Money Management Fund Manager of the Year awards reward and recognise excellence in financial services. Over 300 guests attended the 22nd Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year Awards on Thursday 14 May 2009 at the Four Seasons Hotel. Click here to view images.
Schroders Investment Management were named Fund Manager of the Year in the 2009 Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year Awards.
A finalist in four categories, Schroders were also crowned winner in the Australian Equities (Small Cap) and Fixed Interest (Diversified) categories, only missing out on the Australian Equities (Broad Cap) award.
Independent research firm Lonsec, which judged 13 categories in total for this year’s awards, said against a backdrop of extremely testing market conditions, Schroders managed to deliver consistent outcomes from a number of mainstream sectors in 2008.
Meanwhile, in other categories, ING dominated the property securities sector, with ING Investment Management awarded top spot in Property Securities (Australia), while US-based ING Clarion Real Estate Securities won Property Securities (Global).
Relative newcomer to the equities space Integrity Investment Management also triumphed with two awards, named this year’s Rising Star by Lonsec and also crowned manager of the year in the Australian Equities (Broad Cap) category.
Elsewhere in equities, K2 Asset Management won Australian Equities (Long Short), Magellan Asset Management took top place in Global Equities (Broad Cap), while Platinum Asset Management took honours in a new category, Global Equities (Long Short).
Elsewhere, in the Regional/Emerging Market Equities category, first place went to Aberdeen Asset Management.
The award for Alternative Investments (Hedge Funds) went to Winton Capital Management, part of Macquarie’s Professional Series. Finally, this year’s Multi-Manager winner was Advance Asset Management.
Through the judging process, Lonsec sought to recognise managers that not only performed strongly in their category in 2008 but were also well positioned to deliver superior performance in the future.
The 2010 Money Management Fund Manager of the Year awards will be held on Thursday 13 May 2010 at the Four Seasons Hotel. For further information please email heather.lawson@reedbusiness.com.au