Hedgeweek has announced the winners of the European Awards 2024, which recognise excellence among fund managers and service providers in Europe across a wide range of categories.
The awards were presented at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (Thursday, 8 February), at the Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, London.
Voting for the awards 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 pre-selection data for the fund manager shortlist was provided by Bloomberg
The winners are:
Managers
Best Credit Hedge (ex Structured Credit) Fund – $<500M – Selwood Asset Management LLP
Best CTA/Managed Futures – Lynx Asset Management AB
Best Equity Hedge Fund – $<1B – Montreux Capital Management Zug AG
Best Equity Hedge Fund – $<500M – Oceanic Investment Management (Oceanic Hedge Fund)
Best Equity Hedge Fund – $>1B – Marshall Wace
Best Event Driven Hedge Fund – Trium Capital LLP
Best Fund of Hedge Funds – AXA IM Prime
Best Global Macro – Global Asset Allocation – Lake Geneva Investment Partners SA
Best Hedge Fund Over $1B – Blue Diamond Asset Management (Blue Diamond Non-Directional Fund)
Best Hedge Fund Under $500M – Mulvaney Capital Management
Best Insurance (ILS) Hedge Fund – Schroder Investment Management Europe SA – Schroder ILS Fund ltd
Best Macro Discretionary Hedge Fund – $<500M – Trium Capital LLP
Best Management Company Under $500M – Mulvaney Capital Management
Best Management Company Under $1B – Trium Capital LLP
Best Management Company Over $1B – Capital Fund Management SA
Best Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund – $>1B – Capital Fund Management (CFM)
Best Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund – $<1B – SL Investment Management Ltd (BlackOak Fund)
Best Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund – $<500M – ABC arbitrage Asset Management
Best Relative Value Hedge Fund – Dominice & Co – Asset Management – The Cassiopeia Fund
Best Sector Focus Hedge Fund – RKS Management Sarl – RKS Real Estate
Best UCITS Fund – $<1B – Waystone – Leadenhall UCITS ILS Fund PLC
Best UCITS Fund – $<500M – Alma Capital Investment Management SA – Alma Platinum IV – Selwood Market Neutral Credit
Best UCITS Fund – $>1B – Jupiter Asset Management
Service Providers
Best Administrator – Digital Assets – Trident Trust
Best Administrator – Technology – Opus Fund Services
Best Adminsitrator – ESG – Apex Group
Best AI Technology Provider – AlphaSense
Best Alternative Data Provider – S&P Global Market Intelligence
Best Audit Firm – Middle Market – Buzzacott
Best Audit Firm – Overall – EY
Best Audit Firm – Start ups – EisnerAmper
Best Cloud Services Provider – Alternit One
Best Custodian – BNP Paribas
Best Custodian Digital Assets – Copper.co
Best Cyber Security Provider – Tribeca
Best Data Management Solution – SS&C Advent
Best Data Science Solution Provider – BMLL Technologies
Best ESG Solution – Datia
Best Exec Search Firm – Harrington Starr
Best Forex Solution Provider – BidFX
Best Fund Accounting & Reporting Software – FIS
Best Fund Administrator – Offshore – Maples Group
Best Fund Administrator – Overall – Citco Group of Companies
Best Fund Administrator – Start up & Emerging Funds – Bolder Group
Best Hedge Fund Manco – MC Square S.A.
Best Index Provider – MSCI
Best Insurance Provider – Lockton
Best Law Firm – Digital Assets – Schulte Roth & Zabel
Best Law Firm – Fund Domicile – Maples Group
Best Law Firm Overall – Simmons & Simmons
Best Machine Learning Tools – Big ML
Best Managed Accounts Solution – Innocap
Best ManCo Solution – Crestbridge
Best Offshore Regulatory & Compliance Firm – Ogier
Best Outsourced Solution – Quadra Trade
Best Outsourced Trading Provider – Tourmaline
Best Portfolio Management Software – Orchestrade
Best PR and Communications Firm – Prosek Partners
Best Prime Broker – JP Morgan
Best Prime Broker – Cap Intro – Goldman Sachs
Best Prime Broker – Client Service – SEB Prime Finance
Best Prime Broker – Digital Assets – Coinbase Prime
Best Prime Broker – Specialist Markets – Interactive Brokers
Best Prime Broker – Start up & Emerging Managers – IG Prime
Best Quant Technology Solution – Sigtech
Best Regulatory Advisory & Compliance Firm – ACA Group
Best Regulatory Hosting Solution – Vittoria & Partners
Best Regulatory Reporting Solution – Domos FS
Best Research Solution – AlphaSights
Best Risk Management Software – Alternative Soft
Best Seeding Platform – Investcorp-Tages
Best Tax Advisory – EY
Best Third Party Marketing Firm – Aravis-Capital
Best Trading & Execution Platform – FlexTrade Systems
Best Trading Technology Partner – CMC Connect
Best Treasury Management Solution – Kayenta
Best UCITS Platform – Waystone
