PP Investment Awards 2018 - Shortlists published

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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 fifth 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 both 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 are now being asked to complete a questionnaire to demonstrate how they differentiate themselves from their peers ­and detail the product and client service innovations they have made over the 12 months to 30 June 2018.

To access the questionaire, please visit:  http://www.investmentawards.co.uk/static/enter-now

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 presented at an awards lunch to be held on Friday 23 November at London's Royal Garden Hotel.

Further information about the awards can be found here: www.investmentawards.co.uk.

The shortlist:

ARBS (Absolute Return Bond Strategy) Manager of the Year

BlackRock

PGIM Fixed Income

PIMCO

 

Emerging Market Debt Manager of the Year

Ashmore

Colchester Global Investors

Investec Asset Management

PGIM Fixed Income

 

Emerging Market Equity Manager of the Year

American Century

Candriam Investors

UBS Asset Management

 

ESG Equity Manager of the Year

Impax Asset Management

Ownership Capital

Rockefeller Capital Management

 

Factor Investing Manager of the Year

AQR

Invesco

Wells Capital Management (Analytic Investors)

 

Fund of Hedge Fund Manager of the Year

BlackRock

Blackstone

Grosvenor

Lighthouse

 

Global Equity Manager of the Year

Baillie Gifford

GQG

Investec Asset Management

Lindsell Train

T. Rowe Price

 

Global Fixed Income Manager of the Year

Loomis Sayles

PGIM Fixed Income

PIMCO

Western Asset Management

 

Hedge Fund Manager of the Year

Caius Capital

Egerton Capital

Marshall Wace

Selwood Asset Management

 

Impact Equity Manager of the Year

Impax Asset Management

Nordea Asset Management

Wellington Management

 

Index Manager of the Year

BlackRock

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)

UBS Asset Management

 

Long Income Property Manager of the Year

Aviva Investors

CBRE Global Investors

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)

M&G Real Estate 

 

Multi Asset / Sector Credit Manager of the Year

Bain Capital

Barings

BlueBay Asset Management

CQS

 

Multi Asset Manager of the Year

Baillie Gifford

Barings

Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Schroders

 

Pan-European Property Manager of the Year

AXA Real Estate Investment Managers

CBRE Global Investors

LaSalle Investment Management

 

Private Equity Manager of the Year

Bridgepoint (Bridgepoint Europe VI)

Epiris (Epiris Fund II)

The Jordan Company (The Resolute Fund IV)

 

Quant Hedge Fund Manager of the Year

Global Statistical Arbitrage (GSA)

Informed Portfolio Management (IPM)

Man AHL

Winton

 

UK and European Opportunistic Property Manager of the Year

Aermont Capital

Clearbell Capital

Revcap

Tristan Capital

 

UK and European CRE Debt Manager of the Year

DRC Capital

GAM

GreenOak Real Estate

ICG-Longbow

LaSalle Investment Management

 

UK Core Property Manager of the Year

AEW

CBRE Global Investors

Hermes Investment Management

Schroders

 

UK Equity Manager of the Year

Baillie Gifford

J O Hambro Capital Management

Lindsell Train

River and Mercantile

 

UK Fixed Income Manager of the Year

Insight Investment

M&G Investments

PIMCO

Royal London Asset Management (RLAM)

 

UK LDI Manager of the Year

BlackRock

BMO Global Asset Management

Insight Investment

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)

Schroders

 

Unlisted Infrastructure Manager of the Year

Antin Infrastructure Partners

Basalt Infrastructure Partners

DIF

EQT Partners

Meridiam

 

DC Categories

Target Date Fund Manager of the Year

AllianceBernstein

BlackRock

NEST

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)

 

DC Investment Innovation of the Year

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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