Awards for Excellence in Institutional Asset Management – Europe 2009

6th October 2009

Banqueting House

Financial News is delighted to announce to following shortlist for this years awards:

1. Boutique of the Year
Carmignac
Hexam
Majedie
Neptune Investment Management
River & Mercantile

2. Deal of the Year
Aberdeen Asset Management's acquisition of certain Credit Suisse Asset Management businesses
BlackRock's acquisition of Barclays Global Investors
BNY Mellon's acquisition of Insight Investments
Henderson Group's acquisition of New Star Asset Management
Watson Wyatt's takeover of Towers Perrin

3. Equity Manager of the Year
Fidelity International
Investec Asset Management
Newton
Petercam Institutional Asset Management
UBS Global Asset Management

4. Fixed Income Manager of the Year
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
M&G Investments
Pictet Asset Management
Standard Life Investments

5. Emerging Markets Manager of the Year
Ashmore
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Pictet Asset Management
Pimco
Walter Scott & Partners

6. SRI/Sustainable Investment Manager of the Year
Aviva Investors
F&C Asset Management
Generation Investment Management
Impax Asset Management
Sarasin & Partners

7. ETF Provider of the Year
Credit Suisse
DB x-trackers
ETF Securities
iShares
Lyxor Asset Management

8. Hedge Fund Manager of the Year
BlueCrest Capital Management
Brevan Howard
Lansdowne Partners
Odey Asset Management
Sloane Robinson

9. Property Manager of the Year
Aberdeen Asset Management
ING Real Estate Investment Management
London & Stamford
Morgan Stanley
Neuberger Berman Europe

10. Fund of Funds Manager of the Year
Blackstone Alternative Asset Management
FundQuest/BNP Paribas Investment Partners
HSBC Global Asset Management
Ofi Asset Management
Partners Group

11. Infrastructure Manager of the Year
Credit Agricole Asset Management Capital Investors
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan Asset Management
Macquarie
Morgan Stanley

12. Fiduciary Management/Implemented Consulting Firm of the Year
BlackRock
Cardano
Mercer
SEI
Watson Wyatt

13. Global Investment Consultant of the Year
Aon Consulting
Hewitt Associates
Hymans Robertson/Abelica Global
Mercer
Watson Wyatt

14. Specialist Investment Consultant of the Year
Asterias
bfinance
Feri
Lane Clark & Peacock
Redington

15. French Asset Management Firm of the Year
Camgestion
Carmignac
Comgest
Oddo Asset Management
State Street Global Advisors France

16. German Asset Management Firm of the Year
Allianz Global Investors KAG
Aquila Capital
Lupus Alpha
Sal Oppenheim
Union Asset Management

17. Dutch Asset Management Firm of the Year
APG
Aegon
Fortis Investments/BNP Paribas Investment Partners
ING Investment Management
Petercam

18. Italian Asset Management Firm of the Year
Intesa Sanpaolo
Mediolanum
Pioneer Investments
Prima
RAS Asset Management

19. Nordic Asset Management Firm of the Year
Carnegie Asset Management
Danske Capital
Handelsbanken Asset Management
SEB Invest
T Rowe Price

20. Swiss Asset Management Firm of the Year
Credit Suisse
Mirabaud Investment Management
Pictet
Sarasin
Swisscanto

21. UK Asset Management Firm of the Year
Jupiter
Legal & General Investment Management
M&G
Majedie
Newton Investment Management

22. European Asset Management Firm of the Year
BlackRock
Brevan Howard
Majedie
Newton
Pictet

23. Most Influential Woman in Asset Management
Angela Docherty, Senior Corporate Investment Consultant, Univest (Unilever Pension Scheme)
Anne Healy, Managing Director, UK & Ireland, MFS Investment Management
Elizabeth Corley, Chief Executive, Allianz Global Investors Europe
Judy Saunders, Chief Investment Officer, West Midlands Pension Fund
Karen Jones, Pensions director, Aviva Staff Pension Scheme

24. Most Promising Rising Star in Asset Management
Chris Redmond, Watson Wyatt
Felix Wintle, Neptune Asset Management
Feras Al-Chalabi, Odey Asset Management
Johanna Kyrklund, Schroders
Toby Nangle, Baring Asset Management

25. CEO of the Year
Alain Grisay, F&C Asset Management
Andrew Formica, Henderson Group
James Barham, River & Mercantile
Larry Fink, BlackRock
Martin Gilbert, Aberdeen Asset Management