Cowen’s prime services division, Cowen Prime Services, has been named Best North American Prime Broker at the Hedgeweek USA Awards 2018. The award is based on a peer review system and decided by a poll of Hedgeweek’s readers that include
Hathersage Capital Management, a global macro investment manager specialising in G10 currencies and absolute returns, has won the Best Macro Hedge Fund award at the 2018 Hedgeweek USA Awards ceremony. Hedgeweek’s awards for excellence are determined by the votes of
Constellation Advisers: Best Regulatory Advisory & Compliance Firm – Hedge funds continue to face increasing demands by institutional investors. Delegating key, non-investment related functions to experienced outsourced partners, can see funds of all sizes optimise and streamline their operations. Constellation Advisers
Harneys: Best Offshore Law Firm – Laws in several financial jurisdictions, such as Luxembourg, BVI, Cayman Islands and Cyprus, are constantly changing. To ensure law firms uphold best practice at all times they require a combination of a strong team, robust
Investcorp: Best Seeding Platform – Amidst various economic and geopolitical uncertainties, Investcorp has made significant progress executing its growth and diversification strategy. In the last year, the global alternative asset manager entered new geographies, strengthened its presence in adjacent asset classes,
Viteos: Best Shadow Accounting Firm – The investment book of record (IBOR) a crucial component for a hedge fund manager, is facing a number of challenges as managers search for alpha. Shankar Iyer (pictured), chief solutions officer at Viteos, explains how
SS&C Eze: Best Front to Back Technology Firm – Joining SS&C Technologies in October 2018 has helped Eze Software get closer to its goal of bringing together different parts of the financial ecosystem in efficient and effective ways. Being part of
Horseshoe: Best Offshore Hedge Fund Administrator – As the pace of change accelerates, operational excellence, customisation and innovation becomes critical. In view of this, Horseshoe is focused on growing its brand in the fund administration industry by launching services to help
Align: Best Cyber-Security Services Provider – In the fast-paced world of technology, efficiency and speed are highly valued. Align, a technology infrastructure solutions & managed IT services firm, prides itself on offering clients the innovation that occurs in the public cloud
This year’s best outsourced trading provider succeeded in keeping its ship steady and maintaining a high level of client service through the financial market turbulence experienced early and late in the year. This, according to Jack Seibald (pictured), managing director and
