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Showcase your Leadership in Taiwan
The Best of the Best Country/Region Awards recognise exceptional organisations that have demonstrated outstanding performance and leadership within Taiwan. Showcase your firm’s regional expertise and be celebrated as a leader in Taiwan.
ETF categories (e.g. ETF Manager of the Year, Best New ETF, ETF Index Provider of the Year) are now part of our dedicated AAM ETF Awards 2026, revived after nearly a decade! Submissions open December 15th 2025.
Categories
Submit entries for one or more of the following categories:
CEO of the Year
Honours the outstanding CEO of a Taiwanese asset management firm.
Submission Guidelines
- Explain how your firm has navigated the challenging market conditions of the past year.
- Demonstrate your leadership in guiding the firm through these challenges, and discuss your firm’s performance, assets under management, and any new initiatives, if any, implemented.
CIO of the Year
Recognises the top chief investment officer in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Demonstrate your outstanding achievements as a chief investment officer at the country level for a pension fund or fund management company.
- Explain how you have successfully navigated market conditions, mitigated risks, and positioned your portfolios for future market cycles.
- Provide supporting data on the portfolios you manage, the size of your investment team, your investment performance, and new initiatives implemented, if any.
Pensions Leader of the Year - NEW
Recognises the individual demonstrating the most outstanding leadership and impact within Taiwan’s pensions industry.
Submission Guidelines
- Outline your significant achievements and contributions to the pensions market within Taiwan over the past 1-3 years.
- Highlight your strategic vision and successful implementation of key initiatives for your firm within the pensions sector.
- Describe your leadership approach, including team management and engagement with clients or stakeholders.
- Detail any innovative solutions, new initiatives, or significant contributions you have made to advance the country’s pensions landscape.
- Provide evidence of your influence and positive impact on the industry (e.g. policy contributions, thought leadership, successful business growth).
Best Asset Manager for Offshore Funds
Honours the leading asset manager for offshore funds in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Your firm must demonstrate a successful track record in raising assets for globally investing funds.
- Your submission should highlight the funds’ investment strategies, product innovation, and market impact.
- Provide information on your firm’s innovative practices and investments in technology or support infrastructure to enhance your online presence.
Best Bond Manager
Recognises the top-performing bond manager in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Describe your firm’s investment and research process, including how you have navigated challenges and country-specific issues over the past year.
- Provide performance data for the past year and indicate the size of your bond assets.
- Support your submission with relevant data up to November 30, 2025.
Best Equity Manager
Honours the most successful equity manager in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Given the ongoing global macro challenges, such as rising interest rates and inflation, explain how your domestic equity strategies have performed over the past year.
- Highlight your successes and achievements up to November 30, 2025.
- Provide the size of your equity assets under management for the last two
Best ESG Manager
Celebrates the most effective ESG-focused asset manager in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Explain your firm’s approach to ESG investing.
- Detail your firm’s ESG setup at the country level where you are applying and provide specific examples of your ESG investment strategies.
- Indicate the size of your local ESG team, resources, products, and assets under management.
Best Application of ESG
Recognises the most effective application of ESG principles by a Taiwanese asset manager.
Submission Guidelines
- Given the three core components of ESG (environment, social, and governance), explain how your firm integrates these factors into your research and investment processes at the country level where you are applying.
- Detail how your firm’s ESG policies and strategies are implemented across portfolios (firm-wide or by asset class) and the research methodology and scoring system used.
- Provide supporting data on assets and any relevant third-party endorsements.
Best ESG Engagement Initiative
Awards the most innovative ESG engagement activities undertaken by a Taiwan-based firm.
Submission Guidelines
- Given the growing adoption of ESG strategies and the importance of stewardship, institutional investors play a crucial role in enhancing corporate governance. Explain your firm’s stewardship and engagement practices, including reporting on voting activities and market impact at the country level.
- Detail the structure of your ESG team and the number of company engagements in the past 12 months at the country level and the outcomes.
- Provide information on the outco
Best ESG Index Provider
Recognises the top ESG index provider in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Given the increasing demand for ESG strategies in the local market, explain how your firm is meeting client needs by structuring innovative ESG indices based on your proprietary research methodology.
- Provide supporting data on the adoption of your indices and the size of client assets that track these indices.
Fintech Innovation in Asset Management and Wealth Management - NEW
Recognises the leading fintech innovation enhancing asset management or wealth management services/client experience within Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Describe the specific fintech innovation (e.g. platform, tool, process), the technology used, and the asset/wealth management challenge or opportunity it addresses in Taiwan.
- Provide evidence of the innovation’s impact (e.g. improved client outcomes, enhanced advisor efficiency, user adoption rates, AUM growth).
- Highlight what makes this innovation unique or pioneering within Taiwan’s asset and wealth management sector.
- Specify the timeframe of the innovation’s development and implementation/launch.
Fund Launch of the Year
Recognises the most successful new fund launch in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Explain how your firm successfully launched a new fund and its impact over the past year up to November 30, 2025.
- Highlight any innovative strategies employed during the launch period and provide supporting data on the amount of monies raised.
Best Institutional Asset Manager
Recognises the leading institutional asset manager in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Demonstrate your firm’s market share, client retention rate, and success in acquiring new business. Provide supporting data to substantiate your claims.
- Indicate stability of the senior management team, and new initiatives launched or planned.
Best Investor Education
Honours excellence in investor education programs in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Describe your firm, industry body or association, or government agency’s initiatives to raise awareness of financial planning to enhance retirement savings.
- Detail the target audience, channels used, and the impact of your efforts.
- Highlight any innovative approaches or technologies employed.
Best Multi-Asset Manager
Recognises the top-performing multi-asset manager in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Explain your firm’s approach to building robust multi-asset portfolios for both retail and institutional clients.
- Highlight your firm’s superior capital markets and risk management expertise.
- Provide supporting performance data to demonstrate your effectiveness.
Best Pension Fund Manager
Awards the top-performing pension fund manager in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Your firm will be evaluated on its performance in managing domestic pension mandates over the past three and five years.
- Provide supporting data, including the size of these mandates and your returns relative to relevant benchmarks.
Best Pension Plan Sponsor
Recognises the most effective pension plan sponsor in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Your pension fund must demonstrate significant progress and achievements in the country.
- Explain your fund’s performance over the past year and highlight any new initiatives implemented up to November 30, 2025.
Best Retail Asset Manager
Celebrates the top-performing retail asset manager in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Your firm must demonstrate a strong market share in the retail market, as evidenced by net assets raised during the year, new fund launches, if any, new investor education initiatives, and successful new distribution arrangements.
- Explain your firm’s online presence and how technology is deployed to enhance the client experience.
Best Climate Change Strategy
Honours the most effective climate change strategy implemented by a Taiwan-based firm.
Submission Guidelines
- This award will recognise an institution (stock exchange, bank, asset manager, insurer, sovereign wealth fund, corporate) for its efforts in decarbonisation and contributing to the energy transition towards a net-zero emissions world.
- Explain your institution’s response to this challenge at the country level, including steps implemented to date and future plans.
Best Digital Wealth Management
Honours the leading digital wealth management platform in Taiwan.
Submission Guidelines
- Given the digital revolution, please explain how your firm’s platform has leveraged technology to improve efficiency and reduce costs for individual investors seeking financial planning and retirement savings.
- Discuss the structure of your platform, the scale of investment offerings, your firm’s size, innovative practices, and ease of use.
- Provide supporting data for the past two years.
Most Innovative Application of AI
Awards the most innovative use of AI in Taiwan’s asset management industry.
Submission Guidelines
- Given the growing adoption of AI in investment management, please explain how your firm is leveraging AI technologies, such as Generative AI and Large Language Models, to enhance your portfolio management processes.
- Discuss the impact of these technologies on your firm’s operations and clients’ outcomes in the region.
Most Innovative Product
Celebrates the most innovative product or fund launched by a Taiwan-based firm.
Submission Guidelines
- Your firm has been able to design and successfully launch a new and innovative fund or product for your clients in the past year and to anticipate market demand early on in the investment cycle at either the country or regional level.
- Provide supporting data, including the amount of monies raised.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Period
30 November 2024 – 30 November 2025
Eligible Funds
Must be available to Asian investors.
Minimum Track Record
1+ years (refer to individual award details for specific eligibility criteria).
Judging Criteria
Please see individual award details for specific judging criteria.
Submission Requirements
Deadline
December 17th, 2025 at close of business 6pm HKT. Late submissions will not be considered.
Payment
Ensure payment accompanies the submission.
How to Submit
1. Gather required documentation.
2. Complete the online form.
3. Submit application before the deadline.
Country/Region Awards: Taiwan
Contact Us
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