The HFM US Quant Services Awards will recognise and celebrate those service providers who have gone above and beyond over the past year to provide excellent client service and innovation.

Amidst the disruption and uncertainty caused by Coronavirus, funds are looking towards their service providers and partners to support them through the challenges that lay ahead. This means that separating yourself from your competitors and demonstrating exceptional client service and innovation is more important than ever before to retain and win new business.

This year’s Awards will be presented virtually at the HFM US Quant Summit 2021 on February 25 with extensive marketing opportunities offered to shortlisted and winning firms to ensure they maximise their success and use it as a platform for future growth.

Best Administrator

Circle Partners

NAV Fund Administration Group

Northern Trust

Sudrania Fund Services

Best alternative data provider

AdvantageData

BMLL Technologies

Facteus

M Science

Wall Street Horizon

Best capital introduction service

Fides Ratio

Societe Generale

Stone Mountain Capital

Best cash management/treasury services

BlackRock

Goldman Sachs

HSBC

Northern Trust

Best cloud computing provider

Coretelligent

Crux Informatics

Eze Castle Integration

RFA

Siepe

Best compliance consultancy

ACA Compliance Group

Titan Regulation & Advisory

Turnkey Trading Partners

Best cyber-security solution

ACA Aponix

Coretelligent

Drawbridge

Eze Castle Integration

RFA

Siepe

Best executive search – quant 

Lockwood Executive Search

Selby Jennings

Smith and Partners

Best independent FCM

ADM Investor Services

INTL FC Stone

RJ O'Brien & Associates

Best introducing broker

Coquest Inc

RCM Alternatives

Thales 

Best IT infrastructure provider

Coretelligent

Eze Castle Integration

RFA

Siepe

SiS Software Factory

Best law firm

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Crow & Cushing

Katten Muchin Rosenman 

Schulte Roth & Zabel

Best law firm - client service

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Crow & Cushing

Katten Muchin Rosenman 

Schulte Roth & Zabel

Best managed account platform

Artivest 

Deutsche Bank - dbSelect

Galaxy Plus

Kettera Strategies

Best market data provider

AdvantageData

KopenTech

MayStreet

QuantHouse

Redline Trading Solutions

Best middle and back office

HedgeFacts

Northern Trust

Siepe 

Sudrania Fund Services

Best prime broker - quant

Goldman Sachs

Interactive Brokers

Morgan Stanley

Societe Generale

UBS

Best tax and audit service

RSM US

Weaver

Best trading and execution technology

FlexTrade

KopenTech

RCM-X

Redline Trading Solutions

When entering the 2021 Awards, please read through the following criteria for your chosen category (ies), which explain what the judging panel will be looking for when they judge the entries and select the winners.

The awards will be publicised internationally in the general and hedge fund media. All awards finalists will be honoured — and the winners announced at an virtual awards ceremony on February 25, 2021.

The criteria our judges will be looking at are:

• Commercial success and business growth, including quant hedge fund/CTA client wins
• Demonstration of service innovation
• Description of future service development possibilities
• Positive customer feedback via submitted testimonials