Hedgeweek names 2020 US Awards winners, hosts virtual networking ceremony
In what has been a year of extreme turmoil and unprecedented challenges, the team at Hedgeweek is very pleased to announce the winners of the Hedgeweek US Awards 2020, compiled in conjunction with Bloomberg.
The winners represent the best of the best in the US hedge fund industry, from fund managers to service providers, covering all the various parts of the hedge fund ecosystem.
Our partners in the awards, Bloomberg, provided the performance data on which the nominations for the top-performing hedge fund managers were based across a range of asset classes and fund strategies.
The manager nominee shortlists, along with those for the service provider categories, were then voted on by the industry. This means that winning a Hedgeweek award constitutes a vote of recognition from your peers and a significant mark of achievement, particularly so in this extraordinary year.
All the winners are invited to a virtual awards networking ceremony that will include a welcome from Hedgeweek editor-in-chief James Williams, and a ‘fireside chat’ Q&A interview with Bryan Corbett, president and chief executive officer of global hedge fund industry trade association Managed Funds Association (MFA).
The winners in each category are:
Best Cloud Services Provider – Align
Best Data Management Solution – Arcesium LLC
Best Index Provider – BarclayHedge
Best Outsourced Trading Solution Provider – Cowen Outsourced Trading
Best Equity Market-Neutral & Quant Hedge Fund – Crestline Summit
Best Accounting Firm for Start-up and Emerging Funds – Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP
Best Accounting Firm – EisnerAmper LLP
Best Administrator (Middle-Office Services) – NAV Fund Administration Group
Best Administrator – Technology UMB Fund Services
Best Administrator Start-up & Emerging Funds – Opus Fund Services
Best Administrator – Citco
Best Audit Firm – CohnReznick
Best Boutique Prime Broker – BTIG
Best Cybersecurity Provider – Eze Castle Integration
Best Fund Accounting and Reporting Software – SS&C Advent
Best Law Firm – Sadis & Goldberg LLP
Best Managed Accounts Platform – BNY Mellon's HedgeMark
Best Offshore Administrator – Horseshoe Fund Services LtD
Best Offshore Law Firm – Ogier
Best Offshore Regulatory & Compliance Firm – DMS Governance
Best Outsourced IT Provider – RFA
Best Portfolio Management Software – SS&C Eze
Best PR and Communications Firm – Peaks Strategies
Best Risk Management Technology Provider – FIS
Best Seeding Platform – Investcorp-Tages
Best Third Party Marketing Firm – Agecroft Partners LLC
Best Credit Long/Short Hedge Fund – Aequim Alternative Investments
Best Distressed Debt Hedge Fund – Sandell Asset Management, Torgos Credit Opportunities
Best Insurance-Linked Strategies Hedge Fund – Elementum Advisors, LLC
Best Macro Hedge Fund – Massar Capital Management
Best Multi-Manager Hedge Fund (Equity Strategies) – Optima Asset Management LLC
Best Multi-Manager Hedge Fund (Multi-Strategy) – LOIM, 1798 Alternatives - 1798 Fundamental Strategies Fund
Best Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund – Arena Investors, LP
Best Structured Credit Hedge Fund – MP Securitized Credit Partners LP
Best Event-Driven Hedge Fund – Clearline Capital LP
Best Equity Long/Short Hedge Fund – Ikarian Capital
Best CTA Hedge Fund – Quest Partners
Best Treasury Management Solution Provider – Indus Valley Partners
Best Shadow Accounting Firm – Intertrust Group
Best Prime Broker – Jefferies
Best Regulatory Advisory & Compliance Firm – Constellation Advisers, LLC
Best OMS-EMS Provider – SimCorp
Best Hedge Fund Domicile – Cayman Islands
Best Recruitment Firm – Selby Jennings
Best Insurance Service Provider – Pioneer
Best Custodian Services – BNY Mellon
Best Managed Accounts Technology Provider – BNY Mellon Pershing