The winners of the first Insurance Asset Management Awards 2017 were announced last night at a gala ceremony in London.
Comedian Alun Cochrane presented the awards to hundreds of insurance investment and asset management industry professionals at the Millennium Hotel London.
Among the 19 winners were Phoenix Group - Insurance Company of the Year, BlackRock - Passive Manager of the Year, and Aberdeen Standard Investments - Fixed Income Manager of the Year (up to €100bn AUM).
The winners:
Insurance Company of the Year
Phoenix Group
Best Investment Strategy of the Year
MS Amlin
ESG Investment Strategy of the Year
Royal London Asset Management
Insurance Consultancy of the Year
PwC
Passive Manager of the Year
BlackRock
Active Manager of the Year
Wesleyan
Fixed Income Manager of the Year (up to €100bn AUM)
Aberdeen Standard Investments
Fixed Income Manager of the Year (over €100bn AUM)
M&G Investments
Alternatives Manager of the Year
Deutsche Asset Management
Infrastructure Manager of the Year
BlackRock
Property Manager of the Year
AXA Investment Managers
Emerging Markets Manager of the Year
HSBC Global Asset Management
Index Provider of the Year
MSCI
Risk Management Firm of the Year
Conning
Best Solvency II Tech solution
Moody's Analytics
Technology Firm of the Year
Financial Risk Solutions
Innovation Provider of the Year
Natixis Investment Managers
Pioneer of the Year
Daniel Blamont, Head of Investment Strategy, Phoenix Group
Chief Investment Officer/Investment Strategist of the Year
Jayne Styles, Chief Investment Officer, MS Amlin