ALPHA MANAGER AWARDS 2025
About the FE fundinfo Alpha Manager Awards
The prestigious awards showcase and celebrate exceptional fund managers who are leaders in the industry, delivering above benchmark alpha returns for clients. The awards look across a fund manager’s career, including all funds they have managed and businesses they’ve worked for.
FE fundinfo has chosen 60 nominees over 12 categories for its 2025 awards based on their Alpha Manager rating. This score means they are among the top 10% of managers overseeing funds for UK-based retail investors, with the top five highest scoring managers in each asset class category being nominated. Award winners are decided by FE fundinfo’s analyst team and will be announced on June 17.
For further information about FE fundinfo ratings or methodology, please visit our Ratings webpage.
Congratulations to all nominees!
Alpha Manager of the Year 2025
The Nominees:
Robin Parbrook, Schroders
Jeroen Brand, Neuberger Berman
Jonathan Golan, Man Group
John Warren, Premier Miton
David J. Eiswert, T. Rowe Price
Best New Alpha Manager 2025
The Nominees:
James Macdonald, BlueBay
John H. Fogarty & Vinay Thapar, AllianceBernstein
Sashi Reddy, Stewart Investors
Patrick Kelly, Alger
Sid Chhabra, BlueBay
Best Alpha Manager - Responsible
The Nominees:
Jeroen Brand, Neuberger Berman
Mike Fox, Royal London
Charles Somers, Schroders
Shalin Shah & Matthew Franklin, Royal London
Sid Chhabra, BlueBay
Best Alpha Manager - Global Developed Equities
The Nominees:
David J. Eiswert, T. Rowe Price
Sid Jain, Sudarshan Murthy, Brian Kersmanc & Rajiv Jain, GQG
James Thomson & Sammy Dow, Rathbones
Scott Berg, T.Rowe Price
Stephen Yiu, Blue Whale
Best Alpha Manager - European Equities
The Nominees:
Franz Weis, Comgest
Rory Powe, Man Group
Frederic Jeanmaire, Columbia Threadneedle
Benjamin Griffiths, T. Rowe Price
Mark Denham, Carmignac
Best Alpha Manager - Asia Pacific (exc. Japan) & Global Emerging Markets Equities
The Nominees:
Robin Parbrook, Schroders
Sid Jain, Sudarshan Murthy, Brian Kersmanc & Rajiv Jain, GQG
Sammy Suzuki, Christian DiClementi, Richard Cao & Eric Liu, AllianceBernstein
Raymond Ma, Invesco
Dave Perret & Carl Vine, M&G
Best Alpha Manager - UK Equities
The Nominees:
John Warren, Paul Marriage & James Gerlis, Premier Miton
Brendan Gulston & Ken Wotton, Gresham House
Henry Dixon & Jack Barrat, Man Group
Alex Wright & Jonathan Winton, Fidelity
Ed Legget & Ambrose Faulks, Artemis
Best Alpha Manager - US Equities
The Nominees:
John H. Fogarty & Vinay Thapar, AllianceBernstein
Sid Jain, Sudarshan Murthy, Brian Kersmanc & Rajiv Jain, GQG
Aziz Hamzaogullari, Natixis Investment Managers
Patrick Kelly & Ankur Crawford, Alger Management
Kurt Feuerman, AllianceBernstein
Best Alpha Manager - Japanese Equities
The Nominees:
Mark Pearson, Arcus
Yunyoung Lee, Janus Henderson
Carl Vine, M&G
Simon Jones, JK Investment Management
Tadao Minaguchi, Invesco
Best Alpha Manager - Absolute Returns
The Nominees:
John Warren & Paul Marriage, Premier Miton
Ben Wallace & Luke Newman, Janus Henderson
Jack Barrat, Man Group
Andrew Headley, Veritas
Shalin Shah, Royal London
Best Alpha Manager - Sterling Fixed Income
The Nominees:
Jonathan Golan, Man Group
Paola Binns, Royal London
Steve Matthews, Canada Life Asset Management
Michael Scott, Man Group
Shalin Shah, Royal London
Best Alpha Manager - Sterling Strategic Bond
The Nominees:
Colin Reedie & Matthew Rees, L&G
Lloyd Harris & Simon Prior, Premier Miton
Richard Hodges, Nomura
Nicolas Trindade, AXA
Grace Le, Artemis
Alpha Manager Awards
In numbers
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199
Alpha Managers
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12
Alpha Manager award categories
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1
Alpha Manager of the Year 2025
