Global Custodian announces survey awards shortlists for Industry Leaders New York 2025

This year’s survey awards categories cover Prime Brokerage along with Hedge Fund, Private Equity and Exchange-Traded Fund Administration honours.

By Jon Watkins

Global Custodian is pleased to announce the first set of shortlists for its annual Industry Leaders Awards to be held in New York at Chelsea Piers on 20 November.  

The evening recognises outstanding performers from our Prime Brokerage, Hedge Fund Administration, Private Equity Administration and Exchange-Traded Fund Administration surveys.    

In addition to the survey award shortlists, our Editors’ Choice shortlists and Americas Custody Awards will be released in the coming weeks. There is still time to submit nominations for Editors’ Choice consideration, as well as for our Innovation Awards via this link. 

A handful of firms have dominated this year’s shortlist with BNY and its subsidiaries –including CIBC and Pershing – appearing in 15 categories combined, while Ultimus has been nominated 11 times.   

Trident Trust, Precision Fund Services and Opus Fund Services are nominated for seven and featuring in six categories are Clear Street and JonesTrading. 

RBC Investor Services, State Street, Lazarus Capital Partners are shortlisted in five categories and SS&C, Artex Fund Services, CSC and U.S. Bank feature in four. 

There are also multiple nominations for JP Morgan, Citco and Morgan Stanley. 

Should you wish to attend the awards, please contact daljit.sokhi@globalcustodian.com. For survey related awards questions contact lottie.sweeney@globalcustodian.com and for Editors’ Choice, or any editorial-related queries, contact jon.watkins@globalcustodian.com.    

ETF ADMINISTRATION 

Overall Winner 

  • BNY
  • RBC Investor Services 
  • State Street 
  • Ultimus Fund Solutions 

Large Clients 

  • BNY 
  • JP Morgan 
  • State Street 
  • Ultimus Fund Solutions 

Client Service 

  • BNY 
  • RBC Investor Services 
  • U.S. Bank 
  • Ultimus Fund Solutions 

ETF Basket Services 

  • BNY 
  • RBC Investor Services 
  • State Street 
  • Ultimus Fund Solutions 

Reporting to Institutional Investors 

  • BNY 
  • HSBC 
  • U.S. Bank 
  • Ultimus Fund Solutions 

Technology 

  • BNY 
  • CIBC Mellon 
  • RBC Investor Services 
  • Ultimus Fund Solutions 

ETF Servicing Model 

  • CIBC Mellon 
  • RBC Investor Services 
  • State Street 
  • Ultimus Fund Solutions 


PRIME BROKERAGE 

Overall 

  • BNY Pershing
  • Clear Street 
  • JonesTrading 
  • Lazarus Capital Partners 

Overall Mid-Sized Clients ($1bn-$10bn) 

  • ABN Amro 
  • BMO Capital Partners 
  • BNY Pershing
  • CIBC Capital Markets 

Overall Large Clients ($10bn+) 

  • CIBC Capital Markets 
  • JP Morgan 
  • Morgan Stanley 
  • State Street 

Consulting 

  • Clear Street 
  • JonesTrading 
  • Lazarus Capital Partners 
  • Marex 

Technology  

  • CIBC Capital Markets 
  • Clear Street 
  • JonesTrading 
  • Lazarus Capital Partners 

Financing 

  • Clear Street 
  • JonesTrading 
  • Lazarus Capital Partners 
  • TD Securities 

Cap Intro 

  • CIBC Capital Markets 
  • Clear Street 
  • JonesTrading 
  • Lazarus Capital Partners 

Client Service 

  • CIBC Capital Markets 
  • Clear Street 
  • JonesTrading 
  • TD Securities 


PRIVATE EQUITY FUND ADMINISTRATION

Overall 

  • Artex Fund Services 
  • SS&C 
  • Trident Trust 
  • Ultimus LeverPoint 

Client Service and Relationship Management 

  • Artex Fund Services 
  • SS&C 
  • Trident Trust 
  • Ultimus LeverPoint 

Fund Accounting 

  • Artex Fund Services 
  • SS&C 
  • Trident Trust 
  • Ultimus LeverPoint 

Technology 

  • 4Pines 
  • Artex Fund Services 
  • SS&C 
  • Ultimus LeverPoint 


HEDGE FUND ADMINISTRATION

Overall 

  • Citco 
  • Opus Fund Services 
  • Precision Fund Services 
  • Trident Trust 

Client Service 

  • CSC 
  • Opus Fund Services 
  • Precision Fund Services 
  • Trident Trust 

Relationship Management 

  • CSC 
  • Opus Fund Services 
  • Precision Fund Services 
  • U.S. Bank  

Fund Accounting 

  • CSC 
  • Citco 
  • Opus Fund Services 
  • Precision Fund Services 

Investor Services 

  • Opus Fund Services 
  • Precision Fund Services 
  • Trident Trust 
  • U.S. Bank 

Operations 

  • CSC 
  • Opus Fund Services 
  • Precision Fund Services 
  • Trident Trust 

Technology 

  • Citco 
  • Morgan Stanley 
  • Opus Fund Services 
  • Precision Fund Services 

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