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
