AsianInvestor is gearing up for its annual Investment Performance Awards, recognising the best in long-only and alternative asset management worldwide, as well as highlighting trend-setters in institutional investing and distribution.
Winners will receive their awards at our black-tie dinner in Hong Kong on Wednesday, May 19, so mark your calendars. Most winners will be announced online in late April, but some of our marquee award recipients and other prize winners will remain secret until the event.
Most awards are based on performance data culled from independent sources, which is used to generate a short list (our quant screening), followed by a pitch process -- the pick. This includes both long-only and alternative strategies. You'll find the list at the bottom, but we're afraid that when it comes to these awards, "don't call us, we'll call you". No special favours, sorry!
There are, however, some awards where we encourage you to nominate yourself. Click on the relevant link below to get more information. All submissions are due by Friday, April 9.
First, our marquee awards:
Manager of the year - alternative investments (click here)Manager of the year (click here)
Second, our onshore fund house and ETF awards (click here):
ChinaMPF Master Trust (Hong Kong)IndiaIndonesiaJapanKoreaMalaysiaMalaysia - Islamic investmentsMiddle EastPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandVietnamETFs (onshore provider)ETFs (Asia provider)
Third, alternative asset manager awards (click here) for:
Private equityReal estateInfrastructureFund of hedge fundsFund of private equity funds
Fourth, we are taking nominations for client awards:
Institutional investor of the yearBest distributor - securities brokerBest distributor - consumer bankBest distributor - private bankBest distributor - insurance companyBest placement agent, alternative products
If you think your organisation is the best asset manager or the best player in alternatives, or yours is the best fund house in an onshore market, or you want to suggest a distributor or an institution for our marquee client awards, then please contact us at editors@asianinvestor.net.
Now, to let you know what else we're working on, here is the list of the other awards. Again, we've already drawn up short lists for these and are not accepting unsolicited pitches.
Long-onlyGlobal equityGlobal equity, socially responsibleGlobal equity, sustainability themesGlobal fixed income, hedgedGlobal fixed income, unhedgedGlobal fixed income, inflation-linkedEmerging market equityEmerging market debtUS equity large cap coreUS equity enhancedUS equity small capUS fixed income coreUS fixed income mortgage-backedUS fixed income high yieldUS fixed income investment gradeJapan equityJapan fixed incomeEurope equity (includes UK)Eurozone fixed incomeAsia ex-Japan equityHong Kong equitySingapore equityHong Kong balanced fundsAsia fixed incomeReits, globalReits, Asia
Alternative investments: Hedge fundsAsia-PacificAsia ex-JapanJapanIndiaGreater ChinaEquity long/shortMulti-strategyDistressed/special situationsEvent-drivenMacroCTA/managed futuresFixed incomeVolatilityNew launch
One last thing: In the autumn, we conduct a separate set of awards for service providers to the buy side, including custody, trading & execution, prime broking, indices, and auditing & legal.