CATEGORY
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WINNER
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HIGHLY
COMMENDED
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Best
administrator - under $30bn single manager |
Centaur |
Trident Fund Services |
Best
administrator - over $30bn single manager |
BNP Paribas |
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Best
administrator - under $30bn fund of hedge funds |
Opus Fund Services |
Woodfield Fund
Administration |
Best
administrator - over $30bn fund of hedge funds |
ALPS, A DST Company |
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Best
administrator - under $30bn client service |
Custom House Global
Fund Services |
Gemini Hedge Fund
Services |
Best
administrator - over $30bn client service |
Deutsche Bank,
Alternative Fund Services |
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Best
administrator - small and start-up firms |
Theorem Fund Services |
IKONIC Fund Services |
Best
administrator - reporting |
HSBC |
NAV Fund
Administration Group |
Best
administrator – technology |
UMB |
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Best
administrator – liquid alternatives |
BNY Mellon |
Apex Fund Services |
Most
innovative fund administrator - under $30bn |
Archway Finance and
Operations |
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Most
innovative fund administrator - over $30bn |
U.S. Bancorp Fund
Services |
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Best
administrator - under $30bn overall |
Maitland Group |
Equinoxe Alternative
Investment Services |
Best
administrator - over $30bn overall |
Citco Fund Services
(USA) |
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Best shadow
accounting firm |
HC Global Fund
Services |
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Best banking
and custody solution |
Northern Trust Hedge
Fund Services |
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Best
outsourced tech infrastructure provider |
Matsco Solutions |
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Best risk
management technology provider |
Eze Castle
Integration |
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Best portfolio
management software provider |
Linedata |
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Best fund
accounting and reporting software |
Broadridge |
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Best
technology for small and start-up firms |
AlphaDesk |
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Most
innovative technology provider |
ENSO Financial
Analytics |
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Best
technology firm - client service |
Alphaserve
Technologies |
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Best cloud
based solution |
Options |
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Best IT
security service |
eSentire |
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Best
technology overall |
Eze Software Group |
SS&C Advent |
Best third
party marketing vendor |
Stonehaven |
Agecroft Partners |
Specialist
marketing services |
Peregrine
Communications |
Ovis Creative |
Best research
and data vendor |
S3 Partners |
IHS Markit |
Best
accounting firm |
RSM US |
Marcum |
Best
accounting firm – client service |
Kaufman Rossin |
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Best
middle-office solution |
SEI |
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Best
reconciliation services |
Viteos |
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Best advisory
firm – client service |
Duff & Phelps |
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Best advisory
firm - regulation and compliance |
BDO |
Cordium |
Best advisory
firm - small and start-ups |
Constellation
Advisers |
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Best valuation
service - hard to value assets |
Houlihan Lokey |
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Most
innovative advisory firm |
Eisner Amper |
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Best overall
advisory firm |
EY |
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Best marketing
and communications consultancy |
Edelman |
Prosek Partners |
Best
independent cap intro provider |
Castle Hill Capital
Partners |
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Best hedge
fund recruitment firm |
Context Jensen
Partners |
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Best boutique
law firm |
Morgan |
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Best onshore
law firm - hedge fund start-ups |
Pillsbury Winthrop
Shaw Pittman |
Lowenstein
Sandler |
Best offshore
law firm |
Harneys |
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Best onshore
law firm |
Schulte Roth &
Zabel |
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Best offshore
law firm - client service |
Mourant Ozannes |
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Best onshore
law firm - client service |
Akin Gump Strauss
Hauer & Feld |
Oriogun |
Best prime
broker - technology |
BNP Paribas |
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Best prime
broker - capital introduction |
Deutsche Bank |
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Best prime
broker - consulting services |
Wells Fargo Prime
Services |
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Best prime
broker - innovation |
Pershing Prime
Services |
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Best prime
broker - start-ups |
Interactive Brokers |
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Best boutique
prime broker |
Cowen Prime Services |
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Best overall
prime broker |
Goldman Sachs |
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