PP Investment Awards 2018 - The winners
Here they are… The winners of the Professional Pensions Investment Awards 2018.
The winners of this year's awards - which celebrate excellence among the asset managers who serve UK occupational pension schemes - were announced at a lunchtime reception last Friday by leading comedian, writer and radio presenter Matt Forde
The PP Investment Awards process is unique within the industry - with the shortlist being drawn up in association with Aon, highlighting those asset managers who have demonstrated excellent performance and relative growth in assets under management over the 12 months to 30 June 2018 as well as strong performance over the past three years.
Shortlisted entrants were then asked to complete a questionnaire detailing how they differentiate themselves from their peers - detailing the product and client service innovations they made over the 12 months to 30 June 2018.
The winners in each category were decided by a distinguished panel of industry judges (see below).
The winners and finalists for the 2018 awards are as follows:
ARBS (Absolute Return Bond Strategy) Manager of the Year
Winner:
BlackRock
Highly Commended:
PGIM Fixed Income
Finalists:
BlackRock
PGIM Fixed Income
PIMCO
Emerging Market Debt Manager of the Year
Winner:
Investec Asset Management
Finalists:
Ashmore
Colchester Global Investors
Investec Asset Management
PGIM Fixed Income
Emerging Market Equity Manager of the Year
Winner:
UBS Asset Management
Finalists:
American Century
Candriam Investors
UBS Asset Management
ESG Equity Manager of the Year
Winner:
Impax Asset Management
Finalists:
Impax Asset Management
Ownership Capital
Rockefeller Capital Management
Factor Investing Manager of the Year
Winner:
AQR
Finalists:
AQR
Invesco
Wells Capital Management (Analytic Investors)
Fund of Hedge Fund Manager of the Year
Winner:
BlackRock
Finalists:
BlackRock
Blackstone
Grosvenor
Lighthouse
Global Equity Manager of the Year
Winner:
Baillie Gifford
Finalists:
Baillie Gifford
GQG
Investec Asset Management
Lindsell Train
T. Rowe Price
Global Fixed Income Manager of the Year
Winner:
PGIM Fixed Income
Finalists:
Loomis Sayles
PGIM Fixed Income
PIMCO
Western Asset Management
Impact Equity Manager of the Year
Winner:
Wellington Management
Highly Commended:
Impax Asset Management
Finalists:
Impax Asset Management
Nordea Asset Management
Wellington Management
Index Manager of the Year
Winner:
Legal & General Investment Management
Finalists:
BlackRock
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)
UBS Asset Management
Long Income Property Manager of the Year
Winner:
Legal & General Investment Management
Finalists:
Aviva Investors
CBRE Global Investors
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)
M&G Real Estate
Multi Asset / Sector Credit Manager of the Year
Winner:
BlueBay Asset Management
Finalists:
Bain Capital
Barings
BlueBay Asset Management
CQS
Multi Asset Manager of the Year
Winner:
Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Finalists:
Baillie Gifford
Barings
Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Schroders
Pan-European Property Manager of the Year
Winner:
LaSalle Investment Management
Finalists:
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers
CBRE Global Investors
LaSalle Investment Management
Quant Hedge Fund Manager of the Year
Winner:
Man AHL
Finalists:
Global Statistical Arbitrage (GSA)
Informed Portfolio Management (IPM)
Man AHL
Winton
UK and European Opportunistic Property Manager of the Year
Winner:
Tristan Capital
Finalists:
Aermont Capital
Clearbell Capital
Revcap
Tristan Capital
UK and European CRE Debt Manager of the Year
Winner:
DRC Capital
Finalists:
DRC Capital
GAM
GreenOak Real Estate
ICG-Longbow
LaSalle Investment Management
UK Core Property Manager of the Year
Winner:
Hermes Investment Management
Finalists:
AEW
CBRE Global Investors
Hermes Investment Management
Schroders
UK Equity Manager of the Year
Winner:
Lindsell Train
Finalists:
Baillie Gifford
J O Hambro Capital Management
Lindsell Train
River and Mercantile
UK Fixed Income Manager of the Year
Winner:
Insight Investment
Finalists:
Insight Investment
M&G Investments
PIMCO
Royal London Asset Management (RLAM)
UK LDI Manager of the Year
Winner:
BMO Global Asset Management
Finalists:
BlackRock
BMO Global Asset Management
Insight Investment
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)
Schroders
Unlisted Infrastructure Manager of the Year
Winner:
EQT Partners
Finalists:
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Basalt Infrastructure Partners
DIF
EQT Partners
Meridiam
DC Categories
Target Date Fund Manager of the Year
Winner:
NEST
Finalists:
AllianceBernstein
BlackRock
NEST
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)
DC Investment Innovation of the Year
Winner:
State Street Global Advisors
Finalists:
BlackRock - shortlisted for its work on active fixed income
Cohen & Steers - shortlisted for its real assets fund
Fulcrum Asset Management - shortlisted for its work on diversified alternatives
Schroders - shortlisted for its active multi-factor strategies
State Street Global Advisors - shortlisted for its work on ESG
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