Winners have been announced at the Funds Europe Awards 2025, which took place in London on the evening of 20 November – at the biggest ever iteration of the event, now in its 21st year.
Over 40 judges assisted in the process to select the winning entries, along with those recognised with special commendations.
The winners are:
European Transfer Agent of the Year
Winner – Northern Trust
European Custodian of the Year
Winner – BNP Paribas – Securities Services
European Private Markets Administrator of the Year
Winner – Aztec Group
European Third-Party Management Company of the Year
Winner – Waystone
Special Commendation – Carne Group
European Fund Administrator of the Year
Winner – Northern Trust
European Thought Leadership of the Year
Winner – Omphalos Fund
European Fund Launch of the Year
Winner – Fair Oaks Capital
Digital Asset Custodian of the Year
Winner – Crypto Finance Group
European FundsTech Provider of the Year: Core Operations & Infrastructure
Winner – Sonata One
European FundsTech Provider of the Year: Investor Engagement & Digital Innovation
Winner – tumelo and Legal & General
Special Commendation – Allfunds Blockchain with AllianceBernstein
Fund Administrator / Back-Office Solution of the Year (Digital Assets)
Winner – Apex Group Ltd
Institutional Digital Asset Infrastructure Provider of the Year
Winner – Northern Trust
Equities Fund Manager of the Year
Winner – J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Private Markets Manager for Institutional Clients
Winner – Mirova
Fixed Income Fund Manager of the Year
Winner – Carmignac
Special Commendation – Royal London Asset Management
Most Innovative Private Markets Firm
Winner – Lendable Capital
European ETF Provider of the Year: Active ETF
Winner – J.P. Morgan Asset Management
European ETF Provider of the Year: Passive ETF
Winner – HANetf
European Responsible Investment Manager of the Year
Winner – Storebrand Asset Management UK
Special Commendation – Osmosis Investment Management
European Asset Management Firm of the Year (€1 trillion+ global AUM) sponsored by Fitz Partners Ltd
Winner – J.P. Morgan Asset Management
European Asset Management Firm of the Year (between €100bn-€1trn global AUM) sponsored by Societe Generale Securities Services – SGSS
Winner – Eurizon
European Asset Management Firm of the Year (up to €100 billion AUM) sponsored by Calastone
Winner – Muzinich & Co
European Investment Personality of the Year – Manooj Mistry COO, HANetf.
European CIO of the Year – Guy Davies, CIO, Fundamental Active Equities, BNP Paribas Asset Management
European Personality of the Year – Pat Lardner, Chief Executive, Irish Funds
A full report on the Awards will be included in the next edition of the Funds Europe magazine.
