Categories & Criteria


The With Intelligence HFM Asia Services Awards 2025 provide a platform for service providers to showcase the incredible achievements they have accomplished in the 2024 calendar year.

Ensuring excellence is rewarded is at the heart of these Awards. The rigorous judging process is based on the views of a panel from leading hedge fund COOS, CFOs, CCOs, GCs and CTOs to ensure that they are representative of the broad and fast-moving nature of hedge fund services and solutions.


This year’s criteria are based on the following:

  • Commercial success and business growth
  • Demonstration of product or service innovation
  • Description of future product or service development possibilities
  • Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials

Categories


Administration

Best administrator - boutique and emerging managers

Best administrator - client service emerging

Best administrator - client service established

Best administrator - innovation

Best administrator - over $30bn single manager

Best administrator - under $30bn single manager


Compliance/Legal

Best advisory firm - regulation and compliance

Best audit & tax advisory services

Best offshore law firm

Best offshore law firm - client service

Best onshore law firm

Best onshore law firm - client service

Best RegTech provider


Data/Tech

Best AI-based solution

Best cloud hosting solution

Best cyber-security service

Best data management solution

Best new technology solution

Best risk management technology

Most innovative technology firm


Digital Assets

Best custodian - digital assets

Best administrator - digital assets

Best digital assets provider


Overall

Best cash management/treasury services

Best EMS

Best fund accounting and reporting software

Best hedge fund custodian

Best hedge fund platform

Best middle office service provider

Best OMS

Best outsourced trading provider

Best PMS

Best valuations firm


Prime Brokerage

Best boutique prime broker

Best prime broker - capital introduction

Best prime broker - derivatives

Best prime broker - innovation

Best prime broker - overall

Best prime broker – client service

Best specialist brokerage


Private Equity / Credit

Best administrator – private equity/credit

Best technology firm - private equity/credit

Best law firm - private equity/credit

Best advisory firm - private equity/credit


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ENTRY ENQUIRIES
Lee Yan Cheng
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