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Best of the Best Regional Awards

Asia Pacific Leaders: Showcase Your Excellence

The Best of the Best Regional Awards celebrate exceptional organisations and individuals that have demonstrated outstanding performance and leadership across Asia in key areas such as private markets, technology, ESG, AI & innovation, wealth management and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Showcase your firm’s Asia-wide expertise and be recognised as a leader in these critical areas.

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Categories

Submit entries for one or more of the following categories:

Leadership

Recognises individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, strategic vision, and a significant impact on the asset management industry across Asia.

Recognises the outstanding CEO in the Asia-Pacific asset management industry

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will have demonstrated exceptional leadership, strategic vision, and the ability to navigate challenging market conditions.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the CEO’s performance in managing their firm during the past year, including their ability to manage stakeholder expectations and position the firm for future growth.

Submission Guidelines

  • Explain how your franchise has fared and steps implemented to position your firm for growth going forward.
  • Provide supporting data for the period to November 30 2025.

Recognises the outstanding Chief Investment Officer (CIO) in the Asia-Pacific asset management industry.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will have demonstrated exceptional investment leadership, strategic acumen, and the ability to navigate challenging market conditions.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the CIO’s performance in managing their portfolios, mitigating risks, and positioning the firm for future growth.

Submission Guidelines

  • Explain how you have navigated the markets during the difficult conditions in the last 12 months, mitigate risks and position your portfolios for the next market cycle.
  • Provide supporting data on the portfolios that you are responsible for, size of investment team, investment performance, and new initiatives, if any for the period to November 30 2025.

Recognises an rising market participant in the Asia-Pacific region who has demonstrated exceptional potential and achieved significant success in a relatively short period.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will be a rising star in the asset management industry, showcasing significant financial achievement, enterprise, integrity, innovation and strategic development

Submission Guidelines

  • Provide supporting data on assets under management

Recognises the individual demonstrating outstanding marketing leadership, innovation, and impact within the Asian asset management industry.

Judging Criteria

  • Judges will evaluate submissions based on the nominee’s strategic thinking, campaign creativity and execution, innovative use of channels, measurable impact on business results and overall contribution to their firm’s success in Asia over the past 1-3 years.

Submission Guidelines

  • Outline the nominee’s key marketing achievements and strategic contributions in Asia over the past 1-3 years, providing specific examples of successful campaigns or initiatives led.
  • Present measurable results demonstrating the impact of the nominee’s marketing efforts on business outcomes.
  • Showcase the nominee’s leadership within their team and their influence or contribution to the marketing field in the region.

Performance

Recognises firms that have demonstrated exceptional performance, achieved superior results, and contributed to the growth and development of the asset management industry across Asia.

Recognises the top-performing asset management firm in Asia.

Judging Criteria

  • Judges will evaluate submissions based on demonstrated growth, strategic innovation, market leadership, client success, and overall contribution to the Asian asset management industry over the past 1-3 years.

Submission Guidelines

  • Explain your firm’s key strategic initiatives, competitive advantages, and how you are positioned for future growth and opportunities in the region.
  • Highlight significant achievements, innovations, or contributions to the industry during this period.
  • Provide supporting data for the period to November 30 2025.

Celebrating the top-performing bond manager in Asia.

Submission Guidelines

  • Explain how your institution has progressed in the past one year and steps implemented to retain market share at a time of heightened competition.
  • Provide supporting data on AUM, size of team and resources and new initiatives undertaken for the period to November 30 2025.
Recognises the leading multi-asset manager in the Asia-Pacific region

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will demonstrate exceptional expertise in building and managing diversified portfolios, combining multiple asset classes to achieve optimal risk-adjusted returns.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the firm’s investment strategy, capital market and risk management expertise, and ability to deliver superior performance.

Submission Guidelines

  • The judges will be looking for evidence of how thoughtful portfolio diversification is an investment strategy and proof that by combining multiple asset classes with low or negative correlations, an investor may achieve a higher portfolio return and a significant reduction in risk

Recognises the leading real assets manager in the Asia-Pacific region.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will have demonstrated exceptional performance and growth in their real assets investment strategy over the past year.

Submission Guidelines

  • Evidence of success will include growth in assets under management, net inflows, stability of performance, product development and innovation, and increased acceptability and uptake in target markets.

Recognises the fund in Asia that demonstrated exceptional resilience and performance during a challenging market environment marked by rising inflation, interest rates, and geopolitical risks.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will have successfully navigated these challenges and captured emerging opportunities while maintaining disciplined risk management.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the fund’s performance, investment strategies, and risk management practices over the past year.

Submission Guidelines

  • Explain what strategies were in place to capture the emerging opportunities while retaining the risks parameters that your fund has in place.
  • Provide performance data and size of fund for the period to November 30 2025.

Recognises the leading securities financing manager in the Asia-Pacific region.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will demonstrate exceptional growth, innovation, and client service in the past 12 months

Submission Guidelines

  • Explain how your institution has strengthened your franchise in the Asia-Pacific region in the past 12 months and new initiatives undertaken for the period to November 30 2025.

Honours the leading manager demonstrating superior skill, innovation, and performance using systematic or quantitative investment strategies.

Judging Criteria

  • Judges will evaluate the robustness and innovation of the firm’s systematic investment philosophy, models, data science capabilities, and technology infrastructure applied to Asian markets.
  • Consideration will be given to the consistency and risk-adjusted performance of representative systematic strategies, the expertise of the investment team, and the effectiveness of the risk management framework specific to systematic investing.

Submission Guidelines

  • Outline your firm’s core systematic/quantitative investment philosophy, strategies applied across Asia, regional AUM, and representative performance highlights (e.g. 1yr, 3yr, 5yr net of fees) versus relevant benchmarks.
  • Highlight unique aspects of your systematic approach (e.g, models, data science, technology, risk management) and showcase your team’s expertise specific to Asian markets.

Institutions - NEW

Honours leading institutional investors across Asia Pacific, including endowments and sovereign wealth funds, recognising excellence in governance, strategic investment management, and alignment with long-term objectives.

Honours the leading endowment in the Asia Pacific region demonstrating excellence in governance, investment strategy, and alignment with its long-term mission.

Judging Criteria

Judges will evaluate submissions based on the institution’s governance framework, the clarity and effectiveness of its investment strategy in meeting long-term goals, demonstrated investment performance, successful adoption of impact or sustainable investing principles, and overall leadership and innovation in endowment management within the APAC region.

Submission Guidelines

  • Please explain your institution’s set up, its governance policy and your priorities for your investments and its long-term goals.
  • Please also explain how impact investments are being adopted by your institution and provide specific examples in the past three years.

Honours the leading sovereign wealth fund (SWF) in the Asia Pacific region demonstrating excellence in governance, strategic investment, and alignment with national objectives.

Judging Criteria

  • Judges will evaluate submissions based on the SWF’s organisational structure and governance framework, the clarity and effectiveness of its investment strategy in meeting its mandate and national agenda, demonstrated investment performance over the past three years, approach to risk management and sustainability (ESG), and notable achievements or strategic initiatives undertaken.

Submission Guidelines

  • Please explain your organisational structure, your governance policy and how your overall investment strategy has met your national agenda in the past three years in alignment with its economic goals and objectives.
  • Please also explain how your investments have fared in the past three years and some of your notable achievements.

Wealth & Client Services - NEW

Recognises excellence in serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and intermediaries across Asia, highlighting outstanding client service, innovative solutions, and leadership in private wealth management and family office support.

Best Private Wealth & Family Office Solutions Provider

Honours the leading provider (e.g. bank, tech firm, consultancy) offering exceptional platforms, products, or advisory solutions tailored for the private wealth and family office sector across Asia.

Judging Criteria

  • The judging panel will evaluate the solution’s innovation, effectiveness in addressing client needs, and its overall impact on the Asian private wealth and family office ecosystem.
  • The winner will have demonstrated a superior value proposition through cutting-edge technology, unique product features, or exceptional advisory services that empower family offices and wealth managers.

Submission Guidelines

  • Describe your specific solution(s) for the Asian private wealth/family office market and the challenge or opportunity it addresses.
  • Provide evidence of the solution’s impact, such as client adoption, efficiency gains for clients, AUM supported, or client testimonials.
  • Explain what makes your solution innovative or distinct from competitors in the region.

Pensions

Recognises pension funds that have demonstrated exceptional performance, innovation, leadership and commitment to their members in Asia.

Plan Sponsor of the Year

Recognises the outstanding progress and achievements of a pension fund in Asia

Submission Guidelines

  • The winner will have demonstrated exceptional performance, innovation, and leadership in managing their pension plan.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the fund’s investment performance, operational efficiency, member engagement strategies, and use of technology to enhance the overall experience.

Submission Guidelines

  • Explain how your pension fund has coped in the past one year especially on managing investments and operations.
  • Explain how the use of technology was deployed for member communications, reporting and engaging key stakeholders.

Technology and Securities Servicing

Recognises firms demonstrating excellence in providing the technological solutions and critical securities services that power the Asian asset management industry. This includes advancements in platforms, data management, custody, fund administration, middle/back-office support, and trading infrastructure that enhance efficiency, compliance, and client outcomes.

Recognises the leading domestic custodian in the Asia-Pacific region.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will demonstrate exceptional performance in terms of asset growth, mandate wins, product innovation, and market advocacy.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the firm’s ability to compete effectively in the market, meet heightened regulatory requirements, and address emerging trends such as digital assets and currencies.

Submission Guidelines

  • Provide supporting data for the period to November 30 2025.

Recognises the leading custodian providing exceptional security, technology, and service for the safekeeping of digital assets in the Asia Pacific region.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will demonstrate robust security protocols, advanced technological solutions, and a strong commitment to navigating the evolving regulatory landscape for digital assets in Asia.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the firm’s capabilities in supporting various digital assets (e.g. cryptocurrencies, tokenised assets), its risk management framework, operational efficiency, and client service excellence specific to the digital asset class.

Submission Guidelines

  • Outline your firm’s digital asset custody solutions, including technology used (e.g. wallet infrastructure), security measures, and range of assets supported within Asia.
  • Provide evidence of success (e.g. assets under custody, client mandates won, successful audits) and your approach to regulatory compliance across key Asian markets.
  • Highlight key achievements, innovations, or service enhancements specifically for digital asset custody in the region over the past 1-3 years.

Recognises the leading global custodian in the Asia-Pacific region.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will demonstrate exceptional performance in terms of asset growth, mandate wins, market expansion, and client service.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the firm’s ability to navigate global market challenges, meet evolving client demands, address heightened risk and compliance requirements, and embrace emerging trends such as digital currencies and assets.

Submission Guidelines

  • Explain how your institution has fared in the region in the past 12 months in terms of assets growth, significant mandates won, new markets developed.
  • Supporting data on the firm’s franchise in the region will also be considered.

Recognises the leading fund administrator in the Asia-Pacific region providing exceptional services across both the Retail fund and Alternatives sectors.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will demonstrate a commitment to meeting evolving regulatory requirements across diverse fund structures, implementing innovative and cost-effective solutions for both retail and alternatives clients.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the firm’s investment in technology to improve service delivery, alongside its staff resources, expertise, and success in securing mandates across both retail and alternatives segments.

Submission Guidelines

  • Provide a list of mandates won by number and types of clients and funds in the region in the last 12 months to November 30 2025. Client endorsements will be helpful too.

Recognises the leading infrastructure platform in the Asia-Pacific region such as by a public stock exchange, depository, clearing house or other related platform, that has made significant contributions to enhancing market efficiency and benefits for its participants.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will have implemented innovative initiatives to improve market liquidity, operational efficiency, cross-border connectivity, service delivery, instrument coverage, and risk mitigation.

Submission Guidelines

  • Please provide supporting data on market volumes as of end November 2025.

Recognises the leading provider of middle and back office services for the buy side in the Asia-Pacific region.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will demonstrate exceptional solutions, expertise, and a commitment to meeting evolving client demands in data and service delivery.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the firm’s ability to deliver timely data and services, enhance operational efficiency, and comply with regulatory requirements in the region.

Submission Guidelines

  • Provide supporting data on the client base in the region, significant mandates won in 2025, and client testimonials from key clients will also be considered.

Recognises the most innovative and efficient platform for securities trading in Asia.

Submission Guidelines

  • Explain how your institution is capturing new volumes in Asia from market participants, its benefits and efficiency of execution whether for hard or local currency bonds.
  • Provide supporting data and third party endorsements, if any.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Recognises firms that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture in Asia.

Best Institution for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Recognises the leading financial institution in the Asia-Pacific region that has demonstrated exceptional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will have implemented effective DEI policies and practices, fostered a diverse and inclusive workplace culture, and made significant contributions to promoting DEI in the industry.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the firm’s DEI initiatives, their impact on the workforce, and their plans for future progress.

Submission Guidelines

  • Explain how your institution is structured in Asia-Pacific, progress and achievements to date and plans for the future.

ESG

Recognises firms that have demonstrated exceptional leadership, innovation, and commitment to ESG principles in Asia.

Recognises the individual demonstrating outstanding leadership, influence, and impact in driving ESG integration and sustainable practices within the Asian asset management industry.

Submission Guidelines

  • Outline the nominee’s key ESG achievements and strategic contributions in Asia over the past 1-3 years, providing specific examples of impactful initiatives led.
  • Present measurable results demonstrating the positive impact of the nominee’s ESG efforts (within their firm and/or the industry).
  • Showcase the nominee’s leadership, influence on ESG integration, and contribution to advancing sustainable practices in the region.

Celebrates the most effective ESG-focused asset manager in Asia

Submission Guidelines

  • Explain your firm’s approach to ESG investing.
  • Detail your firm’s ESG setup in Asia and provide specific examples of your ESG investment strategies in Asia.
  • Indicate the size of your ESG team, resources, products, and assets under management in Asia for the period to November 30 2025.

Celebrates the most effective ESG engagement activities undertaken by a firm in Asia

Judging Criteria

  • 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 in Asia.

Submission Guidelines

  • Detail the structure of your ESG team and the number of company engagements in the past 12 months in Asia and the outcomes.
  • Provide information on the outcomes of these engagements up to November 30, 2025.

Recognises a firm in Asia that has demonstrated exceptional integration of ESG factors into their investment processes.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will have a well-defined ESG approach, a robust research and investment methodology, and a strong track record of delivering positive ESG outcomes.

Submission Guidelines

  • Explain how your firm’s ESG policies and strategies have been adopted and integrated into your portfolios (whether firm wide or by specific asset classes) and the research methodology and scoring system used.
  • Provide supporting data on assets and third party endorsements, if any.

Recognises an institution (stock exchange, bank, asset manager, insurer, sovereign wealth fund, corporate) in the Asia-Pacific region that has demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to addressing climate change.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will have implemented effective strategies to reduce carbon emissions, promote sustainable practices, and contribute to the transition to a net-zero emissions economy.

Submission Guidelines

  • Explain how your institution is responding in Asia to this challenge and steps implemented to date and plans for the future.

Honours the leading impact investing manager in Asia

Submission Guidelines

  • Given the relatively new nature of impact investing, explain how your firm is making a positive impact combining financial returns and societal returns through your strategy.
  • Discuss your firm’s approach to impact investing in either public or private markets, including your research and investment processes.
  • Provide information on the assets under management for your impact investing strategies.

Honours the firm demonstrating the most impactful and strategically integrated sustainable philanthropy initiative, deeply embedded within its operational or product strategy, within the Asian asset management industry.

Submission Guidelines

  • Describe your sustainable philanthropy initiative (fund-level or corporate-level), its strategic alignment with your business, and the mechanism ensuring long-term, embedded funding (not ad-hoc donations).
  • Provide evidence of measurable social/environmental impact achieved over the past 1-3 years and how this is transparently reported to stakeholders.

Innovation

Recognises firms that have demonstrated exceptional innovation, creativity, and a commitment to driving positive change in the asset management industry in Asia.

Recognises the leading index provider in the Asia-Pacific region that has made significant contributions to improving investor outcomes.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will have demonstrated exceptional leadership in developing innovative indices, conducting in-depth research, and providing valuable support to advisors.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the firm’s impact on the market, the size of assets tracking their indices, and the number of funds using their benchmarks.

Submission Guidelines

  • Provide information on size of assets and number of funds that track your indices in the region.

Recognises the most innovative index (or a series of indices) launched in the Asia-Pacific region.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will have developed a groundbreaking index that captures emerging trends and opportunities in new sectors or industries, such as clean energy, technology, transportation, healthcare, and infrastructure.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the index’s innovation, its potential to meet investor needs, and its contribution to the development of the market.

Recognises the organisation demonstrating the most impactful and innovative application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the Asian asset management industry.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will have demonstrated innovative use of AI technologies (e.g. machine learning, NLP, predictive analytics) to significantly enhance business processes, client outcomes, or operational efficiency.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the novelty of the AI application, its strategic importance, the tangible benefits delivered, and its potential to influence future industry practices.

Submission Guidelines

  • Describe the specific AI application, the business challenge/opportunity it addresses, and the core AI technology utilised.
  • Provide evidence of the application’s impact (e.g. improved performance, enhanced client experience, efficiency gains, risk reduction).
  • Highlight what makes this AI application unique or pioneering within the Asian asset management sector.

Recognises the most innovative fintech solution or application in the Asia-Pacific asset management industry.

Judging Criteria

  • The winner will have successfully leveraged technology to enhance their products or services, improve client outcomes, and gain a competitive advantage at the retail, wholesale or institutional level.
  • The judging panel will evaluate the firm’s use of cutting-edge technology, its impact on clients, and its contribution to the industry’s digital transformation.

Recognises the firm demonstrating the most innovative and effective strategy related to asset tokenisation or the management of digital assets within Asia.

Judging Criteria

  • Judges will evaluate the strategic rationale, innovation, execution, and potential market impact of the firm’s approach to tokenisation or digital assets.
  • Consideration will be given to the technological solution, risk management framework, regulatory navigation, and overall contribution to advancing the digital asset ecosystem in Asia.

Submission Guidelines

  • Describe your firm’s specific strategy related to asset tokenisation or digital asset management in Asia, outlining its objectives and target market.
  • Explain the technology or platform utilised and highlight the innovative aspects of your approach.
  • Provide evidence of successful implementation, traction, or impact achieved to date (e.g. assets tokenized, client adoption, successful proofs-of-concept).

Asian Private Markets - NEW

Recognises the leading managers, advisors and administrators demonstrating excellence across the full lifecycle of private capital investing – including fundraising, investment, value creation, and exits – within the dynamic Asian market.

Honours the leading manager demonstrating overall excellence, strategic expertise, and outstanding performance across their private markets activities in Asia.

Submission Guidelines

  • Outline your firm’s private markets strategy, focus (e.g. PE, VC, Private Credit, specific sectors/geographies), AUM, team expertise, and representative track record in Asia.
  • Highlight key successes over the past 1-3 years (e.g. successful fundraising, notable investments/exits, value creation examples, ESG integration).
  • Showcase leadership, innovation, or a unique value proposition within the Asian private markets.

Recognises the most successful fundraising effort for an Asian-focused private markets fund (VC, PE, or Private Credit) reaching its final close within the specified period.

Submission Guidelines

  • Detail the specific fund (strategy, target size, final close date, amount raised) and its focus within Asia.
  • Provide evidence of fundraising success (e.g. speed, oversubscription, quality/diversity of LPs – new vs. repeat).
  • Highlight the team’s expertise and strategy in successfully raising capital for the Asian market.

Honours the most successful and strategically executed exit of a private markets investment in Asia during the specified period.

Submission Guidelines

  • Detail the exited investment (company/asset, sector, geography), the exit method (e.g. trade sale, IPO, secondary), and the exit date/period.
  • Provide evidence of success, such as realised returns (e.g. IRR, MOIC – confidential data accepted), holding period, and strategic rationale for the exit timing/method.
  • Highlight how value was created during the holding period leading to the successful exit.

Recognises the most outstanding new or follow-on private markets investment (VC, PE, or Private Credit) made in Asia during the specified period.

Submission Guidelines

  • Detail the investment (company/asset, sector, geography), the investment thesis, deal structure, and date/period of investment.
  • Explain the strategic rationale, sourcing process (e.g. proprietary, competitive), and key due diligence findings.
  • Outline the post-investment value creation plan and the expected impact of the investment.

Honours the leading fund administrator providing exceptional services tailored for the complexities of the Asian private markets sector.

Submission Guidelines

  • Outline the scope of your administration services specifically for Asian private markets clients (PE, VC, PC, etc.), highlighting technology platforms and client support models.
  • Provide evidence of expertise, client satisfaction (e.g. testimonials, retention rates), and success in winning mandates within the Asian private markets sector over the past 1-3 years.
  • Showcase innovations or solutions specifically designed to address the unique operational, reporting, or regulatory challenges of Asian private markets.

Recognises the leading Fund of Funds manager demonstrating excellence in accessing, selecting, and managing a portfolio of Asian private market funds

Submission Guidelines

  • Outline your firm’s strategy for constructing and managing Asian private market fund portfolios, including AUM and team expertise.
  • Showcase your track record in manager selection, due diligence, portfolio construction, and performance (representative data welcome).

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.

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Regional Awards

Showcase Your Excellence

Categories

Leadership

Performance

Institutions - NEW

Wealth & Client Services - NEW

Pensions

Technology and Securities Servicing

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

ESG

Innovation

Asian Private Markets - NEW

Eligibility Criteria

Judging Criteria

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