2020 Alpha Manager nominees revealed

More than 50 fund managers have been nominated for a coveted FE fundinfo ‘Alpha Manager’ award in 2020.

The Alpha Manager Awards, which are run each year by global fund data and technology provider FE fundinfo, identify and celebrate visionary fund managers across a range of categories.

Around 40 groups are represented at this year’s awards, with some of the biggest fund houses competing with one another for 12 awards. The most coveted of these awards is the overall ‘Best Alpha Manager of the Year Award’, presented to the fund manager who has best been able to create risk-adjusted alpha, outperformance in both rising and falling markets, and who has consistently beaten their sector peers. Among previous winners of this award were Eric Holt from Royal London in 2019, Luke Kerr from Old Mutual Global Investors in 2018 and Alex Wright from Fidelity International in 2017.

The awards will also see a whole host of managers being inducted into the ‘Alpha Manager Hall of Fame’. The Hall of Fame is an elite list of fund managers who have been recognised for consistently outperforming their benchmarks throughout their careers and specifically those who have been Alpha-rated consistently for the past seven years.

Tanvi Kandlur, Senior Fund Analyst at FE Investments, said:

“2019 was a great year with many asset classes seeing record highs despite the presence of political and economic uncertainty amid a late cycle backdrop. Central banks globally signalled their willingness to provide more stimulus to boost the economy, helping both traditional risk-off and risk-on assets. This year’s nominees have combined strong outperformance not only in 2019 but throughout their career in their respective categories. So far in 2020, the tables have turned with managers having to navigate the turbulence of COVID-19, compelling many to prove their mettle in this unprecedented environment.”

The shortlist for each category was determined by identifying the highest scoring FE fundinfo Alpha Managers from the 2020 rebalance, which saw 200 fund managers become eligible. A mix of quantitative and qualitative assessment was then applied to pick the most visionary fund managers from this shortlist.

To celebrate the performance of the most visionary fund managers, FE fundinfo will be announcing the winners virtually on Thursday 30^th July 2020.

The full shortlist:

Best Alpha Manager, European Equities

Best Alpha Manager, Global Developed Equities

Best Alpha Manager, Absolute Returns

Best Alpha Manager, UK Equities

Best Alpha Manager, Global Emerging Markets Equities

Best Alpha Manager, US Equities

Best Alpha Manager, Asia Pacific Equities, including Japan

Best Alpha Manager, Sterling Fixed Income

Best Alpha Manager, Sterling Strategic Bonds

Best Alpha Manager, Mixed Assets

Best Alpha Manager, New

Best Alpha Manager