IMD & IRD Awards 2026: All the winners

Below are the category winners of the Inside Market Data & Inside Reference Data Awards 2026.

Bloomberg, LSEG, S&P Global Market Intelligence, and Exegy won two categories each in this year’s awards. Click on the links in the winners’ names for information about why they won their respective categories.

• Best AI/machine learning data initiative – FactSet
• Best alternative data initiative – S&P Global Market Intelligence
• Best alternative data provider/vendor – Spatial Risk Systems
• Best cloud-based data provider – LSEG
• Best corporate actions data initiative – S&P Global Market Intelligence
• Best corporate actions data provider – SIX
• Best data analytics initiative – RBC Capital Markets
• Best data analytics provider/vendor – Bloomberg
• Best data feed management solution – BIQH
• Best data governance solution – PostSig
• Best enterprise data management initiative – FINBOURNE Technology
• Best enterprise data management provider/vendor – Rimes
• Best ESG data initiative – Bloomberg
• Best ESG data provider/vendor – OpenCorporates
• Best evaluated pricing service provider/vendor – Infront
• Best low-latency data or technology provider/vendor – Exegy
• Best market data managed service – BCCG
• Best market data newcomer (vendor or product) – Octaura
• Best market data provider (broker) – Fenics Market Data
• Best market data provider (vendor) – LSEG
• Best private markets data provider – MSCI
• Best real-time market data initiative – Exegy
• Best reference data initiative – New Change FX
• Best reference data integration vendor – Gresham
• Best reference data managed service – SmartStream
• Best reference data provider – Exchange Data International
• Best regulatory reporting solution/initiative – Qomply
• Best research provider/vendor – Orbit
• Best risk data aggregation initiative – RQD* Clearing
• Most innovative market data project/initiative – firmfact
• Most innovative regulatory solution/initiative – Opensee