Waters Rankings 2014 ─ All the Winners
Over the course of a month, end users making up a large swath of the capital markets cast thousands of votes for their favorite technology providers across 30 categories. Below is a list of this year's winners and the categories they emerged top in.
We would like to thank our readers for sharing their expertise in determining this year's winners, as well as everyone who attended the event.
The August issue of Waters will feature write-ups of the winners, explaining their strengths in the categories they won. To view last year's winners, please click here.
TRADING
Best Broker-Dealer
UBS
Best Agency Brokerage
Instinet
Best Crossing Network Provider
Instinet
Best Sell-Side Clearing Provider
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Best Reconciliation Management Provider
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Best Algorithmic Trading Provider
Instinet
TRADING TOOLS
Best Sell-Side Order Management System (OMS) Provider
Bloomberg (Q&A)
Best Buy-Side Order Management System (OMS) Provider
Eze Software Group
Best Portfolio Management System Provider
Bloomberg (Q&A)
Best Execution Management System (EMS) Provider
Eze Software Group
Best Performance Measurement and Attribution System Provider
ConvergEx Group
Best Transaction-Cost Analysis (TCA) System Provider
ITG
DATA MANAGEMENT
Best Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Systems Provider
Bloomberg PolarLake (Q&A)
Best Reference Data Provider
Thomson Reuters
Best Corporate Actions Solution Provider
Thomson Reuters
Best Low-Latency Data Feed Provider
Thomson Reuters
Best Complex Event Processing (CEP) Solution Provider
Software AG
Best Data Analytics Provider
S&P Capital IQ
COMPLIANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT AND THE BACK OFFICE
Best AML Compliance Solution Provider
NICE Actimize
Best Market Risk Solution Provider
SunGard
Best Credit Risk Solution Provider
Numerix
Best Market Surveillance Provider
Nasdaq OMX
Best Reporting System Provider
Eze Software Group
Best Accounting System Provider
Multifonds (Video) (Q&A)
INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY
Best Trading Floor Communication System Provider
IPC Systems (Video) (Q&A)
Best Data Center Provider
Equinix
Best Network Provider
SunGard
Best Mobile Solutions Provider
Morningstar
Best Cloud-Based Services Provider
Eze Castle Integration
Best Cloud Infrastructure Provider
BT
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