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    2026 Winners

    The 2026 winners were revealed on October 19 in Boston, MA. Click the + in the group below to view the list of winners

    Excellence in Product Innovation 


    Alternative Investment Access / Democratization (Semi-liquid alts, interval funds, Alt CITs)

    Winner Retail: KKR

    Winner Institutional: Franklin Templeton 


    Product Innovation/New Product Development (Alts) 

    Honorable Mention Retail:  State Street Investment Management

    Overall Winner Retail: KKR

    Winner Retail Boutique Firm: Calamos Investments

    Winner Institutional Boutique Firm: Easterly Clear Ocean

    Winner Institutional Large Company: Churchill Asset Management 


    Product Innovation/New Product Development (Long-Only)  

    Winner Retail Boutique Firm: Tortoise Capital

    Winner Retail Large Company: VanEck

    Winner Institutional: Tema ETFs


    Product Innovation/New Product Development (Other)

    Winner Retail: ProShares

    Winner Institutional: Vitera

    Excellence in Education and Thought Leadership


    Excellence in Specialized Strategy Education

    Winner Retail: Four Springs Capital


    DC Retirement Planning Content

    Winner Retail: Manulife John Hancock Retirement


    Excellence in 529 Education

    Winner Retail: J.P. Morgan Asset Management


    Investment / Product Education

    Winner Retail Boutique Firm: Calamos Investments

    Winner Retail Large Company: Capital Group 


    Thought Leadership: Retirement Planning

    Winner Retail: Manulife John Hancock Retirement


    Thought Leadership: Legacy & Estate Planning

    Winner Retail: Natixis Investment Managers


    Thought Leadership: Institutional Solutions (OCIO, LDI, Custom Portfolios)

    Winner Institutional: M&T Bank / Wilmington Trust


    Thought Leadership: ESG / Sustainable Investing

    Asset Management Overall Category Winner: Domini Impact Investments LLC


    Thought Leadership: Alternative Investments

    Honorable Mention Retail: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

    Winner Retail: Blackstone

    Winner Institutional: New York Life Investment Management


    Thought Leadership: Asset Allocation

    Winner Retail: T. Rowe Price

    Winner Institutional: Morgan Stanley Investment Management


    Thought Leadership: Capital Markets

    Honorable Mention Retail: AllianceBernstein

    Winner Retail: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

    Client Services and Sales Excellence


    Excellence in Institutional Reporting & Transparency

    Winner Institutional: Athene


    Institutional Client Service Excellence

    Winner Institutional: Parametric


    Institutional Research Excellence

    Winner Institutional: Nuveen


    Advisor Engagement Tools

    Honorable Mention Retail

    Franklin Templeton 

    T. Rowe Price

     Winner Retail: AllianceBernstein


    Investor Engagement Tools

    Winner Retail: Hartford Funds


    Distribution Intelligence Program: Salesforce Productivity Impact

    Winner Retail: Principal Asset Management


    Key Accounts Partnership Program

    Winner Retail: American Century Investments


    Value-Add Programs | Practice Management

    Winner Retail Large Company: Capital Group

    Winner Retail Boutique Firm: Touchstone Investments


    Value-Add Programs | Portfolio Construction

    Winner Retail: Schwab Asset Management


    Value-Add Programs | Tax Optimization (Direct Indexing)

    Winner Overall: Allspring Global Investments


    Community Investment Program (Firm-Led CSR/Volunteerism)

    Honorable Mention Overall: 

    Lord Abbett

    Invesco

    Winner Overall Boutique Firm: Thornburg Investment Management

    Winner Overall Large Company: Schroders

    Marketing, Innovation & AI


    Marketing Innovation

    Winner Retail: MFS Investment Management

    Winner Institutional Boutique Firm: Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc.

    Winner Institutional Large Company: T. Rowe Price


    Branding / Positioning Initiative

    Honorable Mention Retail: Janus Henderson Investors

    Winner Retail Large Company: Nuveen


    Integrated Marketing Campaign of the Year (Multi-Channel)

    Honorable Mention Retail

     Goldman Sachs Asset Management

    Natixis Investment Managers

    Winner Retail Boutique Firm: Calamos Investments

    Winner Retail Large Company: Capital Group 


    AI Utilization

    Honorable Mention Overall Category: Franklin Templeton

    Winner Overall Category: Manulife John Hancock Investments

    Partnerships and Service Providers


    Partnership of the Year

    Winner Retail: Lincoln Financial Group

    Winner Institutional: Promote Giving

    Winner Service Providers: Stradley Ronon


    M&A Deal of the Year

    Winner Overall Category: WisdomTree


    Service Provider of the Year | Technology, Distribution & Marketing

    Winner: Red Oak


    Service Provider of the Year | Outsourced Investment Solutions (Asset Management Operations)

    Winner: Canoe Intelligence


    Service Provider of the Year | Outsourced Investment Solutions (Client-Facing)

    Winner: Russell Investments

    Teams and Individuals


    Marketing Team of the Year 

    Honorable Mention: Capital Group 

    Winner: Nuveen 


    Sales Enablement Team of the Year

    Winner: Columbia Threadneedle Investments


    Investment Manager CMO of the Year

    Tara Giuliano - Nuveen


    Investment Manager CIO of the Year

    Kate El-Hillow - Russell Investments


    Investment Manager CEO of the Year

    Zach Buchwald - Russell Investments

    Read Winners Report

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