Day 1: AsianInvestor 2011 Investment Performance Awards

AsianInvestor is pleased to announce the winners of its 2011 Investment Performance Awards for institutional funds management. Today we name our marquee winners as well as winners in fixed income.

Tomorrow we will cover equity and balanced strategies, including ETFs and Reits. Due to the Easter holiday we will continue on Tuesday, April 26 with the best onshore fund houses, and conclude on Wednesday with the winners in alternative investments.

Our awards for fund manager of the year, and fund manager of the year (alternatives), will be announced on the evening of Thursday, May 19, at our black-tie dinner. This year it will be held at the Conrad Hotel in Hong Kong. For enquiries and sponsorship opportunities, please email Rebekka Kristin, or call her on +852 2122 5203.

Summaries of each award will be published in the June edition of AsianInvestor magazine.

Congratulations to the winners.

MARQUEE AWARDS

Institutional investor of the year
National Council for Social Security Fund, China

Distributor of the year, commercial bank
HSBC

Distributor of the year, private bank
UBS Wealth Management

Distributor of the year, insurance company
AIA

FIXED INCOME

Global fixed income, hedged
Credit Suisse Asset Management

Global fixed income, unhedged
Amundi

Global fixed income, inflation-linked
Fischer Francis Trees & Watts

Emerging-market debt
Ashmore

US fixed income, core
Manulife Asset Management

US fixed income, mortgage-backed
TCW

US fixed income, high yield
NCRAM (Nomura Corporate Research & Asset Management)

US fixed income, investment grade
MacKay Shields

Japan fixed income
Pimco

Eurozone fixed income
Standish Mellon

Asia fixed income, hard currency
ING Investment Management

Asia fixed income, local currency
Franklin Templeton