Hedgeweek announces winners of inaugural APAC Digital Awards

Hedgeweek has announced the winners of the inaugural APAC Digital Awards 2023, which reward excellence among fund managers and service providers in the digital assets space

The awards were presented at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (Thursday, 12 October), at The Westin, Singapore.

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 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.

For the service provider categories, the nominated firms are based on a widespread survey of more than 100 APAC-based digital assets fund managers.

The winners are:

FUND MANAGERS

Best 12-Month Crypto Market Neutral Performance – Abraxas Capital Management

Best 12-Month Risk-Adjusted Performance – New Fund – Algoz Technologies Ltd (Algoz Market Neutral Fund Class E)

Best 12-Month Risk-Adjusted Performance <$25M AUM – Digital Asset Funds Management

Best 12-Month Risk-Adjusted Performance >$25M AUM- Lavaliere Capital Management LLC

Best Absolute 12-Month Performance – New Fund- Digital Asset Funds Management

Best Absolute 12-Month Performance <$25M AUM – Grandline Technologies

Best Absolute 12-Month Performance >$25M AUM – Nickel Digital Asset Management (Diversified Alpha Fund)

Best Digital Asset Fund – Overall – Constella Capital

Best Digital Asset Manager – Overall – Pythagoras Management Company

Best Sustained Absolute Performance  >$100M AUM – Coincident Capital

Best Sustained Absolute Performance – Funds of Funds – Block Asset Management

Best Sustained Absolute Performance <$25M AUM –  Axion Global Asset Management Limited (AGAM).

Best Sustained Absolute Performance >$25M and <$100M AUM – SEBA Bank AG

Best Sustained Crypto Market Neutral Performance – Grandline Technologies

Best Sustained Risk-Adjusted Performance – Funds of Funds – ChainLink Capital Management

Best Sustained Risk-Adjusted Performance <$25M AUM – Swiss-Asia Financial Services

Best Sustained Risk-Adjusted Performance >$100M AUM – JKL Capital

Best Sustained Risk-Adjusted Performance >$25M and <$100M AUM – Pythagoras Management Company

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Best Administrator – Overall  –  NAV Consulting

Best Administrator – Technology –  Ascent

Best Blockchain Technology – Fireblocks

Best Compliance Solution – Elliptic

Best Custodian – Innovation – Cobo

Best Custodian – Overall – Copper.co

Best Cyber Security Solution – Pragma

Best Data Provider – Analytics & Insights  – 1Token

Best Data Provider – Overall – CCData

Best Exchange – Innovation – Deribit

Best Exchange – Overall – LMAX Digital

Best Execution and Trading Solution – SynOption

Best Financial Audit Provider – EY

Best Law Firm – Fund Domicile – Harneys

Best Law Firm – Fund Structuring – Baker McKenzie

Best Law Firm – Overall – CHP Law LLC

Best Market Making Provider – Cumberland

Best New Solution Provider – Haruko

Best Prime Broker – Client Service – Matrixport

Best Prime Broker – Innovation – LTP

Best Prime Broker – Overall – Coinbase Prime

Best Regulatory Advisor – Clyde & Co.

Best Research Solution – Nansen

Best Tax Provider – KPGM

Best Technology – Infrastructure – Amber Group

Best Technology – Overall – MetaMask Institutional

Best Technology Audit Solution – Slowmist

Best Trading Platform – Talos

Best Treasury Management Solution – Circle

Most Innovative Solution Provider – OrBit Markets