SHORTLIST 2016
Best administrator - under $30bn single manager Centaur
Custom House Global Fund Services
Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services
IKONIC Fund Services
Maitland Group
Maples Fund Services
Trident Fund Services
Woodfield Fund Administration
Best administrator - over $30bn single manager ALPS, A DST Company
Apex Fund Services
BNP Paribas
BNY Mellon
Citco Fund Services (USA) 
Deutsche Bank, Alternative Fund Services
NAV Fund Administration Group
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services
SEI
Best administrator - under $30bn fund of hedge funds Atlas Fund Services
Centaur
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Gemini Hedge Fund Services
HC Global Fund Services
Maitland Group
MG Stover & Co
Opus Fund Services
Trident Fund Services
Woodfield Fund Administration
Best administrator - over $30bn fund of hedge funds ALPS, A DST Company
Apex Fund Services
BNP Paribas
BNY Mellon
Citco Fund Services (USA)
NAV Fund Administration Group
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services
SEI
Best administrator - under $30bn client service Archway Finance and Operations
Atlas Fund Services
Custom House Global Fund Services
Gemini Hedge Fund Services
IKONIC Fund Services
Maples Fund Services
MG Stover & Co
Opus Fund Services
Theorem Fund Services
Woodfield Fund Administration
Best administrator - over $30bn client service ALPS, A DST Company
BNP Paribas
Deutsche Bank, Alternative Fund Services
HSBC
NAV Fund Administration Group
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services
SEI
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services
Best administrator - small and start-up firms Atlas Fund Services
Custom House Global Fund Services
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Gemini Hedge Fund Services
HC Global Fund Services
IKONIC Fund Services
Maples Fund Services
North Street Global Fund Services
Theorem Fund Services
Trident Fund Services
Best administrator - reporting Atlas Fund Services
Centaur
Citco Fund Services (USA) 
Equinoxe Alternative Investment services
HSBC
NAV Fund Administration Group
UMB  
Woodfield Fund Administration
Best administrator – technology Centaur
Citco Fund Services (USA) 
Equinoxe Alternative Investment services
SEI 
UMB  
Woodfield Fund Administration
Best administrator – liquid alternatives  Apex Fund Services
BNY Mellon
Citco Fund Services (USA) 
Most innovative fund administrator - under $30bn Archway Finance and Operations
Centaur
Equinoxe Alternative Investment services
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Maitland Group
MG Stover & Co
North Street Global Fund Services
Opus Fund Services
Theorem Fund Services 
Most innovative fund administrator - over $30bn ALPS, A DST Company
Apex Fund Services
BNP Paribas
Citco Fund Services (USA) 
HSBC
NAV Fund Administration Group
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services
SEI
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services
Best administrator - under $30bn overall Archway Finance and Operations
Centaur
Custom House Global Fund Services
Equinoxe Alternative Investment services
Maitland Group
Maples Fund Services
North Street Global Fund Services
Opus Fund Services
Theorem Fund Services 
Woodfield Fund Administration
Best administrator - over $30bn overall ALPS, A DST Company
BNP Paribas
BNY Mellon
Citco Fund Services (USA) 
Deutsche Bank, Alternative Fund Services
HSBC
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services
SEI
State Street Corporation
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services 
Best shadow accounting firm Constellation Advisers
Gemini Hedge Fund Services
Gravitas
HC Global Fund Services
PortfolioShop
Viteos
Best banking and custody solution AFEX Associated Foreign Exchange
BNP Paribas
BNY Mellon
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services
Best outsourced tech infrastructure provider ACE IT Solutions
Agio 
Broadridge
Eze Castle Integration
Global Relay
Gravitas
Harvest Exchange
Matsco Solutions
Siepe
Best risk management technology provider Alpha Theory
Broadridge
Eze Castle Integration
Gravitas
Linedata
LiquidityBook
REDI Global Technologies
Best portfolio management software provider AlphaDesk
Backstop Solutions Group
Dynamo Software
Eze Software Group
Indus Valley Partners
Ledgex Systems
Linedata
LiquidityBook
Siepe
SS&C Advent
Best fund accounting and reporting software Broadridge
Citco Fund Services (USA) 
Eze Software Group
FundCount
Gemini Hedge Fund Services
Indus Valley Partners
PortfolioShop
Best technology for small and start-up firms ACE IT Solutions
AlphaDesk
Backstop Solutions Group
Capital Integration Systems (“CAIS”)
Dynamo Software
ENSO Financial Analytics
Harvest Exchange
Matsco Solutions
Options
REDI Global Technologies
Most innovative technology provider Agio 
AlphaPipe
Alphaserve Technologies
Capital Integration Systems (“CAIS”)
CONVERGENCE
ENSO Financial Analytics
eSentire
Eze Software Group
Global Relay
Matsco Solutions 
Options
S3 Partners
SS&C Advent
Best technology firm - client service ACA Aponix
ACE IT Solutions
Agio 
Alphaserve Technologies 
Backstop Solutions Group
Dynamo Software
Harvest Exchange
InfoHedge Technologies
PortfolioShop
REDI Global Technologies
Siepe
Best cloud based solution Agio 
AlphaDesk
AlphaPipe
Alphaserve Technologies
Capital Integration Systems (“CAIS”)
Eze Castle Integration
Global Relay
Indus Valley Partners
InfoHedge Technologies
LiquidityBook
Options
Best IT security service ACE IT Solutions
Agio 
eSentire
Eze Castle Integration
Gravitas
InfoHedge Technologies
Matsco Solutions 
Best technology overall Alphaserve Technologies
Backstop Solutions Group
ENSO Financial Analytics
Eze Castle Integration
Eze Software Group
Gravitas
Linedata
Matsco Solutions 
Options
REDI Global Technologies
SS&C Advent
Best third party marketing vendor Agecroft Partners
Capital Integration Systems (“CAIS”)
Eaton Partners 
Emerging Manager
Stonehaven
Specialist marketing services Agecroft Partners
Alpha Designed
Ovis creative
Peregrine Communications
Prosek Partners
Best research and data vendor AlphaPipe
BarclayHedge
CONVERGENCE
Gravitas
IHS Markit
S3 Partners
Best accounting firm Anchin, Block & Anchin 
Arthur Bell
EisnerAmper 
EY
Grant Thornton
Kaufman Rossin
KPMG
Marcum 
RSM US 
Best accounting firm – client service Anchin, Block & Anchin
Grant Thornton
Kaufman Rossin
KPMG
PWC
Best middle-office solution Constellation Advisers
Dynamo Software
Eze Software Group
HC Global Fund Services
LiquidityBook
REDI Global Technologies
SEI
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Best reconciliation services SEI
SS&C Advent
Viteos
Best advisory firm – client service ACA Compliance Group
BDO
Cordium
Duff & Phelps
RSM US
Best advisory firm - regulation and compliance ACA Compliance Group
BDO
Constellation Advisers
Cordium
Duff & Phelps
EisnerAmper
Optima Partners
Titan Regulation Corporation
Best advisory firm - small and start-ups AFEX Associated Foreign Exchange
BDO
Constellation Advisers
Cordium
EisnerAmper
Emerging Manager
Best valuation service - hard to value assets IHS Markit
Duff & Phelps
Houlihan Lokey 
Marshall Stevens
SEI
Most innovative advisory firm ACA Compliance Group
BDO
Cordium
Duff & Phelps
Eisner Amper
Optima Partners
Best overall advisory firm Arthur Bell
BDO 
Castle Hill Capital Partners
Constellation Advisers
EisnerAmper
EY
RSM US 
Best marketing and communications consultancy Agecroft Partners
Edelman
Frumerman & Nemeth 
Ovis Creative
Peregrine Communications
Prosek Partners
Best independent cap intro provider  Brighton House
Capital Integration Systems (“CAIS”)
Castle Hill Capital Partners
Best hedge fund recruitment firm Context Jensen Partners
David Barrett Partners
MJE Advisors
Best boutique law firm Cole Frieman 
Investment Law Group
Morgan
Best onshore law firm - hedge fund start-ups Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Dechert
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen
Lowenstein Sandler 
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman 
Ruddy Gregory
Sidley Austin
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt 
Best offshore law firm Campbells
Harneys
Maples and Calder
Mourant Ozannes
Ogier
Best onshore law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 
Dechert 
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen
Lowenstein Sandler 
Oriogun
Ruddy Gregory
Schulte Roth & Zabel 
Sidley Austin
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt 
Best offshore law firm - client service Campbells
Harneys
Maples and Calder
Mourant Ozannes
Ogier
Best onshore law firm - client service Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen
Lowenstein Sandler
Oriogun
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman 
Ruddy Gregory
Schulte Roth & Zabel 
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt
Best prime broker - technology Barclays Capital
BNP Paribas
Cowen Prime Services
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
Interactive Brokers
Morgan Stanley
Best prime broker - capital introduction Barclays Capital
BNP Paribas
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
Best prime broker - consulting services AFEX Associated Foreign Exchange 
Barclays Capital
BNP Paribas
Cowen Prime Services
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
Wells Fargo Prime Services
Best prime broker - innovation Barclays Capital
BNP Paribas
Cowen Prime Services
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
Interactive Brokers
Morgan Stanley
Pershing Prime Services
Wells Fargo Prime Services
Best prime broker - start-ups Barclays Capital
BNP Paribas
Cowen Prime Services
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
Interactive Brokers
Morgan Stanley
Wells Fargo Prime Services
Best boutique prime broker Convergex
Cowen Prime Services
Interactive Brokers
Jefferies
Weeden Prime Services
Best overall prime broker Barclays Capital
BNP Paribas
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley