Awards 2020 winners

And the winners are…

We present the full list of winners of Funds Europe Awards 2020.

You can watch the virtual ceremony here.

PERSONALITY AWARDS

Lifetime Achievement Award

MARTIN GILBERT
Ex-Chairman, Aberdeen Standard Investments

European Personality of the Year

SAKER NUSSEIBEH
CEO, Federated Hermes International

European CIO of the Year – Asset Manager

CHARLES PLOWDEN
Co Senior Partner, Baillie Gifford

European CIO of the Year – Institutional Investor

LUKE WEBSTER
Co-Founder and CIO, The Pension SuperFund

INDUSTRY AWARDS

European Asset Management Firm of the Year,
assets over €100bn

EURIZON CAPITAL

Also shortlisted:
Amundi
Insight Investment

European Asset Management Firm of the Year,
assets €20bn-€100bn

MEDIOLANUM INTERNATIONAL FUNDS

Also shortlisted:
BlueBay Asset Management

European Asset Management Firm of the Year,
assets under €20bn

TOBAM

Also shortlisted:
WHEB Asset Management
LFIS
Polar Capital

European Specialist Investment Firm of the Year:

IMPAX ASSET MANAGEMENT

Also shortlisted:
CPR Asset Management
Insight Investment

European Alternative Investment Manager of the Year:

GRESHAM HOUSE

Also shortlisted:
Varenne Capital Partners
LFIS

European ETF Provider of the Year:

AMUNDI ETF

Also shortlisted:
BNP Paribas Asset Management
WisdomTree

European Smart Beta Provider of The Year:

WISDOMTREE

Also shortlisted:
Robeco
TOBAM

SUPPORT AWARDS

European Custodian of the Year:

CITI

Also shortlisted:
BNP Paribas Securities Services
HSBC Securities Services
RBC Investor & Treasury Services

European Administrator of the Year:

NORTHERN TRUST

Also shortlisted:
BNP Paribas Securities Services
Citi
HSBC Securities Services

European Hedge Fund Administrator of the Year:

SS&C GLOBEOP

Also shortlisted:
BNP Paribas Securities Services

European Specialist Administrator of the Year:

IQ-EQ

Special commendation:
JTC

Also shortlisted:
Maitland Group

European Alternative Administrator of the Year:

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES

Also shortlisted:
IQ-EQ
Maitland Group
Northern Trust

European Transfer Agent of the Year:

SS&C GIDS

Also shortlisted:
Citi
HSBC Securities Services
RBC Investor & Treasury Services

BUSINESS AWARDS

European Thought Leadership of the Year:

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Also shortlisted:
Aviva Investors
Citi
Northern Trust

European Consultant of the Year:

WHITE MARBLE MARKETING

Also shortlisted:
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting

European Marketing Campaign of the Year:

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE – UNAVISTA

Also shortlisted:
Aviva Investors
J.P Morgan Asset Management

European Fund Launch of the Year:

WISDOMTREE

Also shortlisted:
CPR Asset Management

SOCIAL AWARDS

Outstanding Community Contribution of the Year:

JANUS HENDERSON FOUNDATION

Also shortlisted:
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting

Diversity and Inclusion Award:

BLUEBAY ASSET MANAGEMENT

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