Hedgeweek has announced the winners of the European Awards 2024, which recognise excellence among fund managers and service providers in Europe across a wide range of categories.

The awards were presented at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (Thursday, 8 February), at the Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, 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 Credit Hedge (ex Structured Credit) Fund - $<500M – Selwood Asset Management LLP Best CTA/Managed Futures – Lynx Asset Management AB Best Equity Hedge Fund - $<1B – Montreux Capital Management Zug AG Best Equity Hedge Fund - $<500M – Oceanic Investment Management (Oceanic Hedge Fund) Best Equity Hedge Fund - $>1B – Marshall Wace Best Event Driven Hedge Fund – Trium Capital LLP Best Fund of Hedge Funds – AXA IM Prime Best Global Macro - Global Asset Allocation – Lake Geneva Investment Partners SA Best Hedge Fund Over $1B – Blue Diamond Asset Management (Blue Diamond Non-Directional Fund) Best Hedge Fund Under $500M – Mulvaney Capital Management Best Insurance (ILS) Hedge Fund – Schroder Investment Management Europe SA - Schroder ILS Fund ltd Best Macro Discretionary Hedge Fund - $<500M – Trium Capital LLP Best Management Company Under $500M – Mulvaney Capital Management Best Management Company Under $1B – Trium Capital LLP Best Management Company Over $1B – Capital Fund Management SA Best Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund  - $>1B – Capital Fund Management (CFM) Best Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund - $<1B – SL Investment Management Ltd (BlackOak Fund) Best Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund - $<500M – ABC arbitrage Asset Management Best Relative Value Hedge Fund – Dominice & Co - Asset Management - The Cassiopeia Fund Best Sector Focus Hedge Fund – RKS Management Sarl - RKS Real Estate Best UCITS Fund - $<1B – Waystone - Leadenhall UCITS ILS Fund PLC Best UCITS Fund - $<500M – Alma Capital Investment Management SA - Alma Platinum IV - Selwood Market Neutral Credit Best UCITS Fund - $>1B – Jupiter Asset Management

Service Providers Best Administrator - Digital Assets – Trident Trust Best Administrator - Technology – Opus Fund Services Best Adminsitrator - ESG – Apex Group Best AI Technology Provider – AlphaSense Best Alternative Data Provider – S&P Global Market Intelligence Best Audit Firm - Middle Market – Buzzacott Best Audit Firm - Overall – EY Best Audit Firm - Start ups – EisnerAmper Best Cloud Services Provider – Alternit One Best Custodian – BNP Paribas Best Custodian Digital Assets – Copper.co Best Cyber Security Provider – Tribeca Best Data Management Solution – SS&C Advent Best Data Science Solution Provider – BMLL Technologies Best ESG Solution – Datia Best Exec Search Firm – Harrington Starr Best Forex Solution Provider – BidFX Best Fund Accounting & Reporting Software – FIS Best Fund Administrator - Offshore – Maples Group Best Fund Administrator - Overall – Citco Group of Companies Best Fund Administrator - Start up & Emerging Funds – Bolder Group Best Hedge Fund Manco – MC Square S.A. Best Index Provider – MSCI Best Insurance Provider – Lockton Best Law Firm - Digital Assets – Schulte Roth & Zabel Best Law Firm - Fund Domicile – Maples Group Best Law Firm Overall – Simmons & Simmons Best Machine Learning Tools – Big ML Best Managed Accounts Solution – Innocap Best ManCo Solution – Crestbridge Best Offshore Regulatory & Compliance Firm – Ogier Best Outsourced Solution – Quadra Trade Best Outsourced Trading Provider – Tourmaline Best Portfolio Management Software – Orchestrade Best PR and Communications Firm – Prosek Partners Best Prime Broker – JP Morgan Best Prime Broker - Cap Intro – Goldman Sachs Best Prime Broker - Client Service – SEB Prime Finance Best Prime Broker - Digital Assets – Coinbase Prime Best Prime Broker - Specialist Markets – Interactive Brokers Best Prime Broker - Start up & Emerging Managers – IG Prime Best Quant Technology Solution – Sigtech Best Regulatory Advisory & Compliance Firm – ACA Group Best Regulatory Hosting Solution – Vittoria & Partners Best Regulatory Reporting Solution – Domos FS Best Research Solution – AlphaSights Best Risk Management Software – Alternative Soft Best Seeding Platform – Investcorp-Tages Best Tax Advisory – EY Best Third Party Marketing Firm – Aravis-Capital Best Trading & Execution Platform – FlexTrade Systems Best Trading Technology Partner – CMC Connect Best Treasury Management Solution – Kayenta Best UCITS Platform – Waystone