Asset Managers
The latest news on top asset managers, including updates on mergers and acquisitions, as well as new investment strategies and fund offerings.
Engine No. 1 Introduces a New Kind of Purpose-Driven ETF
By Bernice NapachVOTE will focus on proxy voting, corporate engagement and shareholder proposals in order to have an impact on corporate policies.
June 22, 2021
Alternatives Manager of the Year: AQR Capital ManagementFormer professors-turned-asset managers take the prize with SPACs and convertible bond strategies.
June 22, 2021
Impact Manager of the Year: Brown AdvisoryWhile preparing for a recession, a pandemic hit, but the Brown Advisory team was well situated and remained agile.
June 22, 2021
Global, International, Emerging Market Equity Manager of the Year: Schroders Investment Management/Hartford FundsJames Gautrey and Simon Webber lead a large-cap core strategy focused on companies with "mispriced growth" or "growth gaps."
June 22, 2021
Small/Mid Cap Manager of the Year: Riverbridge PartnersLast year's "incredible" business disruption helped the strategy perform well, says portfolio manager Ross Johnson.
June 22, 2021
Small/Mid Cap Asset Manager of the Year: RMB Asset ManagementThe portfolio strategy was leveraged with a "smart" deployment of capital into value businesses.
June 22, 2021
Fixed Income Manager of the Year: Brandywine Global Investment Management"Managing fear" and finding value helped fuel the strategy's success in 2020.
June 22, 2021
Large Cap Equity Manager of the Year: Harbor Capital/Jennison AssociatesThe portfolio team looks at a longer-term horizon than others and at companies that create "true economic value."