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Individual & Company Awards

• European Personality of the year: MARTIN GILBERT, Aberdeen Asset Management
• European CIO of the year: ANDREAS UTERMANN, RCM, a company of Allianz Global Investors
• European Asset Management Company of the year: BLACKROCK
  
• Lifetime Achievement Award: ANTHONY BOLTON, Fidelity Investments

• European Institutional Investor of the year: Strathclyde Pension Fund
    • Special commendation: West Midlands Pension Fund
• European Institutional Investor Corporate Sector: Daily Mail and General Trust plc

Business Awards

• European Fund Launch of the year: Reech CRBE Alternative Real Estate (Iceberg)
• Socially Responsible Investment Programme: Erste Sparinvest
    • Special commendation: Hermes Real Estate (Responsible Property Investment)
• Marketing Campaign of the year: Aberdeen Asset Management ("Asset management is all we do ...")
    • Special commendation: Aberdeen Asset Management (25 years)

• European Specialist Investment Firm of the year: Financial Risk Management
• European Hedge Fund Firm of the year: BlackRock
• European ETF Provider of the year: Barclays Global Investors iShares
• European Legal Advisor of the year: Simmons and Simmons

• European Administrator of the year: RBC Dexia Investor Services
    • Special commendation: Société Générale Securities Services
• European Hedge Fund Administrator of the year: State Street
• European Transfer Agent of the year: State Street
• European Custodian of the year: BNY Mellon
    • Special commendation: Société Générale Securities Services
• European Technology & Trading Providers of the year
    • Trading venue: Chi-X Europe
        • Special commendation: Bclear (Liffe)
    • Front Office: ITG Triton
    • Middle Office: Cadis
        • Special commendation: Comada
    • Back Office: Clearstream-CFF
        • Special commendation: State Street GTSS/SS

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