2018 Best of the Best Awards (Updated on 20.02.18)
Categories Remarks Winners
Best of the Best Performance Awards
1 Asia Pacific Equity ex-Japan 3 Years Barings
Asia Pacific Equity ex-Japan 10 Years First State Investments
2 Global Bonds 3 Years Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC
Global Bonds 10 Years Capital Group
3 Global Inflation Linked Bonds 3 Years AXA Investment Managers
Global Inflation Linked Bonds 10 Years AXA Investment Managers
4 Global High Yield 3 Years Barings
Global High Yield 10 Years AXA Investment Managers
5 US Credit, Investment Grade 3 Years Conning
US Credit, Investment Grade 10 Years Insight Investment
6 Global Equity 3 Years T. Rowe Price
Global Equity 10 Years Capital Group
7 US Small Cap Equity 3 Years Two Sigma
US Small Cap Equity 10 Years The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC
8 European Equity 3 Years Baillie Gifford & Co
European Equity 10 Years Columbia Threadneedle Investments
9 Global Emerging Markets Equity 3 Years Vontobel Asset Management
Global Emerging Markets Equity 10 Years Baillie Gifford & Co
10 Global Emerging Markets Debt 3 Years Vontobel Asset Management
11 China A-Share Equity 3 Years China Universal Asset Management
China A-Share Equity 10 Years UBS Asset Management
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12 ASEAN Equity 3 Years RHB Asset Management Sdn Bhd
ASEAN Equity 10 Years Pheim Asset Management Sdn Bhd
13 Global REITs 3 Years Cohen & Steers Capital Management
Global REITs 10 Years Cohen & Steers Capital Management
14 Global Real Estate 3 Years Deutsche Asset Management
Global Real Estate 10 Years Deutsche Asset Management
15 Global Infrastructure 3 Years Vontobel Asset Management
16 Asian Bonds 3 Years Deutsche Asset Management
Asian Bonds 10 Years UOB Asset Management Ltd
17 RMB Bonds, Offshore 3 Years Income Partners Asset Management (HK) Limited
RMB Bonds, Offshore 5 Years BOCHK Asset Management Limited
RMB Bonds, Offshore 7 Years Haitong International Asset Management (HK) Limited
18 Global Multi-Asset 3 Years Conning Asia Pacific Limited
Global Multi-Asset 10 Years Deutsche Asset Management
Best of the Best Country Awards
Hong Kong
1 Best Institutional House J.P. Morgan Asset Management
2 Best Retail House AllianceBernstein Hong Kong Limited
3 CIO of the Year Qing Wan China Universal Asset Management (Hong Kong)
4 Best China Fund House China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited
5 Best RMB Manager Haitong International Asset Management (HK) Limited
6 ETF Manager of the Year State Street Global Advisors
7 Best Responsible Investor BNP Paribas Asset Management
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Taiwan
1 Best Institutional House Cathay Securities Investment Trust
2 Best Retail House AllianceBernstein Investments Taiwan Limited
3 Best House for Offshore Funds AllianceBernstein Investments Taiwan Limited
4 CEO of the Year Derek Yung AllianceBernstein Investments Taiwan Limited
5 CIO of the Year Vincent Bourdarie Nomura Asset Management Taiwan Ltd.
6 Best Pension Fund Manager Nomura Asset Management Taiwan Ltd.
7 Best Pension Plan Sponsor Private School Faculties Service Pension Fund
8 Best Domestic Equity Fund Allianz Global Investors
9 Best Domestic Bond Fund Allianz Global Investors
10 ETF Manager of the Year Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd
11 Best Responsible Investor Neuberger Berman Taiwan (SITE) Limited
12 Best New ETF Cathay Securities Investment Trust
China
1 Best Fund House China Asset Management Company
2 Best Bond House China Universal Asset Management
3 CEO of the Year Su Gang Changjiang Pension Insurance Co., Ltd.
4 CIO of the Year Haiwei Li Invesco Great Wall Fund Management Co,Ltd
5 Best EA Scheme Changjiang Pension Insurance Co., Ltd.
6 Best EA Fund Manager Changjiang Pension Insurance Co., Ltd.
7 ETF Manager of the Year China Asset Management Company
Singapore
1 Best Institutional House Lion Global Investors Limited
2 Best Retail House JPMorgan Asset Management (Singapore) Limited
3 CEO of the Year Gerard Lee Lion Global Investors Limited
4 CIO of the Year David Tan Allianz Global Investors
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Korea
1 Best Institutional House Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management Company
2 CIO of the Year John Park Barings
3 Best Korean Equity Manager HongGon Kim DGB Asset Management
4 Best Pension Plan Sponsor National Pension Service (Korea)
Malaysia
1 Best Retail House Public Mutual Berhad
2 Best Institutional House Affin Hwang Asset Management
3 Islamic Retail House of the Year Public Mutual Berhad
4 Islamic Institutional House of the Year AmInvest
5 CEO of the Year Ismitz Matthew De Alwis Kenanga Investors Group
6 CIO of the Year Lee Sook Yee Kenanga Investors Group
7 Best Islamic Product Pheim Asset Management Sdn Bhd
8 Best Pension Fund Manager Kenanga Investors Group
9 ETF Manager of the Year AmInvest
Thailand
1 Best Fund House Kasikorn Asset Management Co.,Ltd
2 CEO of the Year Smith Banomyong SCB Asset Management Co., Ltd.
3 CIO of the Year Narongsak Plodmechai SCB Asset Management Co., Ltd.
4 Best Pension Fund Manager Kasikorn Asset Management Co.,Ltd
India
1 Best Fund House Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Ltd
2 CEO of the Year A. Balasubramanian Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Ltd
3 CIO of the Year, Equity Mahesh Patil Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Ltd
4 CIO of the Year, Fixed Income Maneesh Dangi Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Ltd
5 Best Investor Education UTI Asset Management Company Ltd
6 Best Pension Fund Manager UTI Retirement Solutions Limited
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Vietnam
1 Best Fund House VinaCapital
2 CEO of the Year Don Lam VinaCapital
Indonesia
1 Best Fund House PT Manulife Aset Manajemen Indonesia
2 CEO of the Year Legowo Kusumonegoro PT Manulife Aset Manajemen Indonesia
3 Best Islamic Product PT. BNP Paribas Investment Partners
Japan
1 Best Institutional House Nikko Asset Management
2 CIO of the Year Akitoshi Masuda Asset Management One Co., Ltd.
3 Best Japanese Equity Manager Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited
4 ETF Manager of the Year Nikko Asset Management
5 Best Responsible Investor Asset Management One Co., Ltd.
Best of the Best Regional Awards
1 Best Fund Administrator for Pooled Products State Street
2 Best Global Custodian in Asia-Pacific BNP Paribas Securities Services
3 Best Specialist Custodian in Asia-Pacific RBC Investor & Treasury Services
4 Award for Most Innovative Investor Education Mercer
5 Best Client Servicing Award BNY Mellon
6 CEO of the Year in Asia Ajai Kaul AllianceBernstein
7 CIO of the Year in Asia Sean Taylor Deutsche Asset Management
8 Best Securities Financing House State Street
9 Asian Bond House HSBC Global Asset Management
10 Leadership in Fund Management J.P. Morgan Asset Management
11 Best Insurance Asset Manager Aberdeen Standard Investments
12 Best RMB Manager BOCHK Asset Management Limited
13 Index Provider of the Year S&P Dow Jones Indices
14 Best Asset Management House Eastspring Investments
15 Best Multi-Asset House BNP Paribas Asset Management
16 Best Application of ESG First State Investments
17 Best Smart Beta Strategy BMO Global Asset Management
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18 Best House for Absolute Returns Two Sigma
19 Best ETF Product China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited
20 ETF Manager of the Year Nikko Asset Management
21 ETF Index Provider of the Year in Asia S&P Dow Jones Indices
22 Best ETF Stock Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
23 Best Responsible Investor BNP Paribas Asset Management
24 Asian Fund Launch of the Year (India) Northern Arc Investment Managers Private Limited
25 Asian Fund Launch of the Year (Japan) Asset Management One Co., Ltd.
26 Asian Fund Launch of the Year (Thailand) Eastspring Investments / Kasikorn Asset Management
27 Best Asian Marketing Campaign Allianz Global Investors
28 Best Real Assets House Cohen & Steers Capital Management
29 Asian Asset Consultant of the Year Mercer
30 Management Consultant of the Year Stradegi Consulting
31 Best FinTech Company in Asia Lufax
32 Asian Hedge Fund House of the Year Income Partners Asset Management (HK) Limited
33 Best Robo-Adviser China Universal Asset Management
34 Asian Operations & Technology Provider of the Year Eagle Investment Systems
35 Marketing Personality of the Year Sam Tsui S&P Dow Jones Indices
36 Best Digital Asset Management Invesco
37 Asian Rising Star Neo-Criterion Capital Limited
38 Lifetime Achievement Award Andrew Lo Invesco
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