2017 SHORTLIST
Best administrator - small and start-up funds Cortland Capital Market Services
  Gemini Hedge Fund Services
  Opus Fund Services
  Virtus Partners 
   
Best administrator - technology Citco
  Cortland Capital Market Services
  Fundadministration 
  Gemini Hedge Fund Services
  NAV Fund Administration Group
  Opus Fund Services
  SS&C
  U.S Bancorp Fund Services
  Virtus Partners 
   
Best administrator - client service Citco
  Cortland Capital Market Services
  Fundadministration 
  Gemini Hedge Fund Services
  NAV Fund Administration Group
  Opus Fund Services
  SS&C 
  U.S Bancorp Fund Services
  Virtus Partners 
   
Best administrator – innovation Bedell Fund Services
  Citco
  Cortland Capital Market Services
  Fundadministration 
  Gemini Hedge Fund Services
  NAV Fund Administration Group
  Opus Fund Services
  SS&C
  U.S Bancorp Fund Services
  Virtus Partners 
   
Best administrator – overall Citco
  Cortland Capital Market Services
  Fundadministration 
  Gemini Hedge Fund Services
  NAV Fund Administration Group
  Opus Fund Services
  SS&C
  U.S Bancorp Fund Services
  Virtus Partners 
   
Best audit services EisnerAmper
  EY
  KPMG
  RSM
   
Best business development firm Agecroft Partners
  Elan Alternative Group
  Frumerman & Nemeth 
   
Best data and information provider eVestment
  Harvest Exchange
  HazelTree
  IHS Markit
  Preqin
  S3 Partners
  Virtus Partners 
   
Best distribution platform dbAlternatives
  Harvest Exchange
  Lyxor
  ML Capital
   
Best portfolio management system ACA Technology Solutions
  Black Mountain Systems
  Broadridge
  ClearStructure Financial Technology
  Objecutive
  Orchestrade Financial Systems
   
Best risk management system AFEX
  Broadridge
  Factset
  Linedata
  Orchestrade Financial Systems
  S&P Capital IQ
   
Best tax advisor BDO
  Blue River Partners
  EisnerAmper
  EY
  KPMG
  RSM
   
Best technology – overall Black Mountain Systems
  Broadridge
  Capital Support
  ClearStructure Financial Technology
  Eze Castle Integration
  Harvest Exchange
  HazelTree
  Orchestrade Financial Systems
  S3 Partners
  U.S Bancorp Fund Services
  Virtus Partners
   
Best trading and execution technology ACA Technology Solutions
  MarketAxess
  Tradeweb
   
Best valuation service Duff & Phelps
  IHS Markit
  Marshall Stevens
  RSM
  Valuation Research
   
Best valuation service - hard to value assets Duff & Phelps
  IHS Markit
  Marshall Stevens
  RSM
  Valuation Research
   
Best private debt administration Cortland Capital Markets Services
  Deutsche Bank
  Opus Fund Services
  SS&C
  TMF Group
  U.S Bank Corporate Trust Services 
  Virtus Partners 
   
Best debt/ loan administration - client service BNY Mellon
  Cortland Capital Market Services
  Deutsche Bank
  Fundadministration
  Opus Fund Services
  SS&C
  TMF Group
  U.S Bank Corporate Trust Services 
  Virtus Partners 
   
Best debt/ loan administration - innovation BNY Mellon
  Cortland Capital Market Services
  Deutsche Bank
  Fundadministration 
  Opus Fund Services
  SS&C
  TMF Group
  U.S Bank Corporate Trust Services 
  Virtus Partners 
   
Best debt/ loan administration - overall BNY Mellon
  Cortland Capital Market Services
  Deutsche Bank
  Fundadministration 
  Opus Fund Services
  SS&C
  TMF Group
  U.S Bank Corporate Trust Services 
  Virtus Partners 
   
Best trustee services - client service BNY Mellon
  Deutsche Bank
  U.S Bank Corporate Trust Services 
   
Best trustee services - overall BNY Mellon
  Deutsche Bank
  U.S Bank Corporate Trust Services 
   
Best middle-office services Blue River Partners
  Constellation Advisers
  Cortland Capital Market Services
  Eze Castle Integration
  HazelTree
  U.S Bancorp Fund Services
  Virtus Partners 
  Viteos Fund Services
   
Best compliance firm Blue River Partners
  Constellation Advisers
  Cordium
  Duff & Phelps' Kinetic Partners Division
  OpsCheck
  Titan Regulation Corp
  Turnkey Trading Partners
   
Best law firm - client service Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
  Dechert
  Oriogun
  Pillsbury Law
  Sadis & Goldberg
  SRZ
  Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt
  Weil, Gotshal & Manges
   
Best law firm – overall Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
  Dechert
  Oriogun
  Pillsbury Law
  Sadis & Goldberg
  SRZ
  Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt
  Weil, Gotshal & Manges
   
Best advisory firm Constellation Advisers
  Cordium
  EisnerAmper
  EY
  RSM
   
Best advisory firm - client service Constellation Advisers
  Cordium
  EisnerAmper
  EY
  RSM
   
Best prime broker - cap intro Barclays
  BNP Paribas
  Deutsche Bank
  JP Morgan
   
Best prime broker - credit strategies Barclays
  BNP Paribas
  Deutsche Bank
  JP Morgan
   
Best recruitment firm Context Jensen Partners
  David Barrett Partners
  MJE Advisors