The second tranche of finalists have been announced for the 2017 Professional Planner | Zenith Fund Awards.
As confirmed yesterday, the 2017 awards will feature 19 categories, including Distributor of the Year and Fund Manager of the Year.
The winners will be announced on Friday, October 6 at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney. Finalists for the prestigious Fund Manager of the Year award will also be unveiled on the night.
Yesterday, Professional Planner revealed the finalists for the first nine categories:
- Australian Real Estate Investment Trust
- Global Real Estate Investment Trust
- Direct Property
- Infrastructure
- Global and Diversified Fixed Interest
- Australian Fixed Interest
- Exchange Traded Funds
- Listed Investment Companies
- Alternative Strategies (CTA/Macro, Multi-strategy, Market Neutral, Fund of Hedge Funds, Agribusiness, Commodities, Private Equity, Other).
Today, the finalists in another eight categories have been announced (see table below video).
The finalists for Distributor of the Year will be revealed next month.
Tickets are now available for the event and usually sell out quickly. To purchase a table or a single ticket, click here.
| Category | Finalists (in alphabetical order) |
| Multi Asset – Diversified | BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
MLC
Russell Investments |
| Multi Asset – Real Return | MLC
Morningstar Investment Management Australia Limited
Schroder Investment Management Australia Limited |
| International Equities – Emerging Markets and Regional | Aberdeen Asset Management
Fidelity Worldwide Investment
Schroder Investment Management Australia |
| International Equities – Alternative Strategies (Long / Short Global, Long / Short Regional, Income overlay (options) | Antipodes Global Investment Partners
Platinum Asset Management
PM Capital |
| International Equities – Global | Pinnacle Investment Management/Antipodes Global Investment Partners
Macquarie Professional Series/Arrowstreet
MFS Investment Management |
| Australian Equities – Alternative Strategies (including Long/Short, Income overlay (options) | Ausbil Investment Management
L1 Capital
Macquarie Investment Management |
| Australian Equities – Small Cap | Celeste Funds Management
Fidante Partners/Novaport Capital
Perpetual Investment Management Limited |
| Australian Equities – Large Cap | Bennelong Australian Equities Partners
Lazard Asset Management Pacific Co.
Macquarie Investment Management |
| Source: Zenith Investment Partners |
