Markets Media Europe is delighted to present a preliminary list of finalists for the 2022 European Markets Choice Awards.
The Instinet Positive Change Awards will headline the EMCAs programme with outstanding contributions to the industry, and to society more broadly, recognising Sustainability; Diversity & Inclusion, and Market Visionary.
Last year saw the first European Markets Choice Awards, with a distinguished group of winners. This year we have over ninety finalists vying for thirty awards.
The 2022 European Markets Choice Awards will be held at Leicester Square’s new ‘Super Boutique’ Hotel, The Londoner on the evening of Tuesday, 5th July.
Keep an eye open for the categorised shortlist of finalists which will be published shortly.
Click here for more information about the EMCAs, including last year’s winners.
THE FINALISTS:
1. EUROPEAN CEO OF THE YEAR
Adam Toms, CEO Europe, OpenFin
Alasdair Haynes, CEO, Aquis Exchange PLC
Andrew Shepherd, CEO, Brooks Macdonald
Dr. Robert Barnes, Group Head of Securities Trading & CEO Turquoise, LSEG
Jos Dijsselhof, CEO SIX,
2. BEST LIQUIDITY PROVIDER (EQUITIES)
Citadel Securities
Exane
Flow Traders
JP Morgan
Liquidnet
3. BEST LIQUIDITY PROVIDER (FIXED INCOME)
Citadel Securities
Flow Traders
Jane Street
JP Morgan Chase
Liquidnet
Morgan Stanley
4. BEST FIXED INCOME ALPHA GENERATOR (BUY-SIDE)
Allianz Global Investors
Aviva
BNP Paribas Asset Management
M&G
Man Group
5. BEST EQUITY ALPHA GENERATOR (BUY-SIDE)
BNP Paribas Asset Management
GAM
Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM)
Man Group
Schroders
6. BEST BUY-SIDE EQUITIES TRADING DESK
Brewin Dolphin
Brooks Macdonald
GAM
JP Morgan AM
Schroders
7. BEST BUY-SIDE FIXED INCOME TRADING DESK
AXA IM
Invesco
Man Group
Pictet AM
Schroders
8. BEST SELL-SIDE EQUITIES TRADING DESK
Exane
Flow Traders
Liquidnet
Morgan Stanley
Peel Hunt
9. BEST SELL-SIDE FIXED INCOME TRADING DESK
Citadel Securities
Jane Street
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
Morgan Stanley
10. BEST MARKET STRUCTURE SUPPORT (SELL SIDE)
Barclays
Goldman Sachs
Instinet
Morgan Stanley
Rosenblatt Securities
Virtu
11. BEST CREDIT RATING INVESTMENT RESEARCH / DATA
Fitch
Jefferies
Morgan Stanley
S&P
Winterflood Securities
12. BEST ESG INVESTMENT RESEARCH / DATA
BNP Paribas
MSCI ESG Ratings
S&P Global ESG Score
Sustainalytics
Winterflood Securities
13. BEST QUANT INVESTMENT RESEARCH /DATA
big xyt
BMLL
IHS Markit / S&P Global
Winterflood Securities
14. BEST EQUITY E/OMS
Bloomberg
FlexTrade
Instinet
ION
15. BEST FIXED INCOME E/OMS
Broadway Technology
Flextrade
ION
smartTrade Technologies
TS Imagine
Wave Labs Limited
16. BEST TRADING ANALYTICS TOOL
BMLL
Coremont
Instinet Analytics
IPC’s Connexus Unigy
Lucera LUMEAlfa
Pico’s Corvil Analytics
smartTrade Analytics
Winterflood Securities
17. BEST TOOL FOR TRADING EFFICIENCY
Bloomberg
Finsemble
Glue42
IPC
Tradeweb Portfolio Trading
18. BEST TRADING COMMUNICATIONS TOOL
Bloomberg
Symphony
19. BEST MARKET DATA PROVIDER
Bloomberg
BMLL
LSEG’s Refinitiv
MTS Markets
20. BEST EQUITY RESEARCH PROVISION
BofA
Brewin Dolphin
Citi
Exane
Numis
21. BEST FIXED INCOME RESEARCH PROVIDER
Barclays
BofA
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan Chase
UBS
22. BEST MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATOR
ANNA Service Bureau (ASB)
Clearstream
Connexus Infrastructure Services
Euroclear
LCH Clearnet
23. BEST MARKET OPERATOR (OTC INSTRUMENTS)
Bloomberg
LMAX
MarketAxess
Tradeweb
24. BEST MARKET OPERATOR (LISTED SECURITIES)
Eurex
Euronext
LSEG (Refinitiv)
SIX Swiss Exchange
25. BEST USE OF AI/ML IN INVESTMENT/TRADING
Citadel Securities
Goldman Sachs
Man Group
Marshall Wace
Wave Labs Limited
26. BEST MARKET SURVEILLANCE / REGTECH PROVIDER
Aqubix Ltd – KYC Portal
Eventus
Fenergo
NICE Actimize
OneMarketData
27. MARKETS RECOGNITION AWARD (INDIVIDUAL)
Adam Toms, CEO Europe, OpenFin
Alasdair Haynes, CEO Aquis Exchange
Alison Hollingshead, formerly Chief of Staff, Trading Platform and Core Technology, Man Group.
Gregg Dalley, Head of Trading, Schroders
Dr. Robert Barnes, Group Head of Securities Trading & CEO Turquoise, LSEG
28. MARKETS RECOGNITION AWARD (COMPANY)
Barclays
Deutsche Bank
LSEG
Ninety One
Please note: the Markets Choice Awards shortlists are a snapshot of where we are in the evaluation process. The shortlist is not final, and not being listed does not preclude consideration for an award. We reserve the right to drop or modify some of the shortlist awards categories, which includes the option of including additional categories to the final MCA program not listed here.
