2008:
RD:IR 2008 Global Custody Awards
22 April 2008The results of the 2008 RD:IR Global Custody Awards, for best practice among global custodians and fund management compliance teams, were announced on Thursday 17th April at a social evening in London's West End.
Richard Davies, Managing Director of RD:IR, said, ''We held the first RD:IR Global Custody Awards four years ago. The original intention was to host a fun evening to thank the friends and colleagues we speak to on daily basis to identify the beneficial owners on the share registers of issuer companies. However, the Awards also recognise the importance of transparent share registers in an ever more complex share ownership environment. The importance of this information to listed companies cannot be over-emphasised and is critical to their investor communications strategies''.
The winning companies in 2008 are
CUSTODIANS
Best use of technology
Winner: Transact Nominees Limited
Highly commended: Goldman Sachs & Co
Fastest turnaround of a s793 notice
Winner: Roy Nominees Ltd
Highly commended: Credit Suisse Client Nominees Ltd
Custodian of the year
Winner: Nortrust Nominees Limited
Highly commended: State Street Nominees Ltd
RD:IR Excellence Award
Winner: Vidacos Nominees Limited
Highly commended: Bank of New York Nominees Limited
COMPLIANCE TEAMS
Best use of technology
Winner: Newton Investment Management Limited
Highly commended: New Star Asset Management Limited
Fastest turnaround of a s793 notice
Winner: Hermes Pensions Management Ltd
Highly commended: River & Mercantile
Compliance team of the year
Winner: Blackrock Investment Management (UK) Ltd
Highly commended: Fidelity Investment Services Limited
RD:IR Excellence Award
Winner: Schroder Investment Management Ltd
Highly commended: Henderson Global Investors Limited
Photographs of the evening can be viewed through this link.
