The Lonsec Manager of the Year was awarded to First Sentier Investors in recognition of their strong investment approach right across their suite of products.

“First Sentier Investors has a strong track record, not just in performance, but also driving positive change with their investment products, having integrated ESG across their business,” said Lonsec Research Executive Director, Lorraine Robinson.

“Congratulations to First Sentier Investors and all the other winners and nominees in this year’s awards.”

First Sentier Investors CEO, Mark Steinberg, commented “First Sentier Investors has always had a focus on delivering sustainable long-term outcomes for our clients. We are very proud to receive this award as recognition of that commitment.”

The SuperRatings Fund of the Year went to UniSuper, recognising their strong assessments across the main judging categories, with strong performance, competitive fees and an ongoing focus on members.

“UniSuper has continued to deliver strong net benefit outcomes over the past twelve months, due to competitive fees and strong performance. Coupled with a clear focus on supporting and servicing members, with a range of advice services embedded into their offering, UniSuper demonstrates the benefit of consistent excellence across all aspects of their offering,” said SuperRatings Executive Director, Kirby Rappell.

“It is an honour to continue to recognise the best in the superannuation sector and award those funds who, in the last year, have helped their members to navigate a very difficult time.”

UniSuper CEO, Peter Chun, said “We’re so proud to have won SuperRatings Fund of the Year award. UniSuper is committed to delivering greater retirement outcomes for our members so it’s an honour to be recognised for offering the very best in investment performance, value, and member services, especially now we can welcome all Australians to our fund.”

Fund of the Year Award winners

• Manager of the Year: First Sentier Investors
• Multi-Asset Fund of the Year: BlackRock Tactical Growth Fund
• Active Equity Fund of the Year: Hyperion Australian Growth Companies Fund
• Passive Fund of the Year: VanEck MSCI International Quality ETF – ASX: QUAL
• Active Fixed Income Fund of the Year: Pendal Short Term Income Securities Fund
• Property and Infrastructure Fund of the Year: Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust
• Alternatives Fund of the Year: Partners Group Global Value Fund
• Emerging Manager of the Year: Sage Capital
• Innovation Award: Robeco SDG Credit Income Fund (AUD Hedged) – Class B
• Fund of the Year: UniSuper
• MySuper of the Year: AustralianSuper
• MyChoice Super of the Year: Hostplus
• Pension of the Year: QSuper
• Career Fund of the Year: HESTA
• Momentum Award: TelstraSuper
• Net Benefit Award: AustralianSuper & HESTA
• Smooth Ride Award: QSuper
• Infinity Award: Australian Ethical Super

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Lonsec CEO, Mike Wright, comments, ‘As the pandemic has posed ongoing challenges across investment markets and operating environments, it is important that we recognise the contributions of strong funds that are helping their clients and members navigate this uncertainty.’

For the first time, Lonsec will present a full suite of nine managed fund awards, including an overall Lonsec Manager of the Year. Lorraine Robinson, Executive Director of Lonsec Research explains, ‘In previous years, the SuperRatings Awards have been a much-anticipated event and we decided it’s time that Lonsec Research further recognised the outstanding contributors to the managed fund market.’

The nominations for the Lonsec Manager of the Year are:

• First Sentier Investors
• Franklin Templeton
• Pendal Group

This year’s awards will be the nineteenth for SuperRatings, recognising the best superannuation funds. Kirby Rappell, Executive Director of SuperRatings comments, ‘It is an honour to continue to recognise the best in the superannuation sector and award those funds who, in the last year, have helped their members to navigate a very difficult time. While this year’s event will be held virtually, the awards continue to be very real.’

An overall SuperRatings Fund of the Year winner will also be announced on the day. The full list of nominees for all categories is available at the bottom of this release.

The awards will be held at 3.00pm on Thursday, 28 October in a 1.5-hour online session to be enjoyed from the comfort of your home or office. As part of the awards program, Lonsec and SuperRatings will host a panel session, On the Road to Net Zero by 2050, to discuss the strategic considerations associated with the rising adoption of net zero by 2050 by companies and governments and what this means for investment portfolios.

Lonsec Fund of the Year Awards categories

Lonsec Multi-Asset Fund of the Year

• Atrium Evolution Series – Diversified Fund AEF 9
• BlackRock Tactical Growth
• Pinebridge Global Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund

Lonsec Active Equity Fund of the Year

• GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund – A Class
• Hyperion Australian Growth Companies Fund
• T. Rowe Price Global Equity Fund

Lonsec Passive Fund of the Year

• BetaShares Asia Technology Tigers ETF – ASX: ASIA
• ETFS Physical Gold – ASX: GOLD
• VanEck MSCI International Quality ETF – ASX: QUAL

Lonsec Active Fixed Income Fund of the Year

• Ardea Real Outcome Fund
• Macquarie Income Opportunities
• Pendal Short Term Income

Lonsec Property and Infrastructure Fund of the Year

• Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust
• ClearBridge RARE Infrastructure Income Fund (Hedged)
• Quay Global Real Estate Fund

Lonsec Alternatives Fund of the Year

• Hamilton Lane Global Private Assets Fund (AUD)
• Man AHL Alpha
• Partners Group Global Value Fund

Lonsec Emerging Manager of the Year

• Daintree Capital Management
• Eiger Capital
• Sage Capital

Lonsec Innovation Award

• iShares Core Corporate Bond ETF (ASX: ICOR)
• Magellan FuturePay
• Robeco SDG Credit Income Fund

SuperRatings Fund of the Year Award categories

SuperRatings MySuper of the Year

Awarded to the fund that has provided the Best Value for Money default offering

• AustralianSuper
• Aware Super
• CareSuper
• Cbus
• Equip
• HESTA
• Hostplus
• QSuper
• Sunsuper
• UniSuper

SuperRatings MyChoice Super of the Year

Awarded to the fund with the Best Value for Money offering for engaged members

• AustralianSuper
• Aware Super
• CareSuper
• Equip
• Hostplus
• Mercer Super Trust
• QSuper
• Sunsuper
• UniSuper
• Vision Super

SuperRatings Pension of the Year

Awarded to the fund with the Best Value for Money pension offering

• AustralianSuper
• Aware Super
• Cbus
• HESTA
• Hostplus
• QSuper
• Spirit Super
• Sunsuper
• TelstraSuper
• UniSuper

SuperRatings Career Fund of the Year

Awarded to the fund with the offering that is best tailored to its industry sector

• Cbus
• HESTA
• Hostplus
• Mercy Super
• TelstraSuper
• UniSuper

SuperRatings Momentum Award

Awarded to the fund that has demonstrated significant progress in executing key projects that will enhance its strategic positioning in coming years

• Active Super
• Cbus
• CSC
• Equip
• Hostplus
• TelstraSuper

SuperRatings Net Benefit Award

Awarded to the fund with the best Net Benefit outcomes delivered to members over the short and long term

• AustralianSuper
• CareSuper
• Cbus
• HESTA
• Hostplus
• UniSuper

SuperRatings Smooth Ride Award

Awarded to the fund that has best weathered the ups and downs of the market, while also delivering strong outcomes

• Aware Super
• BUSSQ
• CareSuper
• Cbus
• HESTA
• QSuper

SuperRatings Infinity Award

Awarded to the fund most committed to addressing its environmental and ethical responsibilities

• Active Super
• Australian Ethical Super
• Aware Super
• Christian Super
• Future Super
• HESTA

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