17th March, 2015

Global Investor/ISF is accepting nominations for its annual Investment Excellence Awards until May 6
The Investment Excellence Awards, now in its fifteenth year,recognises the achievements of asset managers and associated firms such asinvestment consultants and fund administrators.
Eligible firms are invited to nominate themselves forawards. Nominations are also accepted from third-party representatives such asPR firms and those with a relationship with the entity (e.g. pension funds cannominate their best asset managers or vice versa).
Shortlisted nominations will be put to a judging panel (more judges TBC):
Rob Jurkowski, pensions investment manager, BOC Pension Scheme
Barry Kenneth, chief investment officer, Pension Protection Fund
Catherine Doherty, global CEO, Investit
Tim Currell, investment partner, Aon Hewitt
Editor of
Global Investor/ISF
The winners will be revealed at a gala awards evening hostedby Global Investor/ISF on July 2 at the Grange St Paul’s Hotel in London.
Below are the award categories split across assetmanagement, service providers and pension schemes.
Awards will be presented on a regional basis in many cases.
Asset management awards:
• Asset management firm of the year
• Equities manager of the year
• Fixed income manager of the year
• Hedge fund of the year
• Fund of funds of the year
• Infrastructure manager of the year
• Real-estate manager of the year
• Multi-asset manager of the year
• Private debt manager of the year
• ETF issuer of the year
• SRI manager of the year
• Fund launch of the year
• Wealth manager of the year
• Newcomer of the year
• CEO of the year
• CIO of the year
• Lifetime achievement award
Service provider awards:
• Fund administrator of the year
• Hedge fund administrator of the year
• Legal firm of the year
• Investment consultant of the year
• Exchange of the year
• Fund platform of the year
• Financial centre of the year
Pension scheme awards:
• Pension scheme of the year
• Pension scheme investment strategy of the year
• Most innovative pension scheme of the year
• Master trust of the year
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