Winners
Here are the 2014 winners.
| FUND ADMINISTRATION |
| Category | Funds |
| Best administrator - under $30bn single manager |
Admiral (a Maitland group company) |
| Best administrator - over $30bn single manager |
BNY Mellon
|
| Best administrator - under $30bn fund of hedge funds |
IKONIC Fund Services formerly known as ISIS Fund Services
|
| Best administrator - over $30bn fund of hedge funds |
JP Morgan
|
| Best administrator - under $30bn client service |
Maples Fund Services
|
| Best administrator - over $30bn client service |
US Bancorp
|
| Best administrator - small and start-up firms |
Opus Fund Services
|
| Best administrator - technology and reporting |
SEI
|
| Best administrator - managed accounts |
Custom House Fund Services
|
| Best administrator - liquid alternatives |
UMB Fund Services
|
| Best administrator - under $30bn overall |
Kaufman Rossin Fund Services |
| Best administrator - over $30bn overall |
Citco Fund Services |
| Most innovative fund administrator - under $30bn |
Woodfield Fund Administration |
| Most innovative fund administrator - over $30bn |
Deutsch Bank
|
| PRIME BROKER |
| Best boutique prime broker |
Concept Capital Markets
|
| Best overall prime broker |
Goldman Sachs
|
| Best prime broker - capital introduction |
Societe General Corporate & Investment Bank Newedge
|
| Best prime broker - consulting services |
Barclays
|
| Best prime broker - innovation |
Pershing Prime Services
|
| Best prime broker - technology |
Interactive Brokers
|
| ADVISORY, ACCOUNTANCY & TECHNOLOGY |
| Best accounting firm |
Ernst & Young Highly commended: McGladrey |
| Best advisory firm - regulation and compliance |
Cordium Highly commended: Optima Partners |
| Best banking and custody solution |
International Fund Services (IFS), a State Street company
|
| Best co-sourcing solution | Aponix Financial Technologists |
| Best fund accounting and reporting software |
Advent Software
|
| Best middle-office service |
ConceptONE |
| Best outsourced tech infrastructure provider |
Matsco Solutions |
| Best overall advisory firm | Kinestic Partners Highly commended: S3 Partners |
| Best portfolio management software provider |
Nirvana
|
| Best PR firm |
Dukas Public Relations Highly commended: ASC Advisors |
| Best research and data vendor |
Markit
|
| Best risk management technology provider |
Liquid Holdings Group
|
| Best shadow accounting firm |
Viteos Fund Services
|
| Best technology firm - client service |
S3 Partners |
| Best technology for small and start up firms | A2 Access |
| Best technology overall | Misys |
| Best third party marketing vendor | Eaton Partners Highly commended: Stonehaven |
| Most innovative technology provider | Gravitas |
| Best cloud based solution | Backstop Solutions Group |
| Best security service | eSentire |
| LEGAL |
| Best offshore law firm |
Maples and Calder
|
| Best offshore law firm - client service |
Mourant Ozannes
|
| Best onshore law firm |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Highly commended: Seward & Kissel
|
| Best onshore law firm - client service |
Schulte Roth & Zabel
|
| Best onshore law firm - hedge fund start-ups |
Katten Muchin Rosenman
Highly commended: Ruddy Law Office
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