(February 19, 2013) — Today we start the countdown towards aiCIO’s inaugural European Innovation Awards with the announcement of the shortlisted asset managers and service providers.
A wide range of asset managers, custodians, consultants, and other service providers from across the continent have received the nod from aiCIO readers to qualify for the shortlist. Winners will be announced – after consultation with our advisory board – on Friday, February 22 on ai-cio.com.
The gongs themselves will be given out at our first European awards dinner at Simpsons-in-the-Strand on May 15. The pension funds, CIOs, and investment chiefs who are nominated in the asset owner categories will be announced on Monday, February 25. However, the winners of these categories will be announced at the awards dinner on May 15. Here are today’s nominees listed in alphabetical order:
Asset Management/Servicing Categories:
Core: Fixed-Income
AXA Investment Managers
Handelsbanken
M&G Investments
Petercam
Pimco
Equities
Aberdeen Asset Management
HSBC Global Asset Management
Pictet
Schroders
T Rowe Price
Emerging Markets (Fixed Income/Equities)
Baring Asset Management
Franklin Templeton Investments
Investec Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
Vontobel Asset Management
Alternative Investments:
Private Equity/Hedge Fund
AQR Capital Management
Fauchier Partners (Permal)
JPM Highbridge
LGT Capital Partners
Pantheon
Real Estate/Infrastructure
BNP Paribas Investment Partners
Deka Immobilien
GE Capital Partners
ING Investment Management
Morgan Stanley
SRI/ESG Mandates
Aviva Investors
Bridges Ventures
F & C Investments
First State Investments
Robeco SAM
Strategy & Tactics:
Strategic Beta Management/ Multi Asset
Allianz Global Investors
BlackRock
Legal & General Investment Management
Russell Investments
Threadneedle Investments
Liability-Driven Investing
Insight Investment
F&C Investments
Legal & General Investment Management
Pimco
Schroders
Pension Risk Transfer/Swaps
Deutsche Bank
Legal & General Investment Management
Pension Corporation
Prudential
Rothesay Life
Investment Outsourcing/Fiduciary
Cardano
Mercer
SEI
Towers Watson
Investment Consultant
Barnett Waddingham
Hymans Robertson
Ortec Finance
Punter Southall
Redington
Manager Selection Agent
Albourne
Aon Hewitt
bFinance
Buck Consultants
Towers Watson
Servicing:
Transition Management
BlackRock
Citi
JP Morgan
Mellon Transition Management
Russell Investments
Securities Lending
BlackRock
BNY Mellon
eSecLending
JP Morgan
Northern Trust
Custody (Asset Servicing /Global Custody)
BNY Mellon
JP Morgan
Kas Bank
Northern Trust
State Street