The Champions: All the Award Winners from 2013

2013 has seen much change. How firms are employing new business technologies and trading technologies are drastically changing the areas that firms have to target with their IT budgets. Furthermore, mergers, spinoffs and startups have painted a new picture in the vendor landscape.

Yet even with this evolution, if you look at this year's list of award winners from across WatersTechnology's five brands, you will notice that while there are some exciting new entrants into the winners' circle, many of the major stalwarts have kept a steady hand on the wheel, navigating this new marketplace.

Here are your winners for 2013:

American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs)
Announced: Dec. 12

Best Global Deployment: Instinet
Best Risk Management Initiative: International Securities Exchange
Best Analytics Initiative: Credit Suisse
Best Reporting Initiative: Blackstone
Best Cross-Asset Trading Initiative: JPMorgan
Best Data Management Initiative: Citi
Best Cloud Initiative: NYSE Euronext
Best Infrastructure Initiative: Bank of America
Most Cutting-Edge IT Initiative: Blackstone
Best OTC Trading Initiative: State Street Corp.
Best IT Integration Initiative: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Best Mobile-Strategy Initiative: Morgan Stanley
Best Compliance Initiative: ConvergEx Group
Best Technology Executive, Buy Side: Tom Miglis, Citadel LLC
Best Technology Executive, Sell Side: Edwin Marcial, IntercontinentalExchange
Best IT Team: BNY Mellon

The Buy-Side Technology Awards
Announced: Nov, 1

Best Buy-Side OMS: Eze Software Group
Best Buy-Side EMS: Eze Software Group
Best Buy-Side Risk/Portfolio Analytics Product: LCH.Clearnet
Best Buy-Side Performance Measurement and Attribution Product: BI-SAM
Best Buy-Side Algorithmic/DMA Product or Service: Deltix
Best Buy-Side Commodities Trading Platform/Service: Misys
Best Buy-Side Pricing/Valuation Service: Markit
Best Buy-Side Data Management Product: Markit
Best Data Provider to the Buy Side: Rimes Technologies
Best Buy-Side Integrated Front-Office Platform: Bloomberg
Best Buy-Side Portfolio Accounting Platform: SimCorp
Best Buy-Side Client Reporting Platform: Equipos
Best Broker-Supplied Tool/Technology: Barclays
Best Buy-Side Compliance Product: Linedata
Best Buy-Side Execution Venue: Liquidnet
Best Fund Administrator: SEI
Best Buy-Side Newcomer (Vendor or Product): DealVector
Best Product Implementation at a Buy-Side Firm: Vermilion Software
Best Buy-Side Risk Management Initiative Over the Last 12 months: LCH.Clearnet
Best Buy-Side CRM Product/Service: Digiterre
Best Buy-Side CEP Product/Service: OneMarketData
Best Buy-Side Reconciliation Platform/Service: SmartStream Technologies
Best Outsourcing Provider to the Buy Side: SS&C GlobeOp
Best Cloud Provider to the Buy Side: Microsoft
Best Big Data Technology Provider to the Buy Side: Datawatch Corporation
Best TCA Provider to the Buy Side: ITG
Best Buy-Side Product for 2013: LCH.Clearnet
Best Overall Buy-Side Technology Provider for 2013: Eagle Investment Systems

Waters Rankings
Announced: July 19

Best Full-Service Brokerage: JPMorgan
Best Agency Brokerage: ITG
Best Crossing Network Provider: NYSE Euronext
Best Sell-Side Clearing Provider: Goldman Sachs
Best Exceptions and Reconciliation Management Provider: Omgeo
Best Sell-Side Order Management System (OMS) Provider: Bloomberg
Best Buy-Side Order Management System (OMS) Provider: Eze Software Group
Best Portfolio Management System Provider: Bloomberg
Best Execution Management System (EMS) Provider: Eze Software Group
Best Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Systems Provider: Markit Enterprise Data Management
Best Reference Data Provider: Thomson Reuters
Best Corporate Actions Solution Provider: Markit Corporate Actions
Best Low-Latency Data Feed Provider: Thomson Reuters
Best Complex Event Processing (CEP) Solution Provider: Tibco StreamBase
Best Big Data Technology Provider: IBM Platform Computing
Best AML Compliance Solution Provider: SAS
Best Counterparty Risk Management Provider: Calypso
Best Market Risk Solution Provider: SunGard
Best Credit Risk Solution Provider: Numerix
Best Risk Analytics Provider: Numerix
Best Market Surveillance Provider: Nasdaq OMX
Best Trading Floor Communication System Provider: IPC Systems
Best Data Center Provider: Equinix
Best Network Provider: IPC Systems
Best Mobile Solutions Provider: Morningstar
Best Cloud-based Services Provider: BT

Inside Reference Data Awards
Announced: May 22

Best Reference Data Provider: Thomson Reuters
Best Enterprise Data Management Vendor: GoldenSource
Best Evaluated Prices Service Provider: Markit
Best Counterparty Data Provider: Avox, a DTCC Company
Best Corporate Actions Data Provider: SIX Financial Information
Best Corporate Actions Vendor: SmartStream
Best Reference Data Integration Vendor: Bloomberg PolarLake
Best Managed Service for Reference Data: Broadridge
Best Corporate Actions Data Initiative (Vendor): SWIFT and DTCC
Best Enterprise Data Management Initiative (Vendor): S&P Capital IQ
Best Reference Data Initiative (Vendor): Markit
Best Enterprise Data Management Initiative (User): HSBC & GoldenSource
Best Reference Data Initiative (User): Swedbank & Bloomberg PolarLake

Inside Market Data Awards
Announced: May 22

Best Data Provider (Vendor): Bloomberg
Best Data Provider (Exchange): CME Group
Best Data Provider (Broker): Tullett Prebon Information
Best Data Provider for Equities: Bloomberg
Best Data Provider for Derivatives: SuperDerivatives
Best Data Provider for Fixed Income: Bloomberg
Best Data Provider for Foreign Exchange: Thomson Reuters
Best News Provider: Bloomberg
Best Research Provider: Thomson Reuters
Best Analytics Provider: S&P Capital IQ Compustat
Best Low Latency Data/Technology Vendor: Thomson Reuters
Best Data Networking and Infrastructure Provider: BT Global Financial Services
Best Supporting Services Provider: Jordan & Jordan
Best New Data Product: SuperDerivatives
Acquisition of the Year: S&P Capital IQ
Contract Win of the Year: NYSE Technologies
Market Data Executive of the Year (User): Steve Listhaus
Best Real-Time Market Data Initiative (Vendor): SuperDerivatives
Most Innovative Market Data Project (Vendor): Social Market Analytics

Sell-Side Technology Awards
Announced: April 24

Best Sell-Side Front-Office Execution Platform: Bloomberg SSEOMS
Best Sell-Side Automated Trading Platform: FlexTrade
Best Sell-Side Market Risk Product: LCH.Clearnet
Best Sell-Side Credit Risk Product: Numerix
Best Infrastructure Provider to the Sell Side: IBM
Best Cloud Provider to the Sell Side: BT Group (BT Radianz Cloud)
Best Big Data Technology Provider to the Sell Side: OneMarketData
Best Sell-Side Data Management Product: Markit EDM
Best Data Provider to the Sell Side: ACTIV Financial
Best Sell-Side Complex-Event Processing (CEP) Technology: Progress Apama
Best Sell-Side Trading Communication System: Orange Business Services ─ Trading Solutions
Best Sell-Side Mobile Initiative: Pershing
Best Sell-Side Trading Network: IPC
Best Sell-Side Low-Latency Network: Anova Technologies
Best Data Center Provider to the Sell Side: NYSE Technologies
Best Outsourcing Provider to the Sell Side: Sentronex
Best Sell-Side Reconciliation Platform: SmartStream
Best Sell-Side Compliance Product: Dealogic
Best Sell-Side Market Surveillance Product: SunGard Protegent
Best Sell-Side Web-Based Development Environment: smartTrade
Best Implementation at a Sell-Side Firm: Caplin Systems
Best Sell-Side Newcomer (Vendor or Product): Torstone Technology
Best Overall Sell-Side Product of the Year: Numerix
Best Sell-Side Technology Provider of the Year: SunGard