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Investment Leadership Awards 2026

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:

 
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: Investors Mutual Australian Share Fund
Australian equities - income focused
Australian equities - income focused
1st place 1st: Antares Dividend Builder
Australian equities - indexed/enhanced
Australian equities - indexed/enhanced
1st place 1st: SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ETF
Australian equities - small cap
Australian equities - small cap
1st place 1st: UBS Microcap Fund
ESG - Australian equities
Australian equities - ESG
1st place 1st: Dimensional Australian Sustainability Trust
 
International equities - active core
International equities - active core
1st place 1st: MFS Blended Research Global Equity Trust
International equities - emerging markets
International equities - emerging markets
1st place RQI Emerging Markets Value - Class A
International equities - high active risk
International equities - high active risk
1st place 1st: RQI Global Value - Class A
International equities - indexed/enhanced
International equities - indexed/enhanced
1st place 1st: iShares International Equity Index Fund
International equities - small cap
International equities - small cap
1st place 1st: Cromwell Phoenix Global Opportunities Fund
ESG - international equities
International equities - ESG
1st place 1st: Dimensional Global Sustainability Trust (Unhedged Class Units)
 
Fixed income - aggregate bonds
Fixed income - aggregate bonds
1st place 1st: MLC Wholesale Horizon 1 Bond Portfolio
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: Macquarie Income Opportunities Fund
 
Australian listed property
Australian listed property
1st place 1st: Resolution Capital Core Plus Property Securities Fund - Series ll
International listed property
International listed property
1st place 1st: SGH LaSalle Concentrated Global Property Fund
 
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
1st place 1st: ClearBridge Global Infrastructure Value Fund
 
Multi-asset - balanced
Multi-asset - balanced
1st place 1st: MLC MultiActive Balanced
Multi-asset - capital stable
Multi-asset - capital stable
1st place 1st: Schroder Real Return Fund
Multi-asset - growth
Multi-asset - growth
1st place 1st: MLC MultiActive Growth