ENTRY RULES AND CRITERIA

When entering the 2017 Awards, please read through the following criteria for your chosen category(ies), which explain what the judging panel will be looking for when they judge the entries and select the winners. 

All entry forms should be submitted by Friday, December 16, 2016.

The awards will be publicised internationally in the general and hedge fund media. All awards finalists will be honoured — and the winners announced at an afternoon ceremony on Wednesday, February 15 at 583 Park Avenue, New York.

All winners will also be invited to be interviewed by Alternative Credit Intelligence. 



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Criteria:

Fund Administration


Best administrator - client service
This award is designed to reward fund administration firms that have shown true growth and a commitment to client service over the course of the last twelve months. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as the ability to demonstrate innovation and the ability to develop new products and solutions for credit managers. 
 
Criteria:
• Demonstrate commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best administrator – innovation

This award is designed to reward fund administration firms that have shown true growth and a commitment to client service over the course of the last twelve months. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as the ability to demonstrate innovation and the ability to develop new products and solutions for credit managers. 
 
Criteria:
• Demonstrate commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best administrator – overall

This award is designed to reward fund administration firms that have shown true growth and a commitment to client service over the course of the last twelve months. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as the ability to demonstrate innovation and the ability to develop new products and solutions for credit managers. 

Criteria:
• Demonstrate commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Advisory, Accountancy & Technology


Best audit service

This award is designed to reward audit specialists that have shown growth and excellent customer service over the past twelve months. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as product or brand development that demonstrated new thinking and which can boast significant success and positive customer feedback.
 
Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best business development firm

This award is designed to honour a firm that has demonstrated a genuine ability to raise capital for its credit clients, as well as well as raising the credit fund sector’s general profile among institutional and private investors alike. Success in this category depends on demonstrating customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing the success rate in raising assets for clients. 
 
Criteria:
• Demonstration of client numbers and wide investor coverage
• Specific examples of success in raising assets
• Examples of high quality marketing material produced for clients
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best CLO advisor

This award is designed to reward firms that advise on CLO originations and transactions that have shown true growth and a commitment to client service over the course of the last twelve months. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as the ability to demonstrate innovation and the ability to develop new products and solutions for credit managers. 
 
Criteria:
• Demonstrate commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best data and information provider

This accolade is designed to honour the firm that provides the most genuinely comprehensive, innovative and useful data to the credit space. Success in this category depends on demonstrating how useful the information is to clients, how easy it is to leverage and render into bespoke reports and the efficiency of the delivery mechanism.

Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Description of high-level of client service
• Examples of how a new or existing service has added to user experience of clients
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best distribution platform

This award is designed to honour a managed account or other distribution platform that has proved itself over the past twelve months via client growth and growing assets. Success in this category depends on demonstrating both customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing examples of innovation, diversification and solid performance.
 
Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Demonstration of increase in product and investment
• Demonstration of product innovation
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best portfolio management system

This award is designed to reward fund portfolio management providers that have shown true growth and a commitment to client service over the course of the last twelve months. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as the ability to demonstrate innovation and the ability to develop new products and solutions for credit managers. 
 
Criteria:
• Demonstrate commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best risk management system

This award is designed to reward risk management advisors and software vendors that have shown true growth and a commitment to client service over the course of the last twelve months. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as the ability to demonstrate innovation and the ability to develop new products and solutions for credit managers. 
 
Criteria:
• Demonstrate commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best securitisation advisor

This award is designed to reward securitisation and structure finance specialists that have shown true growth and a commitment to client service over the course of the last twelve months. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as the ability to demonstrate innovation and the ability to develop new products and solutions for credit managers. 
 
Criteria:
• Demonstrate commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best tax advisor

This award is designed to reward tax specialists that have shown growth and excellent customer service over the past twelve months. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as product or brand development that demonstrated new thinking and which can boast significant success and positive customer feedback.
 
Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best technology – overall

This award is designed to honour a firm that has provided an excellent service as a provider of outsourced IT solutions for the credit sector. Success in this category depends on demonstrating both customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing examples of how service provision has been able to improve the communication, infrastructure, IT and business development of a client or clients.
 
Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Demonstration of increase in credit fund clients
• Demonstration of product innovation
• Detail specific examples of how advice has helped clients
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best trading and execution technology

This award is designed to reward technology providers and trading platforms that have shown growth and innovation in providing traders, portfolio and risk managers with the ability to execute trades, manage their portfolio and make real time decisions. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as product or brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which can boast significant success and positive customer feedback.

Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Demonstration of increase in credit clients
• Demonstration of product innovation
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best valuation service

This award is designed to reward fund administration firms and valuation specialists that have shown true growth and a commitment to client service over the course of the last twelve months. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as the ability to demonstrate innovation and the ability to develop new products and solutions for credit managers. 
 
Criteria:
• Demonstrate commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best valuation service - hard to value assets

This award is designed to reward fund administration firms and valuation specialists that have shown true growth and a commitment to client service over the course of the last twelve months. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as the ability to demonstrate innovation and the ability to develop new products and solutions for credit managers. 

Criteria:
• Demonstrate commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best private debt administration
This award is designed to reward a debt administration firm that has shown true growth and a commitment to client service over the course of the last twelve months. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as the ability to demonstrate innovation and the ability to develop new products and solutions for credit managers. 

Criteria:
• Demonstrate commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best debt/loan administration - client service

This award is designed to reward loan administration firms that have shown a genuine commitment to client service over the course of the last twelve months. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing product/brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which displays significant success.

Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best debt/loan administration - innovation

This award is designed to reward loan administration firms that have shown real innovation over the course of the last twelve months in serving the needs of credit managers. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing product/brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which displays significant success.

Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best debt/loan administration - overall

This award is designed to reward loan administration firms that have shown growth and innovation over the course of the last twelve months in serving the needs of credit managers. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing product/brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which displays significant success.

Criteria
• Commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best trustee services - client services

This award is designed to reward trustee firms that have shown outstanding client service over the last twelve months in serving the needs of credit managers. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing product/brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which displays significant success.

Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best trustee services - overall

This award is designed to reward trustee firms that have shown growth and innovation over the course of the last twelve months in serving the needs of credit managers. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing product/brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which displays significant success.

Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best middle-office services services - overall

This award is designed to reward middle-office service providers that have shown growth and innovation over the course of the last twelve months in serving the needs of credit managers. Success in this category depends on a mixture of customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing product/brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which displays significant success.

Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Sales/market share figures
• Demonstration of product innovation and description of how market responded to the idea
• Description of future development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Legal


Best compliance firm 
This award is designed to honour the compliance advisor that has shown genuine commitment to customer service. Success in this category depends on providing examples of how the firm has been particularly responsive and innovative in meeting customer need, as well as detailing examples of where client advice has made a real difference to the business development of a credit management firm.

Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Description of high-level of client service
• Examples of key areas of recent advice and where this has made a difference
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best law firm - client service

This award is designed to honour the law firm that firm that has shown genuine commitment to customer service. Success in this category depends on providing examples of how the firm has been particularly responsive and innovative in meeting customer need, as well as detailing examples of where client advice has made a real difference to the business development of a credit management firm.

Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Description of high-level of client service
• Examples of key areas of recent advice and where this has made a difference
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best law firm – overall

This award is designed to honour the firm that has demonstrated a consistently high standard in providing legal services to the credit sector. Success in this category depends on demonstrating both customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing examples of innovation and where the service has made a real difference to clients.

Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Demonstration of product innovation
• Examples of key areas of recent advice and where this has made a difference
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best offshore law firm

This award is designed to honour the offshore law firm that has demonstrated a consistently high standard in providing legal services to the credit sector. Success in this category depends on demonstrating both customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing examples of innovation and where the service has made a real difference to clients.

Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Demonstration of product innovation
• Examples of key areas of recent advice and where this has made a difference
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Prime broker


Best prime broker - cap intro

This award is designed to honour the prime broker that has shown the greatest commitment and aptitude in the forum of cap intro and cap raising. Success in this category depends on demonstrating how, via investor contacts and cap intro events, the provider has been able to aid client attempts to meet relevant and active investors.
 
Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Description of high-level of client service and innovation in the field of cap intro
• Examples of portfolio of capital introduction events
• Demonstrate breadth and quality of investor contacts
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials


Best prime broker - credit strategies

This award is designed to honour the prime broker that has shown the greatest commitment to servicing credit clients. Success in this category depends on demonstrating how they have managed to provide a meaningful advisory, trading and cap intro service for credit clients. 
 
Criteria:
• Commercial success and business growth
• Description of high-level of client service and innovation
• Examples of portfolio of services for credit manager
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials