aiCIO Announces 2011 Asset Management/Servicing Award Winners

(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