PP Investment Awards 2014 - The Winners

The awards were presented at a lunch event at London's Jumeirah Carlton Hotel on Friday 28th November by top comedienne Lucy Porter.

The PPIA awards process is unique within the industry - with the shortlist being drawn up in association with Aon Hewitt, one of the leading investment consultants in the market, highlighting those asset managers who have demonstrated both excellent performance and growth in assets under management.

Shortlisted entrants were then asked to complete a questionnaire detailing how they differentiated themselves from their peers - detailing the product and client service innovations had made over the 12 months to 30 June 2014.

The winners in each category were then decided by a distinguished panel of industry judges.

The winners are:

Rising Star of Asset Management Award

Winner: Coronation Fund Managers

Finalists:
Babson Capital Management
Coronation Fund Managers
ICG Longbow
Kiltearn Partners
Pemberton Capital Advisors
Sands Capital Management

Innovation of the Year Award

Winner: M&G Investments (for its alternative credit product)

Finalists:
AQR Capital Management
F&C Asset Management
GMO
Investec Asset Management
M&G Investments
TOBAM

ARBS (Absolute Return Bond Strategy) Manager of the Year

Winner: Kames Capital

Finalists:
GAM
Henderson Global Investors
Ignis Asset Management
Insight Investment
Kames Capital
PIMCO
Schroders
Wellington Management

Commodities Manager of the Year

Winner: Gresham Investment Management

Finalists:
Blackstone
CoreCommodity Management (formerly Jefferies Asset Management)
Gresham Investment Management

DGF (Diversified Growth Fund) Manager of the Year

Joint Winners:
GMO
Insight Investment

Finalists:
BlackRock
GMO
Insight Investment
Investec Asset Management
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Schroders

Economic Infrastructure Manager of the Year

Winner: Antin Infrastructure Partners

Finalists:
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Brookfield Asset Management
First Reserve
IFM Investors
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets

Emerging Market Equity Manager of the Year

Winner: Coronation Fund Managers

Finalists:
Coronation Fund Managers
First State Investments
Genesis Investment Management
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Neuberger Berman
Oaktree Capital Management

Emerging Market Debt Manager of the Year

Winner: GMO

Finalists:
GMO
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Investec Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
PIMCO
Pramerica Investment Management

European Fixed Income Manager of the Year

Winner: Insight Investment

Finalists:
BlueBay Asset Management
ING Investment Management
Insight Investment
Legal & General Investment Management
Pioneer Investments
Schroders

Fund of Hedge Fund Manager of the Year

Winner: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Finalists:
BlackRock
Blackstone
GCM Grosvenor
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
KKR Prisma
Mesirow Advanced Strategies

Global Equity Manager of the Year

Winner: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Finalists:
Baillie Gifford
Harris Associates
Lansdowne Partners
Longview Partners
MFS Investment Management
Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Sands Capital Management

Global Fixed Income Manager of the Year

Winner: Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Finalists:
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Franklin Templeton Investments
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
MFS Investment Management
PIMCO
Wellington Management

Hedge Fund Manager of the Year

Winner: Davidson Kempner Capital Management

Finalists:
Brevan Howard
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
Lansdowne Partners
Och-Ziff Capital Management
York Capital Management

Multi Asset / Sector Credit Manager of the Year

Joint Winners:
BlueBay Asset Management
Guggenheim Partners

Finalists:
Babson Capital Management
BlueBay Asset Management
Guggenheim Partners
M&G Investments
PIMCO

Pan-European Property Manager of the Year

Winner: Europa Capital

Finalists:
Blackstone
Europa Capital
Real Estate Venture Capital Management

Passive Manager of the Year

Winner: Legal & General Investment Management

Finalists:
BlackRock
Legal & General Investment Management
State Street Global Advisors

Quant Manager of the Year

Winner: BlackRock

Finalists:
AQR Capital Management
Arrowstreet Capital
BlackRock
Dimensional Fund Advisors

Real Estate Debt Manager of the Year

Winner: GreenOak Real Estate

Finalists:
DRC Capital
Europa Capital Mezzanine
GreenOak Real Estate
ICG Longbow

Sub-Investment Grade Manager of the Year

Winner: Kames Capital

Finalists:
Babson Capital Management
BlueBay Asset Management
Franklin Templeton Investments
Guggenheim Partners
Kames Capital
PIMCO
Sankaty Advisors

UK Equity Manager of the Year

Winner: Standard Life Investments

Finalists:
Jupiter Asset Management
Lindsell Train
Majedie Asset Management
Standard Life Investments
Threadneedle Investments

UK Fixed Income Manager of the Year

Winner: Royal London Asset Management

Finalists:
Insight Investment
M&G Investments
PIMCO
Royal London Asset Management
Standard Life Investments
Threadneedle Investments

UK Property Manager of the Year

Joint Winners:
Hermes Investment Management
Kames Capital

Finalists:
Hermes Investment Management
Kames Capital
LaSalle Investment Management
Lothbury Investment Management
Orchard Street Investment Management