Awards 2017 Winners

THE 13TH FUNDS EUROPE AWARDS

And the winners are…

We present the full list of winners of Funds Europe Awards 2017 which was held on November 2 at
the Tower of London.

PERSONALITY AWARDS

European Personality of the Year:

ANDREW FORMICA
Janus Henderson Investors

European CIO of the Year:

NICK MUSTOE
Invesco Perpetual

INDUSTRY AWARDS

European Asset Management Firm, assets over €100bn

INSIGHT INVESTMENT

Also shortlisted:
AQR Capital Management
Eurizon Capital
Union Investment

European Asset Management Firm, assets €20bn - €100bn

JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT

Also shortlisted:
Artisan Partners

European Asset Management Firm, assets under €20bn

TOBAM

Also shortlisted:
La Francaise Investment Solutions
Majedie Asset Management

European Specialist Investment Firm of the Year:

EAST CAPITAL

Special Commendation:
Impax Asset Management

Also shortlisted:
La Francaise Investment Solutions

European Alternative Investment Manager of The Year:

AVIGNON CAPITAL

Also shortlisted:
BlueBay Asset Management
Schroders

European ETF Provider of the Year:

LYXOR ETF

Special Commendation:
ETF Securities

Also shortlisted:
Amundi ETF
UBS Asset Management

European Smart Beta Provider of The Year:

RESEARCH AFFILIATES GLOBAL ADVISORS

Also shortlisted:
Amundi ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta
UBS Asset Management

OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

European Front Office Provider of the Year:

RSRCHXCHANGE

Also shortlisted:
Liquidnet
SimCorp

European Back & Middle Office Provider of the Year:

SIMCORP

Also shortlisted:
Milestone Group
Vermilion

SUPPORT AWARDS

European Custodian of the Year:

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES

Also shortlisted:
Citi
Société Générale Securities Services

European Administrator of the Year:

NORTHERN TRUST

Special Commendation:
BNP Paribas Securities Services

Also shortlisted:
Citi
State Street

European Alternative Administrator of the Year:

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES

Also shortlisted:
RBC Investor & Treasury Services
Société Générale Securities Services

European Specialist Administrator of the Year:

MAITLAND

Special Commendation:
JTC

European Hedge Fund Administrator of the Year:

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES

Also shortlisted:
State Street

European Transfer Agent of the Year:

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE SECURITIES SERVICES

Also shortlisted:
RBC Investor & Treasury Services
State Street / IFDS / DST

European Newcomer/Innovator of the Year:

NORTHERN TRUST

Special Commendation:
Metrosoft

Also shortlisted:
Bennani & Marchal Associates
Liquidnet

European Client-Facing System of the Year:

INVESTCLOUD

Also shortlisted:
Backstop Solutions Group
FactSet Digital Solutions

BUSINESS AWARDS

European Thought Leadership:

NORTHERN TRUST

Also shortlisted:
Aviva Investors
Axa Investment Managers

European Consultant of the Year:

ALPHA FINANCIAL MARKETS CONSULTING

Also shortlisted:
Accenture
Axxsys Consulting

European Marketing Campaign of the year:

AVIVA INVESTORS

Also shortlisted:
ETF Securities
JP Morgan Asset Management

European Fund Launch of the Year:

UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Also shortlisted:
CPR Asset Management
Eurizon Capital

European Digital Brand of the Year:

SCHRODERS

Also shortlisted:
The Asset Management Exchange (AMX)

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