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Investment Leadership Awards 2025

Organisations that win an Investment Leadership Award have proven to consistently add value to investors.

Winners of Financial Standard's Investment Leadership Award have shown they have investment products that are consistently best in class through a comprehensive analysis over five years of returns, risk and persistency. In addition, analysis is undertaken to ensure these products take on systemic risk exposures broadly in line with those of their underlying asset class.

The awards are for those products which are either unlisted unit trusts or exchange traded funds. The awards span 22 categories across seven major asset classes, with the aggregate winner being named Investment Manager of the Year.

Investment analysis is conducted by Rainmaker Information.

View the Investment Leadership Award winners by asset class:

Jamie Williamson
Jamie Williamson
Managing editor
 
Investment Manager of the Year
 
1st place    Macquarie Asset Management
Macquarie
 
Australian equities - active core
Australian equities - active core
1st place 1st: Macquarie Australian Enhanced Plus Equities Fund
Australian equities - high active risk
Australian equities - high active risk
1st place 1st: Paradice Equity Alpha Plus Fund
Australian equities - income focused
Australian equities - income focused
1st place 1st: Plato Australian Shares Income Fund
Australian equities - indexed/enhanced
Australian equities - indexed/enhanced
1st place 1st: iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF
Australian equities - small cap
Australian equities - small cap
1st place 1st: Macquarie Australian Small Companies Fund
ESG - Australian equities
Australian equities - ESG
1st place 1st: U Ethical Australian Equities Trust - Wholesale
 
International equities - active core
International equities - active core
1st place 1st: Arrowstreet Global Equity Fund
International equities - emerging markets
International equities - emerging markets
1st place Capital Group New World Fund
International equities - high active risk
International equities - high active risk
1st place 1st: Acadian Global Equity Fund
International equities - indexed/enhanced
International equities - indexed/enhanced
1st place 1st: Vanguard International Shares Select Exclusions Index Fund
International equities - small cap
International equities - small cap
1st place 1st: Bell Global Emerging Companies Fund
ESG - international equities
International equities - ESG
1st place 1st: Acadian Global Equity Fund
 
Fixed income - aggregate bonds
Fixed income - aggregate bonds
1st place 1st: Perpetual Active Fixed Interest Fund - Class A
Fixed income - alternative/mortgages
Fixed income - alternative/mortgages
1st place 1st: MA Secured Loan Series - Class B
Fixed income - credit/absolute return
Fixed income - credit/absolute return
1st place 1st: Perpetual Diversified Income Fund - Class A
 
Australian listed property
Australian listed property
1st place 1st: First Sentier Property Securities Fund
International listed property
International listed property
1st place 1st: Quay Global Real Estate Fund (Unhedged)
 
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
1st place 1st: ClearBridge RARE Infrastructure Value Fund - Unhedged
 
Multi-asset - balanced
Multi-asset - balanced
1st place 1st: MLC MultiActive Balanced
Multi-asset - capital stable
Multi-asset - capital stable
1st place 1st: MLC MultiActive Moderate
Multi-asset - growth
Multi-asset - growth
1st place 1st: Vanguard Diversified High Growth Index ETF