FTF News is pleased to announce that voting is now open for the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards 2014!

Nominations closed on March 28, 2014 and were then considered by the editorial panel before the short-list was finalized for voting. The editorial panel consists of Maureen Lowe, founder, president and publisher, FTF and FTF News; Eugene Grygo, chief content editor, FTF News; John P. Needham, principal, Needham Consulting; Jon Ambos, senior buy-side operations leader; David Easthope, vice president, market research, Celent and Chris Pickles, independent consultant.

Dates to Note

VOTING CLOSES: May 9, 2014
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: May 19, 2014
DATE OF AWARDS DINNER: Monday, June 16, 2014. Gala event will be held aboard the Hornblower Infinity yacht.

The Voting Process

• Voting will take place online April 17 - May 9, 2014.
• Individuals may NOT vote for their own company (this includes PR firms that represent nominees) or a ? subsidiary or parent company of the nominee. These votes will be automatically disqualified.
• Votes can be made by industry peers, clients and other relevant industry professionals. Please do not ask ? spouses, siblings, children, parents, grandparents, random friends or pets to participate in the voting process.
• Only votes from business e-mail addresses will be considered. Votes from personal e-mail addresses will not ? be counted.
• We highly encourage nominees to ask their clients to take part in the submission and voting processes.
• Winners will be announced on May 19, 2014.
• The awards ceremony will be held on June 16, 2014 aboard the Hornblower Infinity yacht from Pier 40, New York, NY.

Simple, right? We think so.

2014 Award Categories

• Best Buy-Side Operations Solution
• Best Clearing & Settlement Solution
• Best Client Reporting Solution
• Best Cloud Provider
• Best Collateral Management Solution
• Best Consultancy for Operations
• Best Corporate Actions Processing Solution
• Best Cutting-Edge Solution
• Best Derivatives Operations Solution
• Best Enterprise Data Management Solution
• Best Financial Crime-Fighting Solution
• Best FinTech Ops Start-up
  
• Best Middle-Office Solution
• Best Operational Data Provider
• Best Operational Risk Management Solution
• Best Outsourcing Provider
• Best Performance Measurement and Attribution System
• Best Pricing or Valuation Situation
• Best Reconciliation Solution
• Best Regulatory Compliance Solution for Operations
• Best Social Media and Compliance Solution
• Service Provider of the Year
• FinTech Person of the Year
• Ops Business Person of the Year
• The Editor's Choice Award for Operational Excellence