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Alternatives manager of the year: Aberdeen
Aberdeen wins the Alternatives manager of the year award for combining long-standing private markets expertise with modern, client-focused innovation.
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Biodiversity/natural capital investment initiative of the year: Swiss Life Asset Managers
Launched in August 2021, Swiss Life Asset Managers' (SLAM) Article 9 Swiss Life Funds (LUX) Equity Environment & Biodiversity Impact fund focuses on companies addressing pollution reduction, ...
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Bulk purchase annuities solution of the year: M&G
M&G has been named Bulk Purchase Annuities Solution of the Year, following twelve months in which the company executed bulk purchase annuities (BPA) deals worth £560m, while securing the benefits of 3,000 pensioner and deferred members.
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Chief investment officer of the year: Aileen Mathieson (Aspen)
Aileen Mathieson earned Insurance Asset Risk's Chief Investment Officer of the Year award by turning the investment function at Aspen Insurance into a core driver of growth and shareholder value.
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Climate mitigation investment initiative of the year: Aviva Investors
Launched in July 2021 with £425m seed capital, The Aviva Investors Climate Transition Real Assets LTAF has grown to £799m in equity commitments, deploying £761m across 27 assets.
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Emerging markets manager of the year: Aberdeen
Aberdeen has won Emerging markets manager of the year for combining sustained leadership in emerging market debt (EMD) with standout 2025 growth, deep research capability, and insurer-focused innovation.
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Equity manager of the year: Mirova
Since its inception in 2013, the manager's Global Sustainable Equities Strategy has grown to over $15bn, attracting significant interest from among the world's largest institutional, private banks and wholesale clients.
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Fixed income manager of the year: Royal London Asset Management
Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has won Fixed income manager of the year in recognition of its leadership in sustainable investing in the fixed income space, for its deep experience of the sector and the meaningful ESG integration it achieves amid its dealmaking.
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Infrastructure manager of the year: Mirova
Recognised by this year's judging panel as a clear leader in energy-related infrastructure investments, Mirova has constructed an investment platform dedicated to the energy transition.
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Investment innovation of the year: Legal & General
Legal & General (L&G) has been handed the Investment innovation of the year award in recognition of its development of a private credit platform for a UK-based general insurer, which offers access to diversified private credit exposure through a capital-efficient, flexible, and scalable structure.
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Investment strategy consultant of the year: EY
The EY investment advisory team has been awarded Investment Strategy Consultant of the Year for its work across M&A, the bulk purchase annuity (BPA) sector, and for its investment risk management advisory efforts.
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Investment team of the year - re/insurer: Aspen
Aspen's insurance investment team has won the Investment team of the year by combining best-in-class performance with disciplined risk management at scale.
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Investment team of the year - asset manager: AllianceBernstein's insurance portfolio management team
AllianceBernstein's (AB) Insurance Portfolio Management Team has been awarded this year's Investment team of the year award for its steady navigation of heavy market turbulence, as well as its integration of public and private assets.
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Multi-asset manager of the year copy: HSBC Asset Management
HSBC Asset Management's Shariah Multi Asset Fund, launched in October 2023, supports DC pension providers to offer their Muslim employees a more diversified and balanced-risk investment option.
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Passive manager of the year: Invesco
Invesco wins this year's Passive manager of the year award for the scale, innovation and client impact of its indexed and ETF platform.
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Private credit manager of the year: Blackstone Credit & Insurance
Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI) has been named Private credit manager of the year by Insurance Asset Risk, following a record-breaking 12 months for its European private credit business.
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Real estate manager of the year: Invesco
Invesco wins the Real estate manager of the year award for combining global scale with local execution, delivering innovation, strong 2025 activity, and client-led ESG outcomes.
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Responsible investor of the year - Asset Manager: Nuveen
Nuveen has won the Responsible investor of the year (Asset Manager category) award by combining real-world impact with institutional scale, innovation and measurable outcomes.
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Responsible investor of the year - re/insurer: Zurich
Zurich, a founding member to the Impact Investment Principles and the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance, has been named 2026's Insurance Asset Risk responsible investor of the year (in the re/insurer category),
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Social investing initiative of the year: Aviva Investors
Aviva Investors' Social Value Label certification scheme seeks to recognise, and apply a rating to, the quality of practice in the construction supply chain in delivering good employment, skills and training outcomes for people and communities near its real estate development projects.
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Stewardship initiative of the year: Aviva Investors
Aviva Investors' Climate Stewardship 2030 (CS30) programme wins the manager the 2026 Stewardship initiative of the year award, due to its focus not only on decarbonisation pathways but on whether companies are strategically positioned to remain resilient...
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Technology provider of the year: Ortec Finance
Ortec Finance has won Technology provider of the year for its GLASS platform, which delivers balance sheet-driven investment decision support, integrating economic scenarios with assets, liabilities, and regulatory capital, within a single platform.