Celent’s annual awards recognize financial institutions that exemplify best practices in the use of technology and celebrates technological excellence within the financial services industry. For firms in the capital markets industry, the Buy Side award recognizes best practices of technology usage in the portfolio management and trade execution life cycle within the management of institutionally held assets. The sell side award recognizes best practices of technology usage in areas critical to success across sell side institutions including Investment Banks and other Institutional Brokers
This is Celent's definitive guide to fielding a competitive nomination. We want to offer tips on how to win a Model Buy Side and Sell Side award, provide transparency into what Celent is looking for when judging the nominations, and incorporate lessons from past submissions.
Visit https://www.celent.com/en/awards and submit your initiatives by completing the nomination form before January 30th, 2026. Full details are available online, including an extensive FAQ section.
The winners will be notified in March and announced publicly during our virtual Innovation & Insight Day event on June 11th, 2026.
