Revealed: The FE Alpha Manager Awards 2019 Shortlist

WEDNESDAY 24^th APRIL, 2019: FE, the investment ratings and research agency, announced today the fund managers that have made it onto the shortlist for this year’s FE Alpha Manager of the Year Awards with David Dudding, Gary Greenberg, Francis Brooke, Hugh Yarrow, Stephen Moore and Aziz Hamzaogullari among the list of the industry’s top talent.

There are 12 award categories this year, including the highly coveted FE Alpha Manager of the Year and Best New FE Alpha Manager. See below table for full list of categories and shortlisted managers.

The managers represent a total of 37 fund groups including Janus Henderson, First State Investments, Liontrust, Man GLG, Polar Capital, T.Rowe Price and Sarasin. BlackRock and Royal London lead the pack with four nominations each followed by Lindsell Train with three.

Tim Wood, Richard Woolnough, Laurent Dobler, Franz Weis, Arnaud Cosserat, Gordon Fraser and John Godley have each been shortlisted in more than one category this year.

The managers have been shortlisted from the 200 fund managers that were awarded an FE Alpha Manager Rating in the 2019 rebalance. These ratings recognise a manager’s ability to create risk-adjusted alpha, outperformance in both rising and falling markets, and those who consistently beat their sector peers.

Rob Gleeson, Head of Research at FE comments: “2018 was a tough year, with record breaking gains in some markets coming to an abrupt end in a burst of volatility. With this being the first significant market sell off for ten years, and possibly the first end of an expansion market for thirty years, the benefits of experience are clear. With the end of the cycle near, or upon us, or even past, the challenges for managers are only going to grow as uncertainty increases, this year’s winners have all had to demonstrate skill in a rapidly changing environment.”

The shortlist for each category was determined by identifying the highest scoring FE Alpha Managers from the 2019 rebalance. A mix of quantitative and qualitative assessment was then applied to pick the brightest stars.

The winners of each category will be announced at the FE Alpha Manager Awards ceremony on 16th May 2019 at the London Symphony Orchestra, St Luke's.

For more information on the awards – please go to - http://www.financialexpress.net/fe-alpha-manager-of-the-year-2019

If you would like to attend the awards, please email jennifer.hindle@financialexpress.net

2019 FE Alpha Manager Awards Shortlist

Best European Equities Alpha Manager
David Walton	Marlborough
David Dudding	Threadneedle
Alexander Darwall	Jupiter
Robrecht Wouters	JO Hambro
Laurent Dobler, Franz Weis, Arnaud Cosserat	Comgest

Best Global Equities Alpha Manager
Michael Lindsell and Nick Train	Lindsell Train
Andrew Headley, Charles Richardson	Veritas
David Dudding	Threadneedle
Tim Wood	McInroy & Wood
David J. Eiswert	T. Rowe Price

Best Absolute Return Alpha Manager
Paul Marriage, John Warren	Tellworth Investments
Shrenick Shah	JPM
Jack Barrat	Man GLG
Stephen Moore	Artemis
Gordon Fraser	BlackRock

Best UK Equities Alpha Manager
Mike Fox	Royal London
Hugh Yarrow	Evenlode
Nick Train	Lindsell Train
Francis Brooke	Trojan (Troy AM)
Jeremy Lang, William Pattisson	Ardevora

Best Global Emerging Markets Alpha Manager
Amit Mehta	JPM
Gary Greenburg	Hermes
Nick Price	Fidelity
Glen Finegan	Janus Henderson
Gordon Fraser	BlackRock

Best US Equities Alpha Manager
Aziz Hamzaogullari	Natixis
Gordon Grender	GAM
Jenny Jones	Schroders
Andrew Holliman	Polar Capital
Larry J. Puglia	T. Rowe Price

Best Japanese Equities Alpha Manager
Michael Lindsell	Lindsell Train
Martin Lau	First State Investments
James Salter	Polar Capital
Chisako Hardie	AXA Investment Managers
Yun Young Lee	Janus Henderson

Best Sterling Fixed Income Alpha Manager
Richard Woolnough	M&G
Ian Fishwick	Fidelity
Jeremy Wharton	Church House
Mark Munro	Standard Life
Ben Edwards	BlackRock

Best Strategic Bond Alpha Manager
Eric Holt	Royal London
John Godley	Sarasin
Richard Woolnough	M&G
Stephen Hayde	Close Brothers
Craig Veysey	Man GLG

Best Mixed Assets Alpha Manager
Mike Fox	Royal London
John Godley	Sarasin
John Chatfeild-Roberts	Jupiter
Robin Hepworth	EdenTree
Alec Cutler	Orbis

Best Alpha Manager
Eric Holt	Royal London
Julian Fosh	Liontrust
Daniel Nickols	Merian
Tim Wood	McInroy & Wood
Robin Parbrook	Schroders

Best New Alpha Manager
Jack Barrat	Man GLG
Laurent Dobler, Franz Weis, Arnaud Cosserat	Comgest
Odile Lange-Broussy	Lombard Odier Group
Larry J. Puglia	T. Rowe Price
Gordon Fraser	BlackRock

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