Honoring: Provider of the Year at the Benchmark Fund of the Year Awards 2021, Singapore

Provider of the Year – companies are assessed by the breadth of winnings across different investment and operational capabilities rather than simply hindsight returns. Weights are allocated to four award categories: House 40%, Sustainability 30%, Manager of the Year 20%, and Quantitative winnings 10%.

FSSA Investment Managers ("FSSA") has, once again, been crowned Provider of the Year (Offshore) 2021 for Singapore. The two runners-up for this grand award were BNP Paribas Asset Management ("BNP Paribas") and Fullerton Fund Management ("Fullerton").

FSSA has received an overwhelming applaud from the jurors for its style consistency and how they achieve returns with humility and care. The company earned the highest scoring for its stewardship and corporate quality, ESG integration, and an excellent process for responsible investing.

A special commendation to BNP Paribas for their above-average and superior ESG integration and stewardship quality with extraordinary impact thematic strategies. The other runner-up, Fullerton, has a robust stewardship framework considered it is relatively more difficult for fixed-income houses.

"I am excited to see more asset managers, especially the boutique and second-tier managers (by AUM), adopting a more responsible investing approach, despite business disruptions under an ongoing pandemic. While some managers are still studying whether ESG is financially material, our platform, BlueOnion, tells us that higher returns and higher ESG are getting more correlated and convincing by the day," says investor activist organizer Elsa Pau.

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