WatersTechnology Asia Awards 2022: All the Winners and Why They Won
Here are the 30 vendor and end-user category winners of this year's WatersTechnology Asia Awards.
The video clip above features the 30 end-user and technology and data vendor category winners of the 3rd annual WatersTechnology Asia Awards. This year’s winners include Standard Chartered, DBS Bank and FWD Group, all of which won multiple categories in the end-user section, while LIST and SmartStream each won two categories in the vendor section.
Vendor Categories
- Best Front-Office Platform – Charles River
- Best Middle-Office Platform – LIST, an ION company
- Best Back-Office Platform – Torstone Technology
- Best AI-Based Solution – LIST, an ION company
- Best Front-to-Back-Office Integration Initiative – Cassini Systems
- Best KYC/AML Service – SIX
- Best Market Surveillance Tool – Eventus
- Best Execution Management System – Quod Financial
- Best Order Management System – SS&C Eze
- Best Reconciliation Platform – SmartStream
- Best Reference Data Service – SmartStream
- Best Alternative Data Provider – FactSet
- Best ESG Data Provider – Moody’s
- Best Analytics Solution – Numerix
- Best Market Data Provider – 360T
- Best Managed Data Service Provider – State Street’s Alpha Data Service
- Best Regulatory Reporting Initiative – Kaizen Reporting
- Best Risk Management Solution – Qontigo
- Best TCA Solution – Tradeweb
- Best Trading Network – Broadridge Trading and Connectivity Solutions
- Best Enterprise Data Management Provider – S&P Global Market Intelligence
End-User Categories
- Best Client Communication Initiative – DBS Bank
- Best Cloud Migration Project – FWD Group
- Best IT Initiative – Standard Chartered
- Best Analytics Initiative – DBS Bank
- Best Risk Management Initiative – Standard Chartered
- Best IT Team – Standard Chartered
- Best Alternative Data Initiative – FWD Group
- Best AI Initiative – Standard Chartered
- Best Data Management Initiative – DBS Bank
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