Key Takeaways
- • Brown Brothers Harriman won European Transfer Agent of the Year, with CACEIS highly commended, at the Funds Europe Awards 2026 held at the Hilton Bankside in London on 12 November.
- • Amundi took the top prize in the €1 trillion-plus global AUM asset management category, and CEO Valérie Baudson was named European Personality of the Year.
- • Northern Trust won two awards, European Custody & Asset Services Provider of the Year and European Thought Leadership of the Year for its Making Scope 3 Work initiative with Northern Trust Asset Management.
- • WisdomTree's Europe Defence UCITS ETF (WDEF) was named European Fund Launch of the Year, with VanEck's Quantum Computing UCITS ETF highly commended.
- • Winners were selected by an independent panel of over 40 judges across 30 awards spanning asset management, fund services, technology and digital assets.
Summary
The Funds Europe Awards 2026, in their 22nd year, were presented at the Hilton Bankside in London on the evening of 12 November. According to Funds Europe, the awards recognise excellence among fund providers and the service providers that support the European investment industry, with winners chosen by an independent panel of more than 40 judges. The ceremony featured 30 awards spanning asset management, fund services, technology, digital assets and individual achievement.
In fund services, Brown Brothers Harriman was named European Transfer Agent of the Year, with CACEIS highly commended. BNP Paribas won European Custodian of the Year, Northern Trust took European Custody & Asset Services Provider of the Year, and Aztec Group won European Fund Administration & Asset Services Provider of the Year. IQ-EQ was named European Private Markets Administrator of the Year, while ONE Group Solutions won European Third-Party Management Company of the Year, with Waystone highly commended. Komainu was recognised as European Digital Custodian.
The FundsTech and digital asset categories also produced multiple winners. Canoe Intelligence took both European FundsTech Digital Innovation & Disruptor of the Year and the Back Office provider award. Jacobi won Front Office, Xceptor won Middle Office with Titanbay highly commended, and FINBOURNE Technology won Data & Data Management. In digital assets, Apex Group won the fund administrator and back office solution award with CACEIS highly commended, and Taurus SA won Digital Assets Institutional Infrastructure Provider of the Year.
Among asset managers, Amundi was named European Asset Management Firm of the Year in the €1 trillion-plus global AUM category, Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management won the €100bn-€1trn category, and VanEck won the up-to-€100 billion category. Nedgroup Investments won Equities Fund Manager of the Year and Marsham Investment Management won Fixed Income Fund Manager of the Year, with Royal London Asset Management highly commended. Mirova won the Private Markets Manager for Institutional Clients award, and Edmond de Rothschild and Trajan Capital were named Most Innovative Private Markets Firm, with Muzinich & Co highly commended. J.P. Morgan Asset Management won Active ETF Provider of the Year and Eurizon Capital SGR won Passive ETF Provider of the Year. BNP Paribas Asset Management was named European Responsible Investment Manager of the Year.
Individual awards went to Joachim Klement of Panmure Liberum (European Investment Personality of the Year), Andrew Balls of PIMCO (European CIO of the Year), and Valérie Baudson, CEO of Amundi (European Personality of the Year). Bloomberg Index Services was named European Index Provider of the Year. The organisers say a full report will appear in an upcoming edition of Funds Europe magazine.
In fund services, Brown Brothers Harriman was named European Transfer Agent of the Year, with CACEIS highly commended. BNP Paribas won European Custodian of the Year, Northern Trust took European Custody & Asset Services Provider of the Year, and Aztec Group won European Fund Administration & Asset Services Provider of the Year. IQ-EQ was named European Private Markets Administrator of the Year, while ONE Group Solutions won European Third-Party Management Company of the Year, with Waystone highly commended. Komainu was recognised as European Digital Custodian.
The FundsTech and digital asset categories also produced multiple winners. Canoe Intelligence took both European FundsTech Digital Innovation & Disruptor of the Year and the Back Office provider award. Jacobi won Front Office, Xceptor won Middle Office with Titanbay highly commended, and FINBOURNE Technology won Data & Data Management. In digital assets, Apex Group won the fund administrator and back office solution award with CACEIS highly commended, and Taurus SA won Digital Assets Institutional Infrastructure Provider of the Year.
Among asset managers, Amundi was named European Asset Management Firm of the Year in the €1 trillion-plus global AUM category, Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management won the €100bn-€1trn category, and VanEck won the up-to-€100 billion category. Nedgroup Investments won Equities Fund Manager of the Year and Marsham Investment Management won Fixed Income Fund Manager of the Year, with Royal London Asset Management highly commended. Mirova won the Private Markets Manager for Institutional Clients award, and Edmond de Rothschild and Trajan Capital were named Most Innovative Private Markets Firm, with Muzinich & Co highly commended. J.P. Morgan Asset Management won Active ETF Provider of the Year and Eurizon Capital SGR won Passive ETF Provider of the Year. BNP Paribas Asset Management was named European Responsible Investment Manager of the Year.
Individual awards went to Joachim Klement of Panmure Liberum (European Investment Personality of the Year), Andrew Balls of PIMCO (European CIO of the Year), and Valérie Baudson, CEO of Amundi (European Personality of the Year). Bloomberg Index Services was named European Index Provider of the Year. The organisers say a full report will appear in an upcoming edition of Funds Europe magazine.
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