26 Degrees Named Best Prime Broker: Start-up & Emerging Funds
We are delighted to announce that 26 Degrees Global Markets has been named ‘Best Prime Broker: Start-up & Emerging Funds’ at the Hedgeweek European Awards 2026 ceremony, held at County Hall in London on 9 June 2026.
This marks the second consecutive year that 26 Degrees has received this recognition, highlighting our ongoing commitment to delivering institutional-grade prime brokerage solutions tailored to the needs of start-up and emerging hedge fund managers.
This year, 26 Degrees was also nominated for the following awards: ‘Prime Broker of the Year: Client Service’ and ‘Prime Broker of the Year: Overall’, reflecting the breadth of our offering and the strength of our client service model.
The award recognises firms that have demonstrated excellence in supporting the next generation of investment managers through innovative solutions, exceptional service, and a deep understanding of the challenges faced by growing hedge funds.
Supporting emerging managers in a more challenging market
The environment for emerging managers continues to grow more complex. Many large investment banks that once dominated prime brokerage are pulling back, driven by rising regulatory complexity and the pressures of servicing smaller clients. As a result, emerging funds can lack the market access, infrastructure, and institutional-grade support needed to scale.
At 26 Degrees, we believe emerging managers deserve access to the same institutional-quality infrastructure, expertise, and markets traditionally available to larger firms. Our model is built around providing flexible, relationship-led support that helps managers navigate the operational, trading, and fundraising challenges that come with building a successful investment business.
A full-service prime brokerage offering built for emerging managers
Over the past 12 months, we have continued to invest in and expand our multi-asset prime brokerage offering. A key milestone was the launch of Cash Equities, providing Direct Market Access to global equity exchanges across 21 countries. This complements our existing institutional-grade offering, delivering market access and execution across foreign exchange, precious metals, index, commodity, and synthetic equities & futures markets.
We have also continued to grow our Capital Introduction Program, particularly across Europe, where we focus on delivering targeted, mandate-led introductions between managers and allocators. Our approach prioritises quality over quantity, ensuring introductions are driven by strategy fit, timing, and investor objectives rather than broad-based distribution.
Together, these enhancements enable us to support managers throughout their lifecycle, from launch through to scale, across prime brokerage and capital introduction.
We would like to thank our clients, partners, and allocator network for their continued trust and support. We would also like to recognise our global team, whose dedication, expertise, and commitment to client service make achievements like this possible.
We look forward to building on this momentum in the years ahead.
If you’re a fund manager interested in our Prime Brokerage or Capital Introduction services, or an allocator looking to connect with emerging managers, explore our Prime Brokerage, Capital Introduction for Fund Managers, and Allocator pages, or get in contact with our team:
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