Here they are… The shortlists for this year's Professional Pensions Investment Awards.
The Professional Pensions Investment Awards celebrate excellence among the asset managers who serve UK occupational pension schemes.
The awards, now in their eighth year, recognise asset managers over a broad range of specialisms and shine the spotlight on those whose achievements may not always be recognised by the more general UK Pensions Awards.
The awards process is unique within the industry - with the shortlist being drawn up in association with Aon, one of the leading investment consultants in the market.
The shortlist is broadly based on performance over the 12 months to 30 June 2021 but also recognises the need for consistent performance. Entrants were therefore only shortlisted if they demonstrated both excellent performance over the 12 months to 30 June 2021 AND strong performance over a three-year time period.
Shortlisted entrants are now being asked to complete a questionnaire to demonstrate how they differentiate themselves from their peers in terms of innovation, client service, sustainability, diversity and inclusion.
To access the questionnaire, please visit: www.investmentawards.co.uk.
Once you register on this site, you will be sent a guidance pack to help you complete your entry.
For queries about the questionnaire and the next stage of the judging process, please contact awards co-ordinator Joshua Wrazen at [email protected].
For queries about the awards process, please contact Professional Pensions editor Jonathan Stapleton at [email protected].
The winners in each category will be decided by a distinguished panel of industry judges, which will be finalised over the coming weeks.
The awards will be announced at a presentation towards the end of the year.
Further information about the awards can be found here: www.investmentawards.co.uk.
The shortlists are as follows:
Alternative Risk Premia Manager of the Year
GAM Investments
Man Group
Systematica Investments
ARBS (Absolute Return Bond Strategy) Manager of the Year
BlackRock
BlueBay Asset Management
PIMCO
T. Rowe Price
UBP Asset Management
Emerging Market Equity Manager of the Year
Artisan Partners
Ashmore
Baillie Gifford
JP Morgan Asset Management
Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Equity Factor Index Provider of the Year
FTSE
MSCI
Research Affiliates (RAFI)
Scientific Beta
Global Equity Manager of the Year
Baillie Gifford
Baron Capital
Jennison Associates
Metropolis Capital
Sands Capital
T. Rowe Price
Global Fixed Income Manager of the Year
Aegon Asset Management
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Insight Investment
Robeco
Western Asset Management
Hedge Fund Manager of the Year
Caxton Associates
Islet Capital
Marshall Wace
Maverick Capital
Nut Tree Capital Mangagement
Liquid Securitised Manager of the Year
Aegon Asset Management
BNP Paribas Asset Management
Insight Investment
Janus Henderson Investors
TwentyFour Asset Management
Long Income Property Manager of the Year
Aberdeen Standard Investments (Standard Life Long Lease Property Fund)
Aviva Investors (Lime Property Fund)
Legal & General Investment Management (LPI Fund)
M&G Real Estate (Secured Property Income Fund)
Multi-Asset/Sector Credit Manager of the Year
Aberdeen Standard Investments
Brandywine Global Investment
JP Morgan Asset Management
Loomis Sayles
Muzinich & Co.
PIMCO
Multi-Asset Manager of the Year
AQR Capital Management
Amundi Asset Management
Man AHL
Newton Investment Management
Ruffer
Pan-European Core Property Manager of the Year
Barings (European Core Property Fund)
Blackstone Real Estate Partners (Core+)
LaSalle Investment Management (Encore+)
Prologis (European Logistics Fund)
Quant Hedge Fund Manager of the Year
CFM
Lynx Asset Management
Quantica Capital
Voloridge Investment Management
Sustainable Corporate Bond Manager of the Year
Aberdeen Standard Investments
J Safra Sarasin Asset Management
Liontrust Asset Management
Robeco
Sustainable Equity Manager of the Year
Baillie Gifford
Impax Asset Management
Liontrust Asset Management
Mirova
RBC Global Asset Management
Robeco
UK & European Opportunistic Property Manager of the Year
Ares (European Property Enhancement Partners III)
Barings (Real Estate European Value-Add II)
Blackstone Real Estate Partners (Europe VI)
EQT Exeter (Europe Logistics Value IV)
NREP (Nordic Strategies IV)
UK & European Commercial Real Estate Debt Manager of the Year
BentalGreenOak
LaSalle Investment Management
M&G Real Estate
PGIM Real Estate
UK Core Property Manager of the Year
AEW (UK Core Property Fund)
Fidelity (UK Real Estate Fund)
Mayfair Capital (Property Unit Trust)
Royal London Asset Management (UK Real Estate Fund)
UBS Asset Management (Triton Property Fund)
UK Equity Manager of the Year
Artemis Investment Management
Baillie Gifford
BlackRock
BMO Global Asset Management
Liontrust Asset Management
UK Fixed Income Manager of the Year
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Insight Investment
Legal & General Investment Management
M&G Investments
Royal London Asset Management
Schroders
UK LDI Manager of the Year
BlackRock
BMO Global Asset Management
Insight Investment
Legal & General Investment Management
Schroders
State Street Global Advisors
DC Categories
DC Investment Innovation of the Year
Cushon (Net-zero DC pensions)
Invesco (Global Real Estate Fund)
Natixis Investment Managers (MV Dual Credit Fund)
Tumelo (Pension power)
Target Date Fund Manager of the Year
Alliance Bernstein
Aon
Nest
State Street Global Advisors
