The editorial team receives in-depth award submissions from leading organisations in the investment industry each year. They then conduct an exhaustive process over several weeks to analyse and weigh the merits of each nominee, which includes in-house research, discussion with relevant third-parties, feedback from regional institutional investors and in-depth interviews with short-listed candidates. In addition, AsianInvestor sources quantitative multi-year fund performance research data from the likes of Mercer, eVestment and Preqin to support the awards process. ‘The resulting awards are based upon this mixture of quantitative and qualitative factors, and place emphasis on dynamism, innovation and the maintenance of high service standards.’