Victory Lap: Winners of the BST and SST Awards in 2016

A total of 60 awards were handed out to technology providers.

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Waters recognizes the best platforms and services for the buy side and the sell side each year and 2016 saw strong contenders. This year also marked the 10th anniversary of the Buy-Side Technology Awards. 

In 2016, Waters handed out 60 awards. The Buy-Side Technology Awards added two new categories: Best Market Surveillance Tool/Platform and Best Distributed Ledger Technology Project, acknowledging the increasing importance of market surveillance and emerging technologies like blockchain to the industry.

Here are the winners for both the Buy-Side Technology and Sell-Side Technology Awards for 2016: 

Buy-Side Technology Awards
Handed out on November 7

Best broker-supplied tool/technology ─ UBS Delta
Best buy-side algorithmic/DMA product or service ─ FlexTrade
Best buy-side client reporting platform ─ Vermilion Software
Best buy-side collateral management tool ─ CloudMargin
Best buy-side commodities trading platform ─ Rival Systems
Best buy-side compliance product ─ Fidessa
Best buy-side CRM (customer relationship management) platform ─ Satuit Technologies
Best buy-side cyber-security platform/tool ─ eSentire
Best buy-side data management product ─ IHS Markit
Best buy-side EMS ─ REDIPlus
Best buy-side execution venue ─ Liquidnet
Best buy-side market surveillance tool/platform ─ Nasdaq SMARTS
Best buy-side newcomer (vendor or product) ─ Commcise
Best buy-side OMS ─ IHS Markit
Best buy-side performance measurement and attribution product ─ BISAM
Best buy-side pricing/valuation service ─ Thomson Reuters
Best buy-side reconciliation platform/service ─ Electra Information Systems
Best buy-side risk management initiative over the last 12 months ─ BISAM
Best buy-side risk/portfolio analytics product ─ Axioma
Best cloud provider to the buy side ─ Eze Castle Integration
Best data analytics tool ─ S3 Partners
Best data provider to the buy side ─ RIMES Technologies
Best distributed-ledger technology project ─ Symbiont
Best fund administrator ─ SEI
Best IBOR platform/service ─ SimCorp
Best integrated front-office platform ─ Charles River Development
Best low-latency trading network ─ Ullink
Best outsourcing provider to the buy side ─ FIS Global
Best portfolio accounting platform ─ SS&C Advent
Best product implementation at a buy-side firm ─ RIMES Technologies
Best TCA provider to the buy side ─ Quantitative Brokers
Best use of the Agile methodology by a technology vendor ─ Confluence
Best buy-side product for 2016 ─ Commcise
Best overall technology provider for 2016 ─ UBS Delta

Sell-Side Awards
Announced April 21

Best Sell-Side Front-Office Execution Platform: Fidessa
Best Sell-Side Automated Trading Platform: Clearpool Group
Best Sell-Side Market Risk Product: MSCI
Best Sell-Side Credit Risk Product: Numerix
Best Infrastructure Provider to the Sell Side: CLS
Best Cloud Provider to the Sell Side: BT
Best Sell-Side Data Management Product: Markit
Best Data Provider to the Sell Side: Thomson Reuters
Best Sell-Side Trading Communication System: Cloud9 Technologies
Best Sell-Side Mobile Initiative: Morgan Stanley
Best Sell-Side Trading Network: BT
Best Outsourcing Provider to the Sell Side: Broadridge
Best Sell-Side Reconciliation Platform: SmartStream
Best Sell-Side Compliance Product: Fenergo
Best Sell-Side Market Surveillance Product: Nasdaq
Best Sell-Side Web-Based Development Environment: OpenFin
Best Implementation at a Sell-Side Firm: AxiomSL
Best Sell-Side Newcomer (Vendor or Product): AcadiaSoft
Best Sell-Side Analytics Product: OTAS Technologies
Best Smart Order Routing Product/Tool: Broadway Technology
Best Sell-Side OTC Trading Initiative: TradingScreen
Most Promising Sell-Side Start-Up: R3
Best Reporting Platform or Service for the Sell Side: Bloomberg
Best Swap Execution Facility (SEF): Tradeweb Markets
Best Overall Sell-Side Product of the Year: R3
Best Sell-Side Technology Provider of the Year: SmartStream and Numerix

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