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2021 Asset Manager and Strategist of the Year: Stellar Results in Extraordinary Markets
By Ginger Szala, Jeff Berman, Bernice Napach & Janet LevauxThe 2021 Asset Manager and Strategist of the Year winners have what it takes to perform in unprecedented conditions.
June 23, 2021
Powell Plays Down Inflation, Nods to Higher-Than-Expected PricesThe latest quarterly projections show 13 of 18 officials favor at least one rate increase by the end of 2023.
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.