Hedgwatch industry intelligence
A curated directory of current award programs, nomination opportunities and selected rankings across investment management, financial technology, risk and institutional finance.
Current opportunities
Programs below were officially described as open on the research date. They are ordered by the stated submission deadline.
InsuranceAsia News
An Asia-Pacific program covering insurers, reinsurers, brokers, technology providers and professional services. Relevant categories include digital insurance, ESG, risk management, investment operations and institutional service providers.
Central Banking
Recognizes central banks, official institutions and service providers across reserves, risk, financial infrastructure, technology, asset management, payments, advisory services and operational transformation.
WatersTechnology
Recognizes data, technology and third-party solutions serving institutional buy-side and sell-side firms, including asset managers, investment banks, trading organizations and capital-markets operations.
With Intelligence
A US private-wealth program for investment managers, family-office providers, advisers, custodians, technology firms and other professional service providers across more than 40 categories.
The Asset
Open to financial institutions and technology providers delivering digital financial services and infrastructure across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, including institutional, digital-asset and technology-project categories.
Singapore Business Review
A cross-industry Singapore technology program with financial-sector categories including fintech and banking. Entries cover implemented products, systems and technology initiatives serving customers or internal operations.
Singapore Business Review
Recognizes initiatives by Singapore-headquartered organizations across industry categories that include banking and financial services. The organizer permits up to three separate entries per company.
Recent intelligence
Recent Asia-focused results and professional rankings are summarized without reproducing complete winner lists or paywalled tables.
With Intelligence
Recognized APAC hedge funds across strategy, scale and long-term performance categories at the Conrad Hong Kong.
Methodology: Most categories combine absolute returns and Sharpe ratios; specified long-term categories add allocator-panel assessment.
Official results and programBroadridge / reported by Funds Europe
Assessed asset managers across client service, communication, ESG, innovation, ETF use, private markets and regional distribution.
Methodology: Analysis of approximately 800 third-party fund-selector interviews conducted during the 12 months to June 2026.
View published resultsThe Asset
Recognized private banking, wealth management, index, investment-solution and insurance organizations at an Asia-focused awards dinner on 4 September 2026.
Scope: Private capital, wealth stewardship, investment products and related client solutions.
View official event highlightsGlobal Custodian
Recognized APAC securities-services providers across custody, fund administration, technology, infrastructure, digital assets, risk and operational innovation.
Methodology: Survey-linked awards were combined with Editors’ Choice, innovation and individual categories.
View official resultsAsianInvestor
Covered Asian fund houses, asset classes, asset servicing, markets, sustainable investing, individual leadership and marquee institutional categories.
Methodology: Editorial and judging-panel review of submissions, strategy context, performance outcomes and qualitative factors.
View final official announcementPrivate Equity International
Ranks major institutional private-equity investors by the fair value of their private-equity allocations, with Singapore institutions prominent in the published results.
Methodology: Allocation value measured at 31 December 2025 to provide a common comparison date.
View official ranking overviewComplete curated directory
Filter the 31 unique verified items by normalized category, status and primary geographic market.
InsuranceAsia News
A 46-category APAC program for insurers, reinsurers, brokers and service providers, including digital, ESG, risk, institutional service and technology categories. Entry is free.
Official programCentral Banking
For central banks, official institutions and partners across reserves, risk, infrastructure, technology, payments, asset management and financial services. Winners are scheduled for publication in March 2027.
Official programWatersTechnology
Free-to-enter awards for data, technology and services used by institutional financial firms on the buy side and sell side.
Official awards calendarWith Intelligence
Recognizes US private-wealth managers and service providers across investment, technology, custody, client service, family-office and operational categories.
Official programThe Asset
Covers financial institutions and technology firms providing digital experiences, digital-asset services and technology projects across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
Official programSingapore Business Review
Includes fintech and banking technology categories for implemented products and operational solutions. Submission is free; selected winners must obtain a winner package to attend and promote the result.
Official programSingapore Business Review
A Singapore corporate initiative program with banking and financial-services categories. Nomination is free; selected winners are offered commercial winner packages.
Official programGlobal Finance
Global Finance will recognize its 2026 Digital Bank, AI in Finance and Innovators honorees at Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Round I corporate and institutional digital-bank winners were announced on 14 August 2026.
Official announcementThe Asset
The Country, Market and Region program combines The Asset’s country and sustainable-capital-markets awards. Its published invitation date falls after this directory’s research date, so it is not described as currently open.
Official awards overviewFunds Europe
Entries are closed. The pan-European program covers asset managers, ETFs, private markets, responsible investment, fund technology, administrators, custody, transfer agency, digital assets and index services.
Official category overviewGlobal Custodian
A New York securities-services program recognizing providers assessed through administration and prime-brokerage surveys alongside Editors’ Choice categories for deals, projects, partnerships and technology.
Official events pageMonetary Authority of Singapore and Singapore FinTech Association
Eight winners will be selected across emerging fintech, financial inclusion, regulatory technology, sustainable innovation, artificial intelligence and individual mentorship categories during Singapore FinTech Festival 2026.
Official awards pageMonetary Authority of Singapore and Global Finance & Technology Network
Applications are closed. Selected fintech startups address corporate problem statements, complete a structured program and pitch at Singapore FinTech Festival. Three winners are scheduled to receive S$80,000 each.
Official programWatersTechnology
Entries are closed. The awards cover technologies, market data and third-party services used by asset managers, hedge funds, institutional investors and other buy-side firms.
Official awards calendarWatersTechnology
Entries are closed. The program assesses technology and service providers supporting investment banks, brokers, market makers and other sell-side capital-markets firms.
Official programWith Intelligence
APAC hedge funds were assessed across strategy and scale categories. Verified methodology: quantitative screening using absolute returns and Sharpe ratios, with allocator judging for specified long-term categories.
Official results and programThe Asset
Recognized private banking, wealth management, index, investment-product and insurance organizations. The official highlights confirm that industry participants gathered on 4 September 2026.
Official event highlightsEuromoney
Regional results cover banking, investment banking, digital banking, sustainable finance, securities services, corporate banking and country-level awards, including Singapore and Hong Kong.
Official resultsGlobal Custodian
Recognized APAC custody, fund administration, market infrastructure, technology, digital-asset and operational-innovation providers. The awards combined survey-derived categories with editorial and innovation selections.
Official resultsAsianInvestor
The final marquee announcement concluded a multi-stage release covering asset classes, markets, asset servicing, sustainable investing, leadership and Asian fund houses.
Official final announcementFinanceAsia
Assessed banks, brokers, investment banks, securities-service providers and other institutions in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam for work completed during 2025.
Official resultsCentral Banking
Recognized central banks, reserve and risk managers, financial-infrastructure initiatives, asset managers, financial institutions, regtech and technology providers. Winners were selected by the editorial team and advisory board.
Official winners announcementAsia Asset Management
Published performance, country, regional, institutional, private-market, custody, infrastructure, ESG and asset-management award results across Asia-Pacific.
Official winners pageRisk.net
Covered derivatives, risk transfer, clearing, trading and market-risk capabilities. Risk.net’s editorial team selected winners following pitches, meetings, due diligence and client references.
Official resultsRegulation Asia
Recognized financial institutions, technology providers, legal and consulting firms, and individuals contributing to compliance, risk management, market structure and regulatory innovation in Asia.
Official resultsBroadridge / Funds Europe
Summarizes top providers and fastest risers in client service, marketing, ESG, innovation, ETF use, private-equity and private-debt distribution. Based on about 800 fund-selector interviews covering ten markets.
Published resultsPrivate Equity International
Ranks institutional investors by the fair value of private-equity allocations. The 2026 edition uses a common measurement date of 31 December 2025.
Official ranking overviewInfrastructure Investor
Assesses the largest institutional infrastructure investors and their allocations. The underlying 2025 measurement uses information as of 31 December 2025.
Official ranking overviewWatersTechnology
Reader-voted results across trading services, trading tools, data, risk, compliance, back office, infrastructure and connectivity. The publisher states that the poll is not intended as a market-share measure and removes invalid voting patterns.
Official ranking pagePrivate Equity International
Ranks private-equity firms by third-party capital raised for direct-investment funds closed between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2025, including qualifying capital in market at the end of the counting period.
Official ranking overviewFunds Europe
A global ranking of asset-management groups by assets under management, accompanied by regional analysis and a published “Trillion Euro Club” of the largest firms.
Official editorial overviewAwards, surveys, polls and professional rankings measure different things and should not be treated as interchangeable assessments.
This information is provided for general informational purposes. Deadlines, criteria, fees and program dates may change, and readers must verify all details with the organizer. Hedgwatch does not administer these programs. Inclusion is not endorsement. Rankings reflect their publishers’ methodologies and do not constitute investment advice. Past awards or rankings do not guarantee future performance.