Hedgeweek has announced the winners of the European Emerging Manager Awards 2023, which recognise excellence among hedge fund emerging fund managers and service providers.
The awards were presented at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (Thursday, 9 November), at Convene Bishopgate, 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 Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA) (Under $500m) – Lynx Asset Management AB (Lynx Constellation Fund Bermuda Ltd)
Best Direct Lending (Under $500m) – Beka Asset Management SGIIC SA (Beka Alpha Alternative Income Fi)
Best Equity Long/Short (Under $500m) – Stouff Capital (Urizen Fund)
Best Long-Biased (Under $500m) – Montreux Capital Management Zug AG (Montreux Healthcare Fund plc/The)
Best Multi-Strategy (Under $500m) – Ayres Investment Management LLP (Ayres Recovery Fund Ltd)
Best Structured Credit (Under $500m) – SCIO Capital LLP
Best UCITs (Under $500m) – GAM Fund Management Ltd (GAM FCM Cat Bond Inc)
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Best Audit Firm – Blick Rothenberg
Best Administrator – Fund Domicile – Maples Group
Best Administrator – Overall – U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
Best AI Technology Provider – SESAMm
Best Cloud Services Provider – Lanware
Best Custodian –BNY Mellon
Best Cybersecurity Provider – RFA
Best Data Management Solution – Linedata
Best Data Provider – Overall – LSEG
Best Data Science Solution – big xyt
Best Executive Search Firm – Rutherford
Best Foreign Exchange Solution – BidFX
Best Fund Accounting and Reporting Software – Pacific Fund Systems
Best Index Provider – Morningstar
Best Insurance Solution – Protean Risk, part of Howden
Best Law Firm – Fund Domicile – Chevalier & Sciales
Best Law Firm – Overall – Keystone Law
Best OMS – Coremont
Best Outsourced Solution – OSMO Partners
Best Outsourced Trading Provider – Tourmaline Partners
Best Portfolio Management Software – Quantifi
Best PR and Communications Firm – TRG
Best Prime Broker – Capital Introduction – SEB
Best Prime Broker – Client Service – Finalto
Best Prime Broker – Overall – HSBC
Best Quant Technology Solution – Iress
Best Regulatory Reporting Solution – Kaizen
Best Regulatory Advisory & Compliance Firm – ACA Group
Best Research Solution – AlphaSense
Best Tax Advisory – Larkstoke Advisors LLP.
Best Third-Party Marketing Firm – Aravis Capital
Best Trading and Execution Platform – MarketAxess
Best Treasury Management Solution – Hazeltree
Best ManCo Solution – Universal Investment
Best Regulatory Platform – Vittoria & Partners
Best Risk Management Software – AlternativeSoft
Best New Solution – Edgefolio
