Winners have been announced at the Funds Europe Awards 2026, which took place at Hilton Bankside in London on the evening of 12 November.
Now in its 22nd year, the annual awards recognise excellence among fund providers and the service providers that support the European investment industry, with winners selected by an independent panel of over 40 judges. This year’s ceremony featured 30 awards spanning asset management, fund services, technology, digital assets and individual achievement.
The winners are:
European Transfer Agent of the Year
Winner – Brown Brothers Harriman
Highly Commended – CACEIS
European Custodian of the Year
Winner – BNP Paribas
European Digital Custodian
Winner – Komainu
European Private Markets Administrator of the Year
Winner – IQ-EQ
European Third-Party Management Company of the Year
Winner – ONE Group Solutions
Highly Commended – Waystone
European Custody & Asset Services Provider of the Year
Winner – Northern Trust
European Fund Administration & Asset Services Provider of the Year
Winner – Aztec Group
European Thought Leadership of the Year
Winner – Northern Trust Asset Management, Making Scope 3 Work
European Fund Launch of the Year
Winner – WisdomTree, Europe Defence UCITS ETF (WDEF)
Highly Commended – VanEck, Quantum Computing UCITS ETF
*European FundsTech Digital Innovation & Disruptor of the Year
Winner – Canoe Intelligence
European FundsTech Provider of the Year: Front Office
Winner – Jacobi
European FundsTech Provider of the Year: Middle Office
Winner – Xceptor
Highly Commended – Titanbay
European FundsTech Provider of the Year: Back Office
Winner – Canoe Intelligence
European FundsTech Provider of the Year: Data & Data Management
Winner – FINBOURNE Technology
Digital Assets Fund Administrator / Back Office Solution of the Year
Winner – Apex Group
Highly Commended – CACEIS
Digital Assets Institutional Infrastructure Provider of the Year
Winner – Taurus SA
European Index Provider of the Year
Winner – Bloomberg Index Services
Equities Fund Manager of the Year
Winner – Nedgroup Investments
Private Markets Manager for Institutional Clients, sponsored by Arendt Investor Services
Winner – Mirova
Fixed Income Fund Manager of the Year
Winner – Marsham Investment Management
Highly Commended – Royal London Asset Management
Most Innovative Private Markets Firm
Winner – Edmond de Rothschild, Trajan Capital
Highly Commended – Muzinich & Co
European ETF Provider of the Year: Active ETF
Winner – J.P. Morgan Asset Management
European ETF Provider of the Year: Passive ETF
Winner – Eurizon Capital SGR
Highly Commended – BNP Paribas Asset Management
European Responsible Investment Manager of the Year
Winner – BNP Paribas Asset Management
European Asset Management Firm of the Year (up to €100 billion AUM), sponsored by Calastone
Winner – VanEck
European Asset Management Firm of the Year (between €100bn-€1trn global AUM), sponsored by ZILO
Winner – Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management
European Asset Management Firm of the Year (€1 trillion+ global AUM)
Winner – Amundi
European Investment Personality of the Year
Winner – Joachim Klement, Investment Strategist, Panmure Liberum
European CIO of the Year
Winner – Andrew Balls, CIO Global Fixed Income, PIMCO
European Personality of the Year
Winner – Valérie Baudson, CEO, Amundi
Congratulations to all of this year’s Winners, Highly Commended firms and shortlisted entrants.
A full report on the Funds Europe Awards 2026 will be included in an upcoming edition of Funds Europe magazine.