(September 26, 2011) – aiCIO has announced the winners of its second annual Industry Innovation Awards for asset managers and servicers working with the world’s largest pensions, endowments & foundations, and sovereign wealth funds.
The awards span five distinct categories: Core Investment, Alternative Investment, Strategy & Tactics, Servicing, and Holistic. Chosen by the aiCIO editorial team in conjunction with an Advisory Board comprised of former chief investment officers and pension officials, this year’s winners represent those firms committed to helping pensions, endowments & foundations, and sovereign wealth funds solve their investment needs through innovative approaches to asset management and servicing.
Winners for each category will be presented with their award at a dinner in New York City on December 1, 2011. Click here to see a list of last year’s recipients. Click here to see a video of last year’s asset management/servicer winners accept their awards.
The nominees are as follows:
Core Investment
Fixed-Income (US): Guggenheim Investments
Fixed-Income (Non-US): BNY Mellon Asset Management/Standish
Equities (US): Analytic Investors
Equities (Non-US): GMO
Emerging Markets: Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Alternative Investment
Private Equity: TA Associates
Hedge Fund: Bridgewater Associates
Real Estate: RREEF
Strategy & Tactics
Strategic Beta Management (includes risk parity products): AQR
LDI/Pension Solutions: NISA Investment Advisors & Prudential
Investment Outsourcing: Strategic Investment Group
Tactical Risk Management (includes tail hedging products): Clifton Group
FX: Russell Investments
Servicing
Transition Management: State Street Global Markets
Securities Lending: Deutsche Bank
Custody (Master Trust/Global Custody): State Street
Custody (Asset Management Servicing): Citibank
Consultant: NEPC
Holistic
Overall Pension/E&F-Focused Unit: Goldman Sachs Asset Management