Hedgeweek has announced the winners of the Hedgeweek European Digital Assets Awards 2022, which recognise excellence among fund managers and service providers in the digital assets space.
Hedgeweek has announced the winners of the Hedgeweek European Digital Assets Awards 2022, which recognise excellence among fund managers and service providers in the digital assets space.
Voting for the awards, which were presented today (29 June) at an exclusive ceremony and networking event at the Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel in London, was conducted via an online poll of the entire Hedgeweek userbase, where participants were asked to make their choice among the shortlisted firms in each category.
The manager categories cover crypto and other digital asset strategies, while the service provider categories span all the key and evolving areas of service provision in the digital asset space.
Pre-selection data for the hedge fund manager awards categories was based on annualised returns the 12 months from 1 September, 2020 to 31 August, 2021.
For the service provider categories, the nominated firms were based on a widespread survey of more than 100 fund managers and other key industry participants, with selections based on annualised performance over a 12-month period from 1 September, 2021 to 31 August, 2022.
The winners are:
MANAGERS
Best Sustained Absolute Performance – Trailing 36 Months (< $25M in AUM) – 3iQ Digital Asset Management
Best Sustained Risk-Adjusted Performance – Trailing 36 Months (>$100M in AUM) – Abraxas Capital Management Ltd – Heka – Elysium Global Arbitrage Fund
Best Digital Asset Manager – Overall – Abraxas Capital Management Ltd
Best 12-Month Risk-Adjusted Performance (>$25M and <$100M in AUM) – Apollo Capital
Best 12-Month Risk-Adjusted Performance (>$100M in AUM) – Arca Investment Management
Best 12-Month Risk-Adjusted Performance – Funds of Funds (any AUM) – Block Asset Management – Blockchain Strategies Fund
Best Sustained Absolute Performance – Trailing 36 Months (>$100M in AUM) – Coincident Capital
Best 12-Month Risk-Adjusted Performance (< $25M in AUM) – Cyber Capital B.V.
Best Absolute 12-Month Performance Fund (< $25M in AUM) – Digital Capital Management LLC”
Best Absolute 12-Month Performance – New Manager (any AUM) – Digital Capital Management LLC
Best Absolute 12-Month Performance Fund (>$100M in AUM) – Fasanara Digital – Genesis Alpha
Best Sustained Absolute Performance – Trailing 36 Months (>$25M and <$100M in AUM) – Lavaliere Capital Management
Best 12-Month Risk-Adjusted Performance – Single Manager Funds (any AUM) – Nickel Digital Asset Management
Best Digital Asset Fund – Overall – Nickel Digital Asset Management
Best Sustained Risk-Adjusted Performance – Trailing 36 Months – Funds of Funds (any AUM) – Portal Asset Management Ltd Portal Digital Fund
Best Sustained Crypto Market Neutral Performance (Trailing 36-Months) – ODIN88, Elite Crypto Market Neutral
Best Sustained Risk Adjusted Crypto Fund Performance – Trailing 36 Months (>$25M and <$100M) – Pythagoras Investment Management LLC
Best Sustained Risk-Adjusted Performance – Trailing 36 Months (< $25M in AUM) – Sarson Funds LP
Best 12-Month Crypto Market Neutral Performance – Tyr Capital Partners
Best Absolute 12-Month Performance Fund (>25M and <100M in AUM) – Walden Bridge Capital – Internet of Value Fund I
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Best Treasury Management Solution – BCB Group
Best Trading Platform – BitGo
Best Exchange – CEX.IO
Best Prime Broker – Coinbase
Best Custodian – Copper.co
Best Regulatory Advisor – Elliptic
Best Technology – Overall – FalconX
Best Custodian – Innovation – Fireblocks
Best Cyber Security Solution – Fireblocks
Best Technology – Infrastructure – Gemini
Best Market Making Provider – Genesis
Best Tax Provider – Hansuke
Best Law Firm – Fund Domicile – ISOLAS LLP
Best Exchange – Innovation – LMAX Digital
Best Execution and Trading Solution – MetaMask Institutional
Best Administrator – Overall – NAV Fund Administration Group
Best Audit Provider – PwC
Best Law Firm – Overall – Simmons & Simmons
Best Administrator – Technology – Trident Trust
Most innovative Solution Provider – Coin Metrics
