Institutional Investor's 3nd Annual U.S. Investment Management Awards

Institutional Investor's 3rd Annual U.S. Investment Management Awards - Monday, May 14, 2012 * Mandarin Oriental, New York City | Cocktail Reception, Dinner & Awards Ceremony

Cocktail Reception Sponsor - Payden & Rygel

Premium Chocolate Sponsor - J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Money Management Lifetime Achievement Award Sponsor - Loomis, Sayles & Co.

Institutional Investor's 3rd Annual U.S. Investment Management Awards recognized U.S. institutional investors whose innovative strategies and fiduciary savvy have resulted in impressive returns, as well as U.S. money managers in more than 34 asset classes who stood out in the eyes of the investor community for their exceptional performance, risk management and service.

This year's winners were honored and awarded at a dinner and ceremony on Monday, May 14, 2012, at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City.

Money Management Lifetime Achievement Daniel Fuss, Loomis, Sayles & Co.
Outstanding Contribution Award Joshua Gotbaum, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
Money Manager of the Year Bennett Goodman, Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group & Founder of GSO Capital Partners
Equity Strategies Winners
Large-Cap Core Equity GMO Large-Cap Growth Equity JPMorgan Asset Management Large-Cap Value Equity Dodge & Cox Mid-Cap Core Equity Champlain Investment Partners Mid-Cap Growth Equity Baron Capital	Mid-Cap Value Equity Artisan Partners Small-Cap Core Equity AllianceBernstein Small-Cap Growth Equity T. Rowe Price Associates Small-Cap Value Equity Neuberger Berman Equity Indexers Vanguard Group
Fixed-Income Strategies Winners
Cash Management & Short-Term Fixed Income Payden & Rygel U.S. Fixed-Income Core Plus Prudential Fixed Income U.S. Fixed-Income Core PIMCO U.S. Fixed-Income Corporate Loomis, Sayles & Co. U.S. Fixed-Income Government Wells Capital Management	U.S. Fixed-Income High Yield Loomis, Sayles & Co. U.S. Fixed-Income Investment Grade PIMCO U.S. Fixed-Income Mortgage Backed BlackRock U.S. Fixed-Income Municipal Western Asset Management Co. Fixed Income Indexers Vanguard Group
International Strategies Winners
Global Equity Epoch Investment Partners Non-U.S. Equity Growth (excluding emerging markets) Artisan Partners Non-U.S. Equity Value (excluding emerging markets) Mondrian Investment Partners	Emerging Markets Equity Lazard Asset Management Global Fixed Income Brandywine Global Investment Management Non-U.S. Fixed Income (including emerging markets PIMCO
Alternatives and Other Strategies Winners
Commodities & Energy State Street Global Advisors Exchange-Traded Funds BlackRock Hedge Funds Bridgewater Associates Infrastructure JPMorgan Asset Management	Mutual Fund Companies Vanguard Group Private Equity Blackstone Group Real Estate Investment Trusts Cohen & Steers Venture Capital Sequoia Capital
Winners in the following categories will be announced the week of March 19th.
Small Endowment Manager of the Year Sean Gissal, CIO, Marquette University Large Endowment Manager of the Year Donald Lindsey, CIO, George Washington University Small Foundation Manager of the Year Conrad Freund, COO, LA84 Foundation Large Foundation Manager of the Year Robert Manilla, CIO, Kresge Foundation	Small Corporate Pension Manager of the Year Mike Chang, Director of Treasury Operations, American Honda Motor Co. Large Corporate Pension Manager of the Year Douglas Brown, CIO, Exelon Corporation Small Public Fund Manager of the Year Lee Partridge, CIO of Salient Partners and Portfolio Strategist of San Diego County Employees Retirement System, San Diego County Employees Retirement System Large Public Fund Manager of the Year Lawrence Schloss, Deputy Comptroller for Pensions and CIO, Bureau of Asset Management, New York City Retirement Systems

For information on attending or sponsoring the 2012 awards dinner, please contact:

Mark Lee, mlee@institutionalinvestor.com, 212-224-3140,
Doug Campbell, dcampbell@institutionalinvestor.com, 212-224-3299,
Mike Feinberg, mfeinberg@institutionalinvestor.com, 212-224-3320,
Joy DeSanto, jdesanto@institutionalinvestor.com, 212-224-3348 or
Robyn Forma, rforma@institutionalinvestor.com, 212-224-3108