Here they are. The shortlists for the Professional Pensions Investment Awards (PPIA) 2015.
The Professional Pensions Investment Awards celebrate excellence among the asset managers who serve UK occupational pension schemes.
PPIA has been launched to 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 Hewitt, one of the leading investment consultants in the market, highlighting those asset managers who have demonstrated both excellent performance and growth in assets under management over the 12 months to 30 June 2015 as well as strong performance over the past three years.
Shortlisted entrants will now be asked to complete a questionnaire detailing how they differentiate themselves from their peers - detailing the product and client service innovations they have made over the 12 months to 30 June 2015.
To find out more about the questionnaire or for queries about the awards process, please contact Professional Pensions editor-in-chief Jonathan Stapleton at: [email protected].
The winners in each category will be decided by a distinguished panel of industry judges. The judges for this year's awards are:
- Antony Barker, director of pensions at Santander
- Lennox Hartman, manager researcher, Aon Hewitt
- Mark Hedges, chief investment officer at the Nationwide Pension Fund
- Roger Mattingly, director and independent trustee at PAN Group
- Antony Miller, chief executive at 2020 Trustees
- Bill Newman, chairman of trustees at Airbus Group Pension Scheme
- Andrew Reid, managing director at Deutsche Bank and trustee director at the Abbey Life Staff Pension Scheme
- John Steel, former chief operating officer at Aerion Fund Management, the in-house investment arm of the National Grid UK Pension Scheme
- Martin Taylor, chairman of trustees at SITA DB Pension Scheme
The awards will be presented at a lunchtime reception on the afternoon of Friday 27 November at Jumeirah Carlton Tower, London.
For more information about the awards, visit: www.investmentawards.co.uk
The shortlist is:
ARBS (Absolute Return Bond Strategy) Manager of the Year
BlackRock
BlueBay Asset Management
Insight Investment
Kames Capital
Standard Life Investments
Emerging Market Debt Manager of the Year
Ashmore
GMO
Investec Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
Pramerica Investment Management
Emerging Market Equity Manager of the Year
Baron Capital Management
GMO
Harding Loevner
RBC Global Asset Management
Sands Capital Management
Unigestion
European Fixed Income Manager of the Year
BlueBay Asset Management
Fidelity Worldwide Investment
Insight Investment
Pioneer Investments
Fund of Hedge Fund Manager of the Year
BlackRock
Blackstone
Grosvenor Capital Management
KKR Prisma
Magnitude Capital
Mesirow Financial
Global Equity Manager of the Year
Ardevora Asset Management
Artisan Partners
Dodge & Cox
Fiera Capital
Hosking Partners
Kiltearn Partners
Global Fixed Income Manager of the Year
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Legal & General Investment Management
Payden & Rygel
Wellington Management
Hedge Fund Manager of the Year
Adelphi Capital
Alphadyne Asset Management
Brahman Partners
Stone Milliner Asset Management
York Capital Management
Index Manager of the Year
BlackRock
HSBC Global Asset Management
Legal & General Investment Management
State Street Global Advisors
UBS Global Asset Management
Vanguard Asset Management
Infrastructure Manager
DIF
iCON Infrastructure
IFM Investors
KKR
Long Income Property Manager of the Year
Aviva Investors
Legal & General Investment Management
M&G Real Estate
Pramerica Investment Management
Standard Life Investments
Multi Asset / Sector Credit Manager of the Year
Babson Capital Management
M&G Investments
Neuberger Berman
Oaktree Capital Management
Sankaty Advisors
Multi Asset Manager of the Year
Aviva Investors
Fulcrum Asset Management
Insight Investment
Invesco
Investec Asset Management
Legal & General Investment Management
Pan-European Property Manager of the Year
CBRE Global Investors
Invesco
Aviva Investors / LaSalle Investment Management
Private Equity Manager of the Year
Advent International
Coller Capital
Exponent Private Equity
TA Associates
Warburg Pincus
Quant Hedge Fund Manager of the Year
Capital Fund Management
ISAM
Lynx Asset Management
Winton Capital Management
Sub-Investment Grade Manager of the Year
Babson Capital Management
Credit Suisse Asset Management
Guggenheim Partners
Kames Capital
Sankaty Advisors
UK Core Property Manager of the Year
Columbia Threadneedle Investments
DTZ
Hermes Investment Management
LaSalle Investment Management
Lothbury Investment Management
Orchard Street Investment Management
UK Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Debt Manager of the Year
Europa Capital
GreenOak Real Estate
ICG Longbow
Renshaw Bay
UK Equity Manager of the Year
Heronbridge Investment Management
Jupiter Asset Management
Lindsell Train
Majedie Asset Management
Woodford Investment Management
UK Fixed Income Manager of the Year
PIMCO
Fidelity Worldwide Investment
Insight Investment
Royal London Asset Management
Western Asset Management
UK LDI Manager of the Year
BlackRock
BMO Global Asset Management
Insight Investment
Legal & General Investment Management
Schroder Investment Management
UK & European Opportunistic Property Manager of the Year
Ares Management
Brockton Capital
Clearbell Capital
Frogmore Real Estate Partners
Patron Capital Advisers
Revcap
