Custody Risk European Awards 2015 winners announced

The winners of the Custody Risk European Awards 2015 were unveiled at an awards ceremony in central London on November 12.

Senior industry representatives and guests gathered at Le Meridien Piccadilly in London to celebrate a year of achievement in securities services. There was a large number of entries, giving our experienced panel of judges some difficult decisions.

Here are the winners:

European Custodian of the Year

Finalists:
BNP Paribas Securities Services
BNY Mellon
HSBC Securities Services
Societe Generale Securities Services
Winner: HSBC Securities Services

Asset Manager Custodian of the Year

Finalists:
BNP Paribas Securities Services
HSBC Securities Services
RBC Investor & Treasury Services
Winner: HSBC Securities Services

Pension Fund Custodian of the Year

Finalists:
BNP Paribas Securities Services
HSBC Securities Services
KAS BANK N.V.
Northern Trust
Winner: Northern Trust
Highly commended: KAS BANK N.V.

Insurance Custodian of the Year

Finalists:
BNP Paribas Securities Services
HSBC Securities Services
Winner: BNP Paribas Securities Services

Custodian of the year: Germany

Finalists:
BNY Mellon
HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt
Winner: BNY Mellon
Highly commended: HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt

Custodian of the Year: Benelux

Finalists:
BNY Mellon
KAS BANK N.V.
Societe Generale Securities Services
Winner: KAS BANK N.V.

Custodian of the Year: Channel Islands

Finalists:
RBC, Channel Islands
Deutsche Bank
Winner: Deutsche Bank

Custodian of the Year: Nordics

Finalists:
Nordea Bank
SEB
Winner: Nordea Bank

Custodian of the year: France

Finalists:
CACEIS
Societe Generale Securities Services
Winner: Societe Generale Securities Services

Custodian of the Year: Italy

Finalists:
CACEIS
Societe Generale Securities Services
Winner: Societe Generale Securities Services

Custodian of the Year: UK and Ireland

Finalists:
HSBC Securities Services
Northern Trust
Winner: HSBC Securities Services

UCITS Fund Administrator of the Year

Finalists:
HSBC Securities Services
RBC Investor & Treasury Services
Winner: RBC Investor & Treasury Services

Fund-of-Fund Administrator of the Year

Finalists:
BNP Paribas Securities Services
State Street
Winner: BNP Paribas Securities Services
Highly commended: State Street

Hedge Fund Administrator of the Year

Finalists:
State Street
HSBC Securities Services
Winner: HSBC Securities Services

Private Equity/Real Estate Fund Administrator of the Year

Finalists:
Augentius
Bedell Fund Services
RBC Investor & Treasury Services
Societe Generale Securities Services
State Street
Winner: RBC Investor & Treasury Services
Highly commended: Bedell Fund Services

European Fund Administrator of the Year

Finalists:
Bedell Fund Services
HSBC Securities Services
Societe Generale Securities Services
State Street
Winner: HSBC Securities Services
Highly commended: Bedell Fund Services

Most Innovative European Project

Finalists:
Allocated Bullion Solutions
BNY Mellon
HSBC Securities Services
JWG
KAS BANK
Winner: HSBC Securities Services

European Transfer Agent of the Year

Finalists:
RBC Investor & Treasury Services
Societe Generale Securities Services
State Street / International Financial Data Services
Winner: International Financial Data Services / State Street

Collateral Services Provider of the Year

Finalists:
BNY Mellon
CloudMargin
Winner: CloudMargin

Transition Management Provider of the Year

Finalists:
Citigroup Global Markets
State Street
Winner: State Street

Post Trade Technology Vendor of the Year

Finalists:
Multifonds
SS&C GlobeOp
Torstone Technology
Winner: Multifonds

Asset Servicing Technology Vendor of the Year

Finalists:
Calastone
Multifonds
SS&C Technologies
Winner: Calastone

Securities Lender of the Year

Finalists:
BNY Mellon
Northern Trust
State Street
Winner: State Street

Clearing Provider of the Year

Finalists:
BNY Mellon/Pershing
Citi
Commerzbank
Winner: BNY Mellon/Pershing

Outstanding Contribution to the Industry

Geoff Harries, SS&C Technologies