Is Your Fund Manager Worthy of an OBSR Honour?

“The OBSR Honours Dinner is designed to highlight the industry’s outstanding managers, who consistently generate superior long-term returns for their investors. As always, we have a number of highly regarded names in the shortlist; all of which deserve recognition for their exceptional investment strategies and performance,” said Richard Romer-Lee, joint managing director of OBSR.

Without further ado, here are the nominees for these two fund management accolades:

Outstanding Investor Honour
This award is given to the manager or team that has produced exceptional returns over at least 10 years, with consideration being given to their loyalty and tenure, consistency of approach, risk adjusted returns and assets under management. The nominees in this category are:

John Chatfeild-Roberts and team, Jupiter Merlin fund range
Harry Nimmo, Standard Life Investments UK Smaller Companies
Ian Spreadbury, Fidelity Moneybuilder Income
Tom Dobell, M&G Recovery
Alex Darwall, Jupiter European
Graham French, M&G Global Basics

Outstanding New Talent Honour
This award is presented to the manager who has established a position in the market and has the potential to achieve strong and consistent long-term returns. The nominees are:

Philip Rodrigs, Investec UK Smaller Companies
Dickie Hodges, Legal & General Dynamic Bond Trust
Charlie Awdry, Henderson China Opportunities
Nick Kirrage and Kevin Murphy, Schroder Income

In addition to these two Honours, OBSR will present awards for Outstanding Investment House and Outstanding Contributor to the Industry. All awards are based on OBSR’s in-depth qualitative research and knowledge of the investment industry.