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EUROPEAN AWARDS 2022

EUROPEAN AWARDS

SPOTLIGHT REPORT 2022

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Though the volatile and uncertain geopolitical and market outlook may breed some risk, it also provides many hedge fund managers the opportunity to deliver alpha. Balancing investors’ desire for return with their need for transparency under the regulators’ watchful eye is a challenge all in the industry will be facing in the coming year. This report shines a light on the managers and service providers who have delivered on their promises and won this year’s Hedgeweek European Awards 2022.

Captec Systems Ltd

BarclayHedge

EisnerAmper

Aravis Capital Limited

Finbourne Technology

Lodbrok Capital

FIS

IG Prime

Lyxor Asset Management

Albemarle Asset Management

SCIO Capital LLP

Sentieo

Cowen International Limited

Waystone

SteelEye

SigTech

Opus Fund Services

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CAPTEC SYSTEMS LTD:

BEST CRM PROVIDER

DAVID BATEMAN CEO

The Captec team would like to say thank you to our loyal client base for voting for us and helping us achieve this fantastic accolade. Being awarded best in class CRM is a reflection of the team’s efforts and the industry knowledge that has been applied to the system to make it the most complete solution available to the assetmanagement sector. The team at Captec are firm believers that not only do we offer an outstanding, user-friendly product, but that excellent client service is a key component to success. We are very excited about the future for Captec and we are planning significant expansion into the US and Asia. We aim to continue innovating and improving, using the latest technologies, so as best to serve our clients’ needs into the future.

COMPANY INFO

Captec systems, founded by ex-Arrowgrass COO David Bateman, offers cloud-based platforms for the Alternative Asset Management Sector. The Captec CRM provides a cutting-edge marketing solution tailored specifically to suit the workflow in this sector. Focus on usability and simplicity, combined with the utilisation of core-cloud benefits, allows Captec to offer clients a toolkit of intuitive sales and marketing functionality. This scalability allows Captec to deliver a uniquely user-friendly CRM system that is tailored to the workflow of asset managers, regardless of their size or strategy. A high proportion of our clients – including those moving from incumbent systems – come from referrals, so we have placed personal service and a competitive price point at the heart of the business model. Captec offers a unique model with free, unlimited, in-person training, free onboarding and a one-off fee structure. Development is client driven and is based on active dialogue with our clients. Contact: www.captecsystems.com 4 FEBRUARY 2022

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CRM & Dataroom

Award winning investor relations technology Designed and built by hedge fund professionals, for hedge fund professionals Proud to be awarded

Hedgeweek BEST CRM 2022 Find out more at captecsystems.com

+44 (0)1865 920 960

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EISNERAMPER: BEST TAX ADVISORY

PETER COGAN

MANAGING PARTNER, FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

As the global economy becomes increasingly integrated and the tax landscape remains ever complicated, the significance and span of awards such as this grow exponentially. While this is the result of our firm’s ongoing significant investment in people and resources to continually improve client service, it’s really a testament to the expertise and capacity of our tax professionals,” says Peter Cogan, managing partner, financial services industry and chairman of the board. “We’re extremely excited to have been named ‘Best European Tax Advisory Firm,’ and many thanks to Hedgeweek for this wonderful accolade. A big congratulations to all of this year’s honorees.

COMPANY INFO

EisnerAmper is one of the largest business consulting firms in the world with a dedicated and wellestablished financial services practice that provides audit, tax, advisory and outsourced accounting services. Our financial services practice, comprised of the asset management and capital markets groups, is the largest industry group within EisnerAmper servicing more than 2,500 financial services clients. The firm has more than 200 partners and 2,200-plus employees. www.eisneramper.com Contact:

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Understanding the Markets. Understanding Your Business. EisnerAmper is one of the largest business consulting firms, with a dedicated and well-established Financial Services Practice—comprised of Asset Management and Capital Markets Groups—servicing more than 2,500 financial services clients.

Learn more at EisnerAmper.com/FS

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FINBOURNE TECHNOLOGY:

BEST DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

THOMAS MCHUGH CEO & CO-FOUNDER

FINBOURNE is pleased to win the ‘Best Data Management Solution’ category. As a fast-moving scale-up, we aim to bring change to the industry, challenging the status quo around data management, and restoring both trust and timeliness of investment data. We have worked hard to design solutions that deliver a strong alternative to multi-year transformations, solving the very real data challenges the industry faces, and shaping the future of investment management. The recognition this award delivers is a testament to our achievements and that it is possible innovate while demonstrating empathy with our clients’ needs. The award validates our interoperable approach which enables firms to lower the cost of investing, increase transparency and ultimately build a bridge that supports the systems of the past to a future of innovation and growth. By building these efficiencies into the investment ecosystem, we aim to serve as the backbone for the global investment community.

COMPANY INFO

At FINBOURNE we liberate your data, making it accessible across the investment chain. Our SaaS and cloud-native solutions restore control and confidence, empowering everyone from emerging hedge funds to established global institutions. With interoperability at the heart of our flagship solution, LUSID® enables you to unlock your firm’s digital data management capabilities. Built as a bitemporal engine and using open APIs, the platform ingests and translates data across organisations’ existing operational stack and wider ecosystem. The data platform supports IBOR, ABOR, tax-lot accounting, valuation and risk workflows. While Luminesce®, a data virtualisation engine, finds and securely gathers an extended world of data in real-time, enabling deeper insights and analytics. www.finbourne.com Contact:

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Setting the standard for accessing, controlling and understanding your investment data

A better way to manage your investment data. For everyone from start-up fund managers to global investment institutions.G

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FIS:

BEST ESG SOLUTION

RICHARD PETERSON

FIS PRODUCTS - CREDIT DATA, ANALYTICS, ESG INVESTING

As investors are looking to capitalise on the opportunities in ESG, the ability to quantify and assess risk in portfolios and positions has now become paramount for industry players. The lack of standardisation is moving the industry towards AI and machine learning to address the increasingly complex array of datasets and disclosure demands. Faced with numerous datasets and data providers, how do investors utilise the data in conjunction with their traditional financial analysis? We need to become more transparent and standardise when evaluating ESG data. I believe the solution lies in technology which will also help to reduce the prevalence of Greenwashing. We are thrilled that FIS can be instrumental in delivering cutting-edge solutions to address the changing and growing needs in data and analytics, leveraging our advanced technology to help cut through the data and ESG noise to really deliver what is relevant for your investment analysis.

COMPANY INFO

FIS™ is the world’s largest global provider dedicated to financial technology solutions, with a focus on asset and wealth management, risk and compliance, consulting, retail and institutional banking, payments, and outsourcing solutions. Through the depth and breadth of our solutions portfolio, global capabilities and domain expertise. FIS serves more than 20,000 clients in over 130 countries. Providing software, services and outsourcing of the technology that empowers the financial world, FIS is a Fortune 500 company and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. Virtus by FIS is a leading provider of software solutions and managed services focused on the credit and loan markets. With unmatched expertise across structured products, asset administration, fund administration and settlements, Virtus by FIS connects the front, middle and back-office for many of the world’s largest banks, hedge funds and asset managers. Contact: www.fisglobal.com/en/#business 10 FEBRUARY 2022

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LET’S SOLVE ESG Today’s investors are more focused than ever on ethics and sustainability – but how can they be sure their investments are truly ESG compliant? At FIS®, we use the latest technology to cut through the noise and provide clear insight and expertise on ESG-related matters. We provide in-depth reporting and research to help you understand your firm’s true ESG credentials – all while guiding you through the impact of regulatory change. Most of all, we are passionate about making a positive change in the world. Discover how FIS can give your business full confidence in your ESG proposition. getinfo@fisglobal.com

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IG PRIME:

BEST PRIME BROKER START-UP & EMERGING MANAGERS

FOUAD BAJJALI CEO

We are incredibly proud to have been named winners in the Best Prime Broker – Start-Up & Emerging Managers category. Only three years ago we embarked on a journey to build a team, a product, and a brand that could be a challenger in the prime brokerage space. Being recognised for decades as a leader in the retail trading space, we are tremendously proud of our team’s effort to build a prime brokerage product that is now being recognised as a leader as well. We want to thank our clients for believing in us and we hope to continue our momentum to become an example in this industry.

COMPANY INFO

Delivered by robust technology, supported by individual service IG Prime is your global partner for prime brokerage services. Founded in 1974, IG has been built on the concept of providing innovative solutions for our clients. Today we are an established FTSE 250 company with a strong balance sheet, and a market cap of GBP3.2 billion. Our prime brokerage business gives hedge fund managers and family offices access to a range of synthetic, custody, trading and financing solutions. Our worldwide network provides global market access and our technology is cutting edge, but we believe that this is not enough. Our focus is on delivering tailored answers for your needs. Along with access to Tier 1 execution and custody, we provide real-time reporting – and a service which is scalable and flexible. www.ig.com/uk/prime Contact:

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YOUR GROWTH OUR PRIORITY

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For institutional clients only. Losses can exceed deposits.

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ALBEMARLE ASSET MANAGEMENT:

BEST RELATIVE VALUE FUND UNDER $500 MLN MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

UMBERTO BORGHESI STRATEGIST

We would like to thank Hedgeweek for the nomination, Bloomberg for putting us forward, and those who kindly voted for us to win this award. We would also like to thank our investors for their trust and support over the years - we hope to continue to be able to repay this trust and to continue delivering many more outstanding years like this past one. Thanks to the team for their hard work - I know that we will continue to work to ensure that we achieve the best possible results in the same way we have in the past: with dedication and integrity.

COMPANY INFO

Albemarle Asset Management is an investment management firm based in Mayfair, London. Founded in 2003, we are a globally focused asset manager offering a diverse set of alternative, long-only and tailored investment strategies. Contact: www.albemarleasset.com

14 FEBRUARY 2022

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BARCLAYHEDGE: A DIVISION OF BACKSTOP SOLUTIONS

BEN CRAWFORD

VP AND HEAD OF RESEARCH AT BACKSTOP BARCLAYHEDGE

BarclayHedge is thrilled to be voted the Hedgeweek European Best Index Provider. As a data and index provider with more than 35 years in the industry, we understand how vital it is for market participants to have timely, accurate, and reliable access to thoughtful intelligence and performance benchmarks. With 40 categories that track the universe by type (hedge funds, managed futures, funds of funds, etc.) and strategy (equity long/short, fixed income, relative value), as well as industry (digital assets, healthcare & biotechnology, high-tech etc) we’ve continuously expanded our coverage to meet the ever-evolving needs of investors and managers. We sincerely thank our colleagues for their votes. We pledge to continue and to redouble our focus on serving the global hedge fund community with comprehensive, relevant and high-quality data for the next 35 years!

COMPANY INFO

BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop, has been a trusted global data provider to institutional investors, money managers, brokerage firms and private banks since 1986. Throughout we have gathered data on more than 10,000 management companies operating nearly 36,000 investment vehicles. From our data we curate more than 50 proprietary indices, many of which are considered the gold standard for performance benchmarks in the hedge fund and managed futures industries. We are the independent calculation agent for more than 150 of the best-known alternative investment benchmarks published by some of the most prestigious institutions in the world. Contact: www.barclayhedge.com

FEBRUARY 2022

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ARAVIS CAPITAL LIMITED:

BEST THIRD-PARTY MARKETING FIRM

JAMES ALEXANDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

We have won the accolade “Best Third-Party Marketing Firm” in the Hedgeweek European Awards 2022. Executive director of Aravis Capital James Alexander comments: “2021 was a challenging year for us all in the hedge fund industry and we are delighted to receive recognition for the second consecutive year. All our international team at Aravis Capital worked hard to enhance our client service as we evolved the way we maintain contact during the pandemic. We’d like to extend a thank you to all our managers, service providers, and investors and look forward to a successful 2022.

COMPANY INFO

Aravis Capital is an award-winning, independent, and privately-owned leading fund marketing business. Representing a small number of owner-managed, boutique fund managers, Aravis introduces investors to high-quality investment opportunities. Through these meaningful and enduring connections with both fund managers and investors, Aravis has raised over USD10 billion since 2010. Contact: araviscapital.com

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AN AWARD-WINNING INDEPENDENT FUND MARKETING BUSINESS We apply institutional-quality service and process to capital introduction and fund placement.

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LODBROK CAPITAL:

BEST CREDIT HEDGE (EX STRUCTURED CREDIT) FUND

DENNIS MCKENNA FOUNDING PARTNER

2021 was a good year for Lodbrok and we are pleased that this has continued into 2022, where our portfolio and approach has performed well in the recent market volatility which has also expanded our opportunity set quite significantly. We are delighted with this award and would like to thank our team for their hard work as we look forward to another year of strong growth.

COMPANY INFO

Lodbrok Capital is an event-driven credit investor focused on generating idiosyncratic mid-teens returns from a structurally inefficient European corporate credit market. The investment approach is based on deep fundamental research and working actively with hard catalysts do drive value realisation. Contact: lodbrokcapital.com

18 FEBRUARY 2022

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LYXOR ASSET MANAGEMENT, A COMPANY OF AMUNDI GROUP: BEST MANAGED ACCOUNTS PLATFORM

NATHANAËL BENZAKEN

HEAD OF AMUNDI ALTERNATIVES

It is an immense honour to be the 2022 winner of the Hedgeweek “Best Managed Accounts Platform” EU award. We have managed this business for over 23 years with passion and dedication with a great team, great clients, and a first-class network of hedge fund managers. With our business joining Amundi and with the strategic decision to create a new dedicated alternative business line “Amundi Alternatives”, we will seek to continue to expand our managed account platform with the ambition to provide innovative and competitive diversification investment solutions to best serve the needs of our clients worldwide including institutional investors, private and wealth investors, and asset managers.

COMPANY INFO

Amundi, the leading European asset manager, ranking among the top 10 global players[1], offers its 100 million clients - retail, institutional and corporate - a complete range of savings and investment solutions in active and passive management, in traditional or real assets. With its six international investment hubs, financial and extra-financial research capabilities and long-standing commitment to responsible investment, Amundi is a key player in the asset management landscape. Amundi clients benefit from the expertise and advice of 5,300 employees in more than 35 countries. A subsidiary of the Crédit Agricole group and listed on the stock exchange, Amundi currently manages more than EUR2.0 trillion of assets. Following Lyxor acquisition, Amundi has made the strategic decision of setting up a dedicated business line for liquid alternatives named “Amundi Alternatives”. The liquid alternatives business is currently worth more than EUR25 billion. Contact: www.amundi.com

FEBRUARY 2022

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SCIO CAPITAL LLP: BEST STRUCTURED CREDIT FUND

GREG BRANCH CIO

On behalf of SCIO Capital, I am pleased to accept this award and recognise those who have made it possible – our investors and team. We enjoy looking after our investors and strive to provide the best personal service. Many of our investors have been with us for 10+ years. They are a diverse group, but have one thing in common – they trust us to preserve and grow their capital. That we have been able to do so, consistently outperforming the markets on a superior risk-adjusted basis over the last decade, is down to my team. They have a combined 25 years of average experience. Their consistent high level of achievement is epitomised by not only our performance, but by the award recognition garnered over time. Finally, to all who voted for the SCIO Opportunity Fund as best European Structured Credit Fund for 2022, thank you!

COMPANY INFO

SCIO Capital is a multi award-winning specialist in European private asset-based credit, strategically targeting a niche market segment. SCIO’s strategy benefits from lower competition, barriers to entry, information asymmetry and market inefficiencies. These factors combine to provide SCIO’s funds with a set of uncorrelated risk premia, resulting in superior risk-adjusted performance for its investors. SCIO’s funds are supported by: - an extensive sourcing network which provides a flow of unique opportunities; - an investment team with 25 years’ average experience; and - a capital preservation focus which is the cornerstone of SCIO’s risk management policy. SCIO considers ESG factors and is a United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) signatory. Contact: www.scio-capital.com

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B E YOND EXPECTATIONS.

Alternative & Private Credit Awards 2021 POWERED BY PREQIN

WINNER SCIO is proud to win a first prize yet again: This time it’s Hedgeweek‘s ‘Best Structured Credit Fund‘ award. Which makes it three consecutive years of high-profile industry accolades. Why not join our community of investors who already benefit from our ability to consistently outperform? Let’s Go BEYOND EXPECTATIONS.

www.scio-capital.com/be-yond

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SENTIEO:

BEST AI TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER

YOUSSEF ESSAEGH

DIRECTOR, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

We are so appreciative that the hedge fund community has honored us in the Best AI Technology category for the second year in a row at the Hedgeweek European Awards. The impact of information overload continues to be a real, growing challenge for today’s fundamental analysts. As such, we are constantly looking for new ways to deliver on our core commitment: helping analysts process an inhuman amount of information, leveraging the power of AI to surface, visualise and share insights. Founded by former analysts, this mission has been a guiding principle for us since the inception of the Sentieo financial intelligence platform. We are humbled and grateful to our customers, partners, and industry colleagues for this recognition.

COMPANY INFO

Sentieo provides the first financial intelligence platform specifically designed for the research needs of investors. Sentieo’s AI-powered financial search engine aggregates internal and external content into a single shared workspace for a more efficient research process. Over 1,000 global customers, including 800 institutional investment firms and Fortune 500 companies, use Sentieo to surface, visualise, and share the insights that give them an edge. For more information, visit sentieo.com or www.linkedin.com/company/ sentieo. Contact: www.sentieo.com

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COWEN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED:

BEST OUTSOURCED TRADING PROVIDER

CHRIS ELLIOTT

HEAD OF EUROPE PRIME BROKERAGE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Outsourced trading is rapidly gaining momentum and Cowen’s outsourced trading team has experienced unprecedented growth over the last year, particularly in Europe. Our success has been fuelled by the introduction of fixed income and FX as additional asset classes and Cowen’s growing global reputation for excellence. By investing in our outsourced trading service, we have been able to attract highly respected industry professionals to our team, for example John Orrock, our recent hire, joined with 25 years’ fixed income experience, delivering further added value to clients. We believe we stand out in the market for our multiasset and post-trade capabilities, client-centric approach and team experience; we are therefore thrilled to have been voted Best Outsourced Trading Provider. We are continuing to evolve our offering to maintain our position as a market leading outsourced trading provider for fund managers wishing to outsource their entire desk or supplement an existing trading operation.

COMPANY INFO

Cowen Inc. (“Cowen” or the “company”) is a diversified financial services firm that operates through two business segments: a broker dealer and an investment management division. The company’s broker dealer division offers investment banking services, equity research, sales and trading, prime brokerage, global clearing and commission management services. Cowen’s investment management division builds on Cowen’s core insights by developing differentiated, actively managed investment strategies that seek to meet the dynamic needs of our clients. Founded in 1918, the firm is headquartered in New York and has offices worldwide. Learn more at Cowen.com Contact: www.cowen.com/

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PRIME BROKERAGE

GLOBAL PRIME BROKERAGE SERVICES Comprehensive Solutions for Investment Managers

Cowen’s Prime Brokerage solution offers a comprehensive suite of brokerage and related services that provide investment managers with customizable and scalable solutions. Cowen offers turn-key solutions designed to mitigate operating responsibilities and allow clients to focus on their core competency. • • • • • •

Global Prime Brokerage Global Swap & Synthetic Prime Brokerage Electronic and High-Touch Execution Outsourced Trading Commission Management Financing and Stock Loan

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Middle- and Back-Office Support Pre- and Post-Trade Compliance Capital Introduction New Launch Consulting Portfolio and Risk Analytics Access to Cowen’s Institutional Platform

Learn more at: cowen.com COWEN.COM

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US | EUROPE | ASIA COWENRESEARCH

COWEN

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WAYSTONE:

BEST MANCO SOLUTION BEST UCITS PLATFORM

HANNAH LANGDON

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, WAYSTONE

Waystone is once again delighted to have been awarded not one, but two prestigious HedgeWeek awards. Waystone has been providing its clients with a consistent level of high-quality service. Our established infrastructure has allowed us to continue to develop our products and services to meet the needs of our clients, and we have been able to adapt quickly to any changes to ensure a continuation of highquality services to our clients across the globe. At Waystone, we support both institutional clients and new and emerging managers. We are currently seeing a very healthy pipeline of new entrants into the market, and we look forward to continuing to support and guide them on their journey

COMPANY INFO

Waystone is the leading provider of institutional governance, risk and compliance services to the asset management industry. Partnering institutional investors, investment funds and asset managers Waystone builds, supports and protects investment structures and strategies worldwide. With over 20 years’ experience and a comprehensive range of specialist services to its name, Waystone is now supporting asset managers with more than USD1 trillion in AUM. Waystone provides its clients with the guidance and tools to allow them to focus on managing their investment goals with confidence. Contact: www.waystone.com

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Governance, risk and compliance is a complex field. Navigating it needn’t be. Drawing on over 20 years experience, we have the expertise and technology to build the investment structures you require. We have the resources to support them. We have the capabilities to protect them. And we can do so in every region in the world. In fact, we’re currently supporting asset managers with over US$1Tn in AUM. At Waystone, our aim is to provide you with the certainty you need. Because it’s only with certainty that you and your clients can achieve success now, and in the future. waystone.com

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STEELEYE:

BEST REGULATORY REPORTING SOLUTION

MATT SMITH CEO

Regulators are cracking down on reporting accuracy and becoming much more data-led in their approach. This is a serious concern for firms that are still falling short of their obligations. The future of regulatory reporting is going to be about reducing complexity, cost, and the number of vendors and solutions firms are using, while at the same time becoming more efficient. SteelEye’s data-centric platform enables this by automating key parts of their MiFIR reporting workflow and solving a range of the challenges traditionally associated with transaction reporting. We are delighted to receive the award for the Best Regulatory Reporting Solution and to be recognised as a leader in this space. This is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the SteelEye team and the power of the holistic compliance platform we have build.

COMPANY INFO

Simplify your trade and communications oversight, and regulatory reporting through a unique, integrated, and cloud-based platform. SteelEye enables financial firms to meet regulatory obligations quickly, efficiently, and accurately by connecting large volumes of data from multiple sources on a single platform. With SteelEye, you gain full visibility and control of your trading and compliance operations, with cutting-edge analytics that provide timely insights on risks and opportunities. No other company offers trade and communications oversight and regulatory reporting on a single platform, but our ability to make sense of both structured and unstructured data truly sets us apart. With SteelEye, compliance and ops teams no longer need to spend hours performing manual searches across disparate systems to gather basic facts. SteelEye provides advanced analytics that serve you relevant information from your data – telling you what you need to know before you have even asked the question. Contact: www.steel-eye.com 28 FEBRUARY 2022

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THROUGH ROBUST AND EFFECTIVE

Record Keeping Supervisory Oversight Intelligent Insights Gain Insights Reduce Costs Comply Smarter WANT TO KNOW MORE?

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SIGTECH:

BEST QUANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION

BIN REN

FOUNDER & CEO

We’re thrilled to have been named the Best Quant Technology Solution in 2022. As the industry leader, SigTech empowers hedge fund managers by accelerating the data-driven investment process from research to live trading. Our cloud-hosted platform integrates a robust backtesting engine with clean, validated data across asset classes and eliminates the expensive upfront costs of infrastructure build-out. 2021 was an exciting year for us. We now serve clients in 12 countries with a combined AUM of over USD5 trillion. Our rapid growth is due to a relentless focus on creating an extraordinary customer experience, the increased adoption of systematic strategies, and more hedge funds embracing cloud services. We’ll continue to innovate in 2022 and better serve our clients and partners.

COMPANY INFO

SigTech offers quant technologies for global investors and data owners. Cloud-hosted and Pythonbased, SigTech accelerates the data-driven investment process, from research to live trading. The platform integrates an industry leading backtesting engine with clean, validated data across asset classes. SigTech eliminates the expensive upfront costs of infrastructure build-out, giving clients an edge in alpha generation from day one. The SigTech platform was originally built over eight years ago to manage systematic investments at Brevan Howard, which remains a SigTech client today. After the spinoff into an independent company in early 2019, the team has grown substantially and established SigTech as the leading provider of quant technologies. Contact: www.sigtech.com

30 FEBRUARY 2022

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OPUS FUND SERVICES: BEST ADMINISTRATOR START-UP & EMERGING FUNDS

CHRISTIAN POLLARD REGIONAL CEO (IRELAND)

This is a great achievement for the Opus team! We are very proud to have won “Best Administrator - Start-up & Emerging Funds” at the Hedgeweek European Awards 2022. We are celebrating our first win in Europe and would like to thank our clients and industry partners for trusting us and voting for us. Opus has enjoyed a period of strong growth through deploying its well proven US offering, renowned for its pioneering technology and industry leading client service to the European market. We couldn’t be more honoured to see our efforts recognized by Hedgeweek. We are looking forward to another successful and exciting year in Europe.

COMPANY INFO

Established in 2006, Opus Fund Services is an award-winning, independent, and privately owned global fund administrator providing automated, integrated middle and back-office administration services to investment funds and asset managers. Through the proprietary Symphony platform Opus provides unparalleled real time transparency and operational control to a fund’s stakeholders. Opus’ systems are agnostic to a funds strategy, domicile or AUM and provide a cost-effective institutional technology solution to managers of all sizes. Opus is consistently benchmarked at the very top of the industry by global asset managers and the platform is supported by a dedicated team of industry veterans from offices in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Ireland, Canada, the Philippines, and Mauritius. Opus Fund Services (IRE-Admin) Ltd. is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Opus Fund Services (Bermuda) Ltd. is regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority under the Investment Funds Act 2006. Contact: www.opusfundservices.com 32 FEBRUARY 2022

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