PP Investment Awards 2025: Shortlists revealed!

The Professional Pensions Investment Awards celebrate excellence among the asset managers who serve UK occupational pension schemes.

The awards, now in their 12th 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, highlighting those asset managers who have demonstrated excellent performance.

The shortlist is broadly based on performance over the 12 months to 30 June 2025 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 2025 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

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 in London on 19 November.

For queries about the questionnaire and the next stage of the judging process, please contact awards co-ordinator Vania Dias.

For queries about the awards process, please contact PP editor Jonathan Stapleton.

To find out more about the awards, criteria and categories, visit the PP Investment Awards website.

The nominees are as follows:

Where specific strategies have been named as part of the shortlisting process, they are in brackets following the company name.

ARBS (Absolute Return Bond Strategy) Manager of the Year

• Insight Investment
• L&G Asset Management
• PIMCO
• Royal London Asset Management

Buy and Maintain Credit Manager of the Year

• Insight Investment
• L&G Asset Management
• Schroders

Emerging Market Equity Manager of the Year

• Cape Ann Asset Management (Global Developing Markets)
• North of South Capital (LO EM)
• Redwheel (Next Generation Emerging Markets)

Equity Multi Factor Solution Provider of the Year

• AQR Capital Management (Global Style Premia Long Only Equity)
• Invesco (Global Multi-Factor ESG)
• Lazard Asset Management (Global Equity Advantage)

Global Core Property Manager of the Year

• CBRE
• Townsend
• UBS

Global Equity Manager of the Year

• Arrowstreet Capital (Global Developed Equity)
• Lansdowne Partners (Developed LO)
• Metropolis Capital (Valuefund)

Global Fixed Income Manager of the Year

• Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Invesco
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• Neuberger Berman

Hedge Fund Manager of the Year

• GBK Capital Management (Master Fund)
• Graham Capital Management (Multi Alpha Opportunity Fund)
• Sculptor Capital Management (Master Fund)
• Wolverine Asset Management

Insurance Linked Securities Manager of the Year

• Leadenhall Asset Management (UCITS Cat Bond Fund)
• RenaissanceRe (Medici)
• Twelve Securis (Securis Catastrophe Bond Fund)

Liquid Securitised Manager of the Year

• Aegon Asset Management
• HSBC Asset Management
• M&G Investments
• TwentyFour Asset Management

Long Income Property Manager of the Year

• AXA IM Alts
• KFM
• M&G Real Estate

Multi Asset/Sector Credit Manager of the Year

• Alcentra
• CQS
• Intermediate Capital Group
• KKR

Pan-European Core Property Manager of the Year

• Barings
• CBRE Investment Management
• Hines
• M&G Real Estate

Quant Hedge Fund Manager of the Year

• Arrowstreet Capital (Brattle)
• Capital Fund Management (Stratus)
• GSA Capital (QMS)

Risk Parity Manager of the Year

• BlackRock (Market Advantage)
• Bridgewater Associates (All Weather)
• Neuberger Berman

Short Dated Credit Manager of the Year

• Aegon Asset Management
• AXA Investment Managers
• Royal London Asset Management

Sustainable Active Equity Manager

• Baillie Gifford (Positive Change)
• Mirova
• Schroders (Global Sustainable Value Equity)

Sustainable Corporate Bond Manager of the Year

• Aberdeen Investments
• BNP Paribas Asset Management
• PIMCO
• Wellington Management

UK Core Property Manager of the Year

• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• L&G Asset Management
• UBS Asset Management

UK & European Commercial Property Debt Manager of the Year

• BGO
• Cheyne
• Intermediate Capital Group
• KKR
• PGIM

UK & European Non-Core Property Manager of the Year

• EQT Exeter
• Henderson Park
• HighBrook Investors
• Patron Capital

UK Equity Manager of the Year

• Artemis Fund Managers (UK Select)
• BlackRock (Fundamental Equities UK Core Equity)
• Redwheel (UK Value and Income)

UK Fixed Income Manager of the Year

• HSBC Asset Management
• Insight Investment
• M&G Investments
• Royal London Asset Management

UK LDI Manager of the Year

• BlackRock
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Insight Investment
• L&G Asset Management
• Schroders

DC Categories

DC Investment Innovation of the Year

• Aviva Multi-Sector Private Debt LTAF
• AXA IM Equity Shield Funds
• AXA IM Short Dated Climate Transition Bond Fund
• Insight Responsible Horizons UK Corporate Bond Fund
• Invesco GDPF and Real Estate Capabilities
• Octopus Energy Generation - Octopus Energy Transition SCSp
• Octopus Energy Generation - Octopus Renewables Infrastructure SCSp (The Sky Fund)

Target Date Fund Manager of the Year

• Alliance Bernstein
• Aon
• BlackRock
• Fidelity
• State Street