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Category |
Finalists |
Winners |
|---|---|---|
|
Australian Real Estate Investment Trust (AREIT) |
Cromwell Funds Management Limited DWS Group Renaissance Property Securities/Z Series by Russell Investments |
Cromwell Funds Management Limited |
|
Global Real Estate Investment Trust (GREIT) |
Nomura Asset Management Resolution Capital SG Hiscock Investment Management/LaSalle Investment Management Securities |
Resolution Capital |
|
Infrastructure |
ATLAS Infrastructure (Australia) Pty Ltd Franklin Templeton – ClearBridge Investments Nomura Asset Management |
ATLAS Infrastructure (Australia) Pty Ltd |
|
Real Assets |
Charter Hall Corval Partners Partners Group |
Partners Group |
|
Private Markets - Equity |
Ellerston Capital KKR LGT Capital Partners |
Ellerston Capital |
|
Private Markets - Credit |
KKR Metrics Credit Partners Revolution Asset Management |
KKR |
|
Global and Diversified Fixed Interest |
Ares KKR PIMCO |
KKR |
|
Australian Fixed Interest |
Barings Asset Based Finance Australia Janus Henderson Investors Perpetual Asset Management Australia |
Barings Asset Based Finance Australia |
|
Multi Asset - Diversified |
Allan Gray Australia BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited MLC Asset Management |
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
|
Multi Asset - Real Return |
Orbis Investments Perpetual Asset Management Australia Schroder Investment Management Australia Limited |
Orbis Investments |
|
Liquid Alternative Strategies |
Aspect Capital / Colonial First State Firetrail Investments Regal Partners Limited |
Aspect Capital / Colonial First State |
|
International Equities - Emerging Markets and Regional |
Ashmore Investment Management Schroder Investment Management Australia Limited VanEck Investments Limited |
VanEck Investments Limited |
|
International Equities - Alternative Strategies |
Apis Capital Advisors Plato Investment Management PM Capital Limited |
Plato Investment Management |
|
International Equities - Global |
Arrowstreet Capital Munro Partners Orbis Investments |
Arrowstreet Capital |
|
International Equities - Global Small Caps |
Antipodes Partners Apis Capital Advisors Yarra Funds Management Limited |
Apis Capital Advisors |
|
Australian Equities - Alternative Strategies |
L1 Capital Paradice Investment Management Solaris Investment Management |
L1 Capital |
|
Australian Equities - Small/Mid/Micro Caps |
Eley Griffiths Group Firetrail Investments Maple-Brown Abbott |
Firetrail Investments |
|
Australian Equities - Large Caps |
Allan Gray Australia Franklin Templeton – ClearBridge Investments L1 Capital |
L1 Capital |
|
Sustainable and Responsible Investments – Income |
Australian Ethical Investments Ltd BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited Pendal |
Australian Ethical Investments Ltd |
|
Sustainable and Responsible Investments – Growth |
Alphinity Investment Management Munro Partners Nanuk Asset Management |
Nanuk Asset Management |
|
Index Fund Manager of the Year |
Betashares Capital Ltd BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd |
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
|
Rising Star |
Life Cycle Investment Partners | |
|
Industry Contribution Award |
Andrew Parsons | |
|
Distributor of the Year |
Channel Capital |
Pinnacle Investment Management |
|
Fund Manager of the Year |
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited Firetrail Investments L1 Capital |
L1 Capital |
The Zenith Fund Award finalists were issued on 4 September 2026 by Zenith Investment Partners (ABN 27 130 132 672, AFSL 226872) and are determined using proprietary methodologies. The Fund Awards are solely statements of opinion and do not represent recommendations to purchase, hold or sell any securities or make any other investment decisions. To the extent that the Fund Awards constitutes advice, it is General Advice for Wholesale clients only without taking into consideration the objectives, financial situation or needs of any specific person, including target markets where applicable. Investors should seek their own independent financial advice before making any investment decision and should consider the appropriateness of any advice. Investors should obtain a copy of and consider any relevant PDS or offer document before making any investment decisions. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Fund Awards are current for 12 months from the date awarded and are subject to change at any time. Fund Awards for previous years are referenced for historical purposes only.