Institutional Asset Management Awards 2019 | InsuranceAsia News | 31 January 2019 | TBA, Hong Kong

The Institutional Asset Management Awards, now in its second year, is open for submissions. We invite entries from all regional and global asset managers working on behalf of insurance company clients.

The aim is to recognise exceptional work done by third party fund managers. This has been a key area of focus for the asset management community in recent years. With its regular in-depth coverage of the insurance sector in Asia, InsuranceAsia News is well-positioned to reflect and reward best practice across the region.

If you would like to submit an entry, you can do so easily by filling in the online registration form below.

As before, we will be publishing a magazine supplement where each of the award winners can be profiled. There will be opportunities to sponsor full page promotions with the supplement as part of the Winners award packages.

Award Categories

Best Institutional Asset Manager:
• To win this award, a company must be able to show exceptional achievement and vision in its overall business strategy, service level and investment performance delivery.

Active Asset Manager of the Year:
• This award recognises the asset manager with outstanding long term out-performance, a robust and proven investment process and an innovative approach to delivering alpha.

Passive Asset Manager of the Year:
• Passive managers need to show consistency, reliability and an ability to innovate for investing clients in an increasingly competitive space.

Equities Manager of the Year:
• We are looking for asset managers with an outstanding track record and a demonstrably advanced approach to the management of equity portfolios.

Fixed Income Manager of the Year:
• Equally, we are looking for asset managers with an outstanding track record and a demonstrably advanced approach to the management of bond portfolios.

Emerging Markets Manager of the Year - Equity:
• In a challenging environment for emerging markets, we are looking for the managers who have shown an ability to deliver solid performance and to keep their clients engaged with the asset class.

Emerging Markets Manager of the Year - Fixed Income:
• In a challenging environment for emerging markets, we are looking for the managers who have shown an ability to deliver solid performance and to keep their clients engaged with the asset class.

Alternatives Manager of the Year:
• The challenge with alternatives is to ensure an alignment of interests. This award recognises the asset manager that has understood their clients’ needs and met their expectations most fully.

Multi-Asset Fund House of the Year:
• The winning entrant will have validated how their absolute return investing strategy offers something different for investors who have followed traditional stock and bond by pursuing returns independent of a traditional benchmark index.

Best House for Absolute Return Investing:
• The winning entrant will have validated how their absolute return investing strategy offers something different for investors who have followed traditional stock and bond by pursuing returns independent of a traditional benchmark index.

Best Islamic Equity Manager:
• Reflecting the importance of Sharia-based fund management in parts of Asia, this award will go to the firm that can demonstrate an advanced approach to the sector and significant business growth.

Best Private Equity Asset Manager:
• This award will go the asset management firm with an outstanding track record and a distinctive approach that is attractive to insurance company clients.

ETF Manager of the Year:
• Product innovation and a leadership role in the product set will be key factors in determining the winner of this award, making it an open field for global and local ETF players.

ETF Index Provider of the Year:
• As the ETF market has developed in Asia, the need for a wider variety of indices has spurred providers to expand. Who has pushed out the envelope in 2017?

Infrastructure Manager of the Year:
• Infrastructure has become a significant asset class for insurance companies, depending on their investment policy. This award will recognise the asset manager that has achieved the most in helping insurers access suitable investments.

Real Estate Manager of the Year:
• Core property remains an important asset for insurance portfolios. This award will identify those managers who are providing the best solutions to meet the need for steady yields.

Index Provider of the Year:
• Innovation and an ability to remain ahead of the competition are key attributes for index providers. Our award will go to the firm that has the sharpest edge in this regard.

Risk Management Firm of the Year :
• A core discipline and one that requires firms to be constantly pushing at the boundaries of innovation. This award will go to the firm that can demonstrate its unique approach to helping insurers manage their risk more efficiently.

Technology Firm of the Year :
• This award will recognise those firms that are leaders in the field of insurance technology, including solutions to help insurers deal with solvency regulation changes in the region.

Product Innovation Award:
• An award given at the judges’ discretion, for a groundbreaking service, application or product within the insurance asset management field. For example, last year the award was given to a product measuring the empowerment of female executives in Japan.

Insurance Advisory/Consultancy Firm of the Year:
• This award category is for specialist service providers including actuarial, tax, audit and operations. The judges will be looking for exceptional performance in terms of client wins, product development or special projects undertaken.

Insurance Chief Investment Officer of the Year:
• Taking nominations from within the industry, the judges will identify the individual who has shown great leadership and stewardship within their own organisation.

Smart Beta Solutions Provider:
• Institutions are increasingly utilising factors within their investment portfolios to capture performance. The combining of passive and active elements is a key differentiator for smart beta providers. This award will identify those firms that can demonstrate genuine added-value for clients.

Best ESG strategy:
• Environmental, social and governance approaches to investing are the way of the future. We identify the institution that has provided investing institutions with market leading strategies.

Best Investing Product/Strategy:
• The award for the firm introducing a product for institutional investors in Asia that is innovative, tailored for local clients, and successful.

Best Custodian House:
• This award will recognise the bank that is playing a key role in fund custody across the Asia-Pacific region. Firms will be assessed on new client wins, successful transitions and leading-edge technology applications.

Best Securities Services Provider:
• An award for specialist fund administrators who can demonstrate a market leading service product, significant client wins and an innovative approach to harnessing technology for the benefit of clients.

Insurance Fund House of the Year (by Country):
• Greater China
• India
• Southeast Asia
• Japan
• Korea