March 1, 2013
Thomson Reuters Announces Lipper Fund Awards 2013 Winners – Germany
FRANKFURT – Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the winners of the Lipper Fund Awards 2013 Germany. The Lipper Fund Awards are part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, a global family of awards that celebrate exceptional performance throughout the professional investment community.
Legg Mason and Jyske Invest collected the top Group Awards. The full list of Group Award winners include:
Winner | Group Award |
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Legg Mason |
Best Fund Group Overall - Large |
Jyske Invest |
Best Fund Group Overall - Small |
Aberdeen Asset Management | Best Equity Fund Group - Large |
Wells | Best Equity Fund Group - Small |
Russell Investments |
Best Bond Fund Group - Large |
Fisch Asset Management |
Best Bond Fund Group - Small |
Legg Mason | Best Mixed Assets Group - Large |
Jyske Invest | Best Mixed Assets Group - Small |
“The Lipper Fund Awards celebrate success in the collective funds management industry by recognizing the practitioners who have parlayed their hard work and skill into impressive records of returns to their shareholders - overcoming the significant hurdles and gyrations of today’s investment markets,” said Robert Jenkins, global head of Lipper Research at Thomson Reuters.
“Lipper congratulates all 2013 Germany award winners,” said Detlef Glow, head of Lipper EMEA research. “The award process is very competitive and it’s not easy to win a Lipper Fund Award, as funds are subjected to an exacting methodology to distinguish the leaders from their industry peers.”
In addition to the group awards, trophies were presented to 214 individual fund award winners.
About the Lipper Fund Awards
The Lipper Fund Awards are part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, a global family of awards that celebrate exceptional performance throughout the professional investment community. The Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence recognize the world's top funds, fund management firms, sell-side firms, research analysts, and investor relations teams. The Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence also include the Extel Survey Awards, the StarMine Analyst Awards, and the StarMine Broker Rankings. For more information, please contact markets.awards@thomsonreuters.com.
Lipper, a Thomson Reuters company, is a global leader in supplying mutual fund information, analytical tools, and commentary. Lipper's benchmarking and classifications are widely recognized as the industry standard by asset managers, fund companies and financial intermediaries. Our reliable fund data, fund awards designations and ratings information provide valued insight to advisors, media and individual investors.
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Notes to Editors
1. Lipper designates award-winning funds in most individual classifications for the three, five and ten-year periods and fund families with high average scores for the 3-year time period. The top three-year classification winners and fund family winners receive trophies at the ceremonies.
2. Lipper Fund Awards designations do not constitute and are not intended to constitute investment advice or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security of any entity in any jurisdiction. As a result, investors should not make an investment decision on the basis of this information. Lipper Fund Awards designations are for informational purposes only. Lipper is not responsible for the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information obtained from Lipper. In addition, Lipper will not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from information obtained from Lipper or any of its affiliates. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance and investors should remember that past performance is not a guarantee of future results.