2026 Shortlist
The shortlist for the Hedge Fund Services Awards | APAC has now been released. The calibre of entries was as impressive as ever - a huge congratulations to everyone who has made the list!
Administration
Best administrator - boutique and emerging managers
AlfaR Fund Services
Ayasa Globo Financial Services
Bolder Group
CITIC Securities Fund Services (Asia)
Formidium
Best administrator - client service emerging
Ayasa Globo Financial Services
Bolder Group
CITIC Securities Fund Services (Asia)
Formidium
NAV Fund Services
Precision Fund Services
Best administrator - client service established
AlfaR Fund Services
BNP Paribas
CSC
IQ-EQ
Northern Trust
The Citco Group of Companies
Best administrator - digital assets
AlfaR Fund Services
Ayasa Globo Financial Services
Bolder Group
Formidium
NAV Fund Services
Precision Fund Services
Best administrator – innovation
Ayasa Globo Financial Services
CITIC Securities Fund Services (Asia)
Formidium
NAV Fund Services
Precision Fund Services
The Citco Group of Companies
Best administrator - over $30bn single manager
CITIC Securities Fund Services (Asia)
Northern Trust
The Citco Group of Companies
Best administrator - under $30bn single manager
AlfaR Fund Services
BNP Paribas
Bolder Group
IQ-EQ
NAV Fund Services
Precision Fund Services
Private equity / credit
Best administrator – private equity/credit
Alter Domus
CITIC Securities Fund Services (Asia)
CSC
IQ-EQ
Precision Fund Services
Vistra Fund Solutions
Best administrator – private equity/credit - client service
Alter Domus
CITIC Securities Fund Services (Asia)
CSC
Precision Fund Services
Vistra Fund Solutions
Best advisory firm - regulation and compliance - private equity
Compliance Plus HK
IQ-EQ
Optima Partners
Vistra Fund Solutions
Best law firm - private equity/credit
Hogan Lovells
Fangda Partners
Sidley Austin
Simmons & Simmons
Compliance / legal
Best advisory firm - Tax
EY
PwC
Best advisory firm - Regulation and Compliance
IQ-EQ
Optima Partners
S2 Compliance
Vistra Fund Solutions
Waystone
Best auditor
EY
Deloitte
EisnerAmper PAC
KPMG
PwC
Best offshore law firm
Appleby
Campbells
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Loeb Smith Attorneys
Ogier
Best offshore law firm - client service
Campbells
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Loeb Smith Attorneys
Ogier
Best onshore law firm – start up and boutique managers
Broadfield Law
Charles Wilson
Sidley Austin
Best onshore law firm
Broadfield Law
Charles Wilson
Hogan Lovells
Greenberg Traurig
Rajah & Tann
Sidley Austin
Simmons & Simmons
Best onshore law firm - client service
Broadfield Law
Greenberg Traurig
Hogan Lovells
Rajah & Tann
Sidley Austin
Simmons & Simmons
Best regtech provider
ACA Group
Eventus
SteelEye
Data / tech
Best fund accounting and reporting software
CITIC Securities Fund Services (Asia)
Formidium
Multifonds
Best AI Solution
Bare Cove Technology
Broadridge
ECI
Linedata
LinqAlpha
Best cloud hosting solution
Bare Cove Technology
ECI
Hazeltree
Options Technology
Best cyber-security service
Bare Cove Technology
ECI
Options Technology
Best digital assets provider
Haruko
Talos
Watson Wheatley
Best new technology solution - established
DolphinDB
Hazeltree
TraditionData, Japanese Retail FX Flow Data
Best new technology solution - emerging
3forge
Bare Cove Technology
Haruko
Premier Technology
Talos
Best OMS
FlexTrade Systems
Haruko
LSEG
Talos
Best portfolio management software
Broadridge
Haruko
Linedata
Oxane Partners
Talos
Best risk management technology
Haruko
Orchestrade
Talos
Best technology firm - private equity/credit
Bare Cove Technology
Broadridge
Most innovative technology firm - boutique
Bare Cove Technology
DolphinDB
Haruko
Most innovative technology firm - Large scale
ECI
FlexTrade Systems
Hazeltree
Watson Wheatley
Best cash management/treasury services
Hazeltree
Kayenta
Overall
Best hedge fund custodian
BNP Paribas
Interactive Brokers
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Nuvama
Best hedge fund platform
3forge
CSC
Interactive Brokers
LSEG
Orchestrade
Best hedge fund incubator
OPIM
Wolverhill Asset Management Asia
Best middle office service provider
BNP Paribas
CSC
Hazeltree
Linedata
Orchestrade
The Citco Group of Companies
Best outsourced trading provider
LSEG
Meraki Global Advisors
StoneX
Best valuations firm
Houlihan Lokey
Oxane Partners
Prime brokerage
Best prime broker - capital introduction
26 Degrees Global Markets
Morgan Stanley
UBS
Best prime broker - client service
26 Degrees Global Markets
Bank of America
IG Prime
Maybank Group
Standard Chartered
Best prime broker – derivatives
CGS International Securities
HSBC
Nomura
Societe Generale Prime Services
Standard Chartered
Best prime broker – innovation
CGS International Securities
Interactive Brokers
IG Prime
Societe Generale Prime Services
Best prime broker
Bank of America
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
Best specialist brokerage
CGS International Securities
Interactive Brokers
Going Securities
Best boutique prime broker
26 Degrees Global Markets
CGS International Securities
Interactive brokers
IG Prime
Maybank Group
Saxo Bank