Global Custodian announces survey awards shortlists for Industry Leaders New York 2026

Global Custodian is pleased to reveal the first set of shortlists for its annual Industry Leaders Awards, to be held in New York at Chelsea Piers on 17 November. The evening recognises outstanding performers across Global Custodian’s ETF Administration, Prime Brokerage, Private Equity Fund Administration and Hedge Fund Administration surveys, with providers shortlisted across a range of service categories and client segments. Ultimus leads this year’s shortlists with 10 nominations across ETF Administration and Private Equity Fund Administration. RBC Investor Services and Mirae Asset Securities follow with six nominations each. CIBC, BNY Pershing, Marex, BNP Paribas, Citco and Trident Trust each feature in five categories, while Paralel and SS&C are shortlisted four times. State Street, JP Morgan and BBH each feature in three categories. In addition to the survey award shortlists, Global Custodian will announce its Editors’ Choice shortlist in the coming weeks. On the night, individual awards will also be presented to the newest entrants to our Hall of Fame, alongside the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award. Nominations also remain open for our Innovation Awards through this link here. ETF ADMINISTRATION Best Provider — Large Clients ($500bn+ AUM) - BNY - JP Morgan - State Street Best Provider — Mid-Tier Clients ($10bn–$500bn AUM) - BBH - CIBC Mellon - JP Morgan Best Provider — Small-Mid Clients ($1bn–$10bn AUM) - Paralel - RBC Investor Services - Ultimus As Voted for by ETF Sponsors - BBH - JP Morgan - RBC Investor Services Client Service - Paralel - RBC Investor Services - Ultimus Fund Accounting - RBC Investor Services - State Street - Ultimus Onboarding / Launch Support - BBH - RBC Investor Services - U.S. Bank ETF Basket Services - CIBC Mellon - Paralel - Ultimus Overall Average - Paralel - RBC Investor Services - Ultimus PRIME BROKERAGE Cap Intro - BNP Paribas - CIBC - Mirae Asset Securities Client Services - BNY Pershing - Marex - Mirae Asset Securities Technology - Interactive Brokers - Marex - Mirae Asset Securities Risk Management - BNY Pershing - CIBC - Mirae Asset Securities Financing - BNY Pershing - Marex - Mirae Asset Securities Large Clients — As Voted for by Large Clients (AUM $10bn+) - Morgan Stanley - State Street - TD Securities Mid-Sized Clients (AUM $1bn–$10bn) - CIBC - Marex - TD Securities Small-Mid Clients (AUM under $1bn) - BMO - BNY Pershing - Morgan Stanley Overall - BNY Pershing - Marex - Mirae Asset Securities PRIVATE EQUITY FUND ADMINISTRATION Overall - SS&C - Trident Trust - Ultimus Client Services - SS&C - Trident Trust - Ultimus Relationship Management - 4Pine Fund Services - Trident Trust - Ultimus Fund Accounting - Juniper Square - SS&C - Ultimus Technology - Juniper Square - SS&C - Ultimus HEDGE FUND ADMINISTRATION Overall - Citco - Opus Fund Services - Trident Trust Client Service - BNP Paribas - Opus Fund Services - Trident Trust Relationship Management - BNP Paribas - Citco - Opus Fund Services Fund Accounting - BNP Paribas - Citco - U.S. Bank Operations - Citco - Opus Fund Services - Trident Trust Reporting - BNP Paribas - Citco - Opus Fund Services