The 22nd annual Funds Europe Awards ceremony returns on 12th November 2026 at the London Hilton Bankside to celebrate the best and the brightest from the pan-European cross border funds industry.
Included this year is the European FundsTech Digital Innovation & Disruptor of the Year as part of the suite of fundstech awards up for grabs.
The criteria for this award include providing evidence of being able to “solve a problem, increase efficiencies, or transform a business. This could be in TYPICALLY ANY ONE AREA, such as DLT and tokenisation, in applying facets of AI, in bringing something to the industry that helps manage new and evolving regulatory pressures. Achievements should be identified, including:
- Commercial viability
- Efficiency gains/impact
- Risk management and compliance
- Evidence of how industry participants are taking to the idea
This year’s awards are grouped across 10 sections recognising key people in the industry, products and services, including recognition of front, middle and back office fundstech, data & data management, innovation & disruption, and index providers.
These Awards are fully independently judged by experts in the industry, who will come together for two days in the autumn to consider entries across all categories, with the winners announced on the night of the Awards ceremony. With over 550 industry practitioners attending, this event is a key celebration of the European cross border funds industry.
To enter the Awards click here.
(Enter by 5 June 2026)
To book a table click here.
The full list of categories includes:
PERSONALITY AWARDS
* European Personality of the Year
* European CIO of the Year
* European Investment Personality of the Year
EUROPEAN ASSET MANAGER AWARDS
* European Asset Management Firm of the Year (€1 trillion+ global AUM)
* European Asset Management Firm of the Year (between €100bn-€trn global AUM)
* European Asset Management Firm of the Year – up to €100 billion
EUROPEAN ETF PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
* European ETF Provider of the Year: Active ETF
* European ETF Provider of the Year: Passive ETF
EUROPEAN RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT MANAGER OF THE YEAR
* European Responsible Investment Manager of the Year
ASSET CLASS AWARDS
* Funds Europe Equities Fund Manager of the Year
* Funds Europe Fixed Income Fund Manager of the Year
* Funds Europe Private Markets Manager for Institutional Clients
* Funds Europe Most Innovative Private Markets Firm
BUSINESS AWARDS
* European Fund Launch of the Year
* European Thought Leadership of the Year
FUNDSTECH AWARDS
* European FundsTech Provider of the Year: Front Office
* European FundsTech Provider of the Year: Middle Office
* European FundsTech Provider of the Year: Back Office
* European FundsTech Provider of the Year: Data & Data Management
* European FundsTech Digital Innovation & Disruptor of the Year
FUNDS EUROPE ASSET SERVICING AWARDS
* European Third-Party Management Company of the Year
* European Private Markets Administrator of the Year
* European Fund Administrator of the Year
* European Custodian of the Year
* European Digital Custodian of the Year
* European Transfer Agent of the Year
DIGITAL ASSETS AWARDS
* Digital Assets Fund Administrator / Back Office Solution of the Year
* Digital Assets Institutional Infrastructure Provider of the Year
INDEX SERVICES AWARD
* European Index Provider of the Year
Visit the Funds Europe Awards 2026 website here for further details.
