2026 Shortlist

The shortlist for the European Services Awards 2026 has now been released. The calibre of entries was as impressive as ever - a huge congratulations to everyone who has made the list!

Best administrator – boutique and emerging managers

Bolder Group
Formidium Corp
NAV Fund Services
Opus Fund Services
Waystone

Best administrator – client service

Bolder Group
Formidium Corp
NAV Fund Services
Opus Fund Services
U.S. Bank
Waystone

Best administrator – middle-office services

Apex Group
BNP Paribas
The Citco Group of Companies

Best administrator – overall

BNP Paribas
Opus Fund Services
The Citco Group of Companies
U.S. Bank
Waystone

Best administrator – private equity / credit

Bolder Group
HSBC Securities Services
Opus Fund Services
The Citco Group of Companies
U.S. Bank
Waystone

Best administrator – private equity / credit - client service

Bolder Group
Formidium Corp
HSBC Securities Services
Opus Fund Services

Best administrator – technology

Formidium Corp
NAV Fund Services
Opus Fund Services
The Citco Group of Companies

Best advisory firm – client service

ACA Group
FIT Legal
HaysMac
Judd Advisory
Rosedge Capital
RQC Group

Best advisory firm – compliance

Adviser Compliance Consulting
Cosegic
Judd Advisory
Kroll
RQC Group

Best advisory firm - private equity/credit

ACA Group
Judd Advisory
Kroll
Rosedge Capital

Best advisory firm – regulation

ACA Group
Judd Advisory
Kroll
RQC Group

Best cash management/treasury service

BlackRock
BNY Mellon
Goldman Sachs
HSBC
J.P. Morgan

Best cloud technology – boutique and emerging managers

Alternit One
Atlas Technica
Charles Square (CSq)
HUB Platform Technology Partners
Lanware

Best cloud technology solution

Alternit One
ECI
RFA
Lanware
Atlas Technica

Best cyber-security service provider

Abacus Group
Charles Square (CSq)
Drawbridge
ECI
Lanware
RFA

Best data management solution

Arcesium
BMLL
Canoe Intelligence
HUB Platform Technology Partners
Oxane Partners
Portfolio BI

Best digital assets provider

Apex Group
GLAM *.+
Haruko

Best executive search

One Ten Associates
Rutherford Search
S.R. Investment Partners

Best front office analytics platform

Haruko
HedgeFacts
Portfolio Bi

Best hedge fund platform

Apex Group
Everysk
Falcon Investment Management
S.R. Investment Partners

Best innovation in AI - large scale firm

ACA Group
Arcesium
Interactive Brokers
Portfolio BI
ProFundCom
RFA

Best innovation in AI - small scale firm

Charles Square (CSq)
ComplyLoft
ECI
Everysk
HUB Platform Technology Partners
Lanware

Best insurance provider

Bartlett
Gallagher
Howden
Lockton

Best integrated surveillance firm

ACA Group
Shield
SteelEye

Best law firm – private equity/credit

Dechert
McDermott Will & Schulte
White and Case

Best leadership/coaching firm

NGPD Partners
True Partnership

Best Managed Accounts Platform

BNY Mellon
Deutsche Bank
Sciens Asset Management

Best managed service provider

Alternit One
Abacus Group
Atlas Technica
ECI
Lanware
Portfolio BI

Best marketing and communications consultancy

BasisPoint Group
Lacewing Media
Mischa Communications

Best offshore governance firm

Carne
Paradigm Governance Partners
Waystone

Best offshore law firm

Maples Group
Walkers

Best onshore law firm

Akin
Dechert
Simmons & Simmons

Best onshore law firm – client service

Akin
Dechert
Simmons & Simmons

Best outsourced provider

ACA Group
Altaira Strategic Partners
Drawbridge
FeMan Consulting
HaysMac
HSBC Securities Services & Mount Street

Best portfolio management software provider

Coremont
FIS
HedgeFacts
MAIA Technology
Orchestrade
Portfolio BI
Quantifi

Best prime broker – boutique and emerging managers

Interactive Brokers
Ripple Prime
Stone Mountain Capital

Best prime broker – client service

Interactive Brokers
Ripple Prime
SEB
Stone Mountain Capital

Best prime broker – emerging markets

HSBC Bank
Interactive Brokers
Ripple Prime

Best prime broker – overall

Citi
Goldman Sachs
J.P. Morgan
Morgan Stanley
UBS

Best prime broker – technology

IG Prime
Interactive Brokers
Ripple Prime

Best regtech solution

ACA Group
Comply Technologies
Qomply
SteelEye

Best regulatory hosting solution

Falcon Investment Management
Vittoria & Partners

Best regulatory reporting solution

Cappitech
Qomply

Best risk management technology

Coremont
Everysk
Haruko
HedgeFacts
Orchestrade
Quantifi

Best service provider – ESG

ACA Group
Alternit One

Best tech infrastructure provider

Abacus Group
Alternit One
Atlas Technica
ECI
McKay Brothers
RFA

Best technology firm – client service

Alternit One
Atlas Technica
Canoe Intelligence
Lanware
Portfolio BI
RFA

Best technology firm – overall

Alternit One
ECI
FlexTrade Systems
Kayenta
MAIA Technology
RFA

Best treasury management system

Arcesium
Hazeltree
Kayenta

Best UCITS platform

Lumyna
Waystone

Best valuations firm for hard to value assets

Houlihan Lokey
Kroll
Oxane Partners

Most innovative technology firm – boutique

Charles Square (CSq)
Everysk
Haruko
HUB Platform Technology Partners
Lanware
MAIA Technology

Most innovative technology firm – large scale

Abacus Group
Alternit One
Arcesium
ECI
Liquidnet
RFA