Barclays Capital |
|
BNP Paribas |
|
Deutsche Bank |
|
Goldman Sachs |
|
Morgan Stanley |
|
|
Best prime broker - consulting
services |
AFEX Associated Foreign Exchange |
|
Barclays Capital |
|
BNP Paribas |
|
Cowen Prime Services |
|
Deutsche Bank |
|
Goldman Sachs |
|
Morgan Stanley |
|
Wells Fargo Prime Services |
|
|
Best prime broker - innovation |
Barclays Capital |
|
BNP Paribas |
|
Cowen Prime Services |
|
Deutsche Bank |
|
Goldman Sachs |
|
Interactive Brokers |
|
Morgan Stanley |
|
Pershing Prime Services |
|
Wells Fargo Prime Services |
|
|
Best prime broker - start-ups |
Barclays Capital |
|
BNP Paribas |
|
Cowen Prime Services |
|
Deutsche Bank |
|
Goldman Sachs |
|
Interactive Brokers |
|
Morgan Stanley |
|
Wells Fargo Prime Services |
|
|
Best boutique prime broker |
Convergex |
|
Cowen Prime Services |
|
Interactive Brokers |
|
Jefferies |
|
Weeden Prime Services |
|
|
Best overall prime broker |
Barclays Capital |
|
BNP Paribas |
|
Deutsche Bank |
|
Goldman Sachs |
|
Morgan Stanley |