Securities Finance Times hosts 2nd annual Industry Excellence Awards
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Securities Finance Times hosts 2nd annual Industry Excellence Awards 07 July 2023UK Reporter: Jamie Richards
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Securities Finance Times hosted its second annual Industry Excellence Awards on 6 July 2023 at London’s Plaisterers Hall.
Returning host Neil Griffiths welcomed rising stars and lifetime achievers alike, presenting 26 awards to the estimable winners chosen by an independent panel of industry experts.
The Awards are dedicated to supporting and recognising talented and dedicated firms, individuals and departments across the industry.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognised Carol Kemm, consultant director of Trading Apps, for her nearly 40-year-long career and the incredible legacy of her Global One software system, which is still in common use.
Guests also congratulated Travis Whitmore, senior quantitative researcher and head of securities finance research at State Street Associates, on his Rising Star of the Year win, which recognised his excellence in communication and applying theory to real-world situations.
EquiLend won its fourth award of the night with Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year Award making it this year’s most prolific winner; the London firm also took home Americas Data Provider of the Year, Global Data Provider of the Year and Post Trade Technology Provider of the Year.
Darren Crowther, head of securities finance services at Broadridge, was awarded Industry Inspiration for his work to implement and promote the use of financial technologies in the securities finance and asset management industries over the past 20 years.
The night also featured some exciting new awards; for the first time, the ceremony recognised excellence in the field of repo, with Global Repo Team of the Year going to Natixis.
Other winners included Citi and Sharegain, joint recipients of Best Partnership of the Year, MUFG Securities EMEA, winners of ESG Initiative of the Year, and J.P Morgan, which took home Global Lender of the Year, Client Services Team of the Year, and Collateral Solution of the Year.
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