The 7th Annual Allocators' Choice Awards

We are delighted to announce the 7th Annual Allocators' Choice Awards.
The event will take place on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at the Mandarin Oriental in New York.

Nominations are now open. We encourage you to nominate anyone you believe is making a significant contribution to the industry. Nominate your peers and colleagues – and self-nominations are encouraged and gladly accepted. Want to nominate more than one person or firm in a category? No problem. You can submit multiple nomination forms.

Please articulate how your nominee meets or exceeds the criteria for the categories listed below, including hedge fund returns where possible. The more detail and evidence to support your nomination, the better. You may recommend nominees in any or all categories. All nominations are anonymous and will be reviewed by the Institutional Investor Journalism team to inform the selection of award finalists. 

CATEGORIES

Allocator With the Best Hedge Fund Portfolio

The allocator with the best hedge fund portfolio award recognizes an institutional investor that has built an innovative and robust program of top managers that is a source of diversification to the overall plan.


Rising Stars

The allocator Rising Stars award recognizes up-and-coming allocators who have what it takes to become a chief investment officer or asset class head one day. Rising stars should be early-to-mid career asset owners who are making outstanding contributions to their funds. They can work in investment or operations functions.

CIO of the Year:

  • Insurance Company
  • Corporate Pension
  • Healthcare System
  • Family Office
  • Endowment/Foundation
  • Public Pension Plan

The six CIO of the Year awards recognize outstanding performance within each category along with a well-defined theory of portfolio management that fits the needs of the organization. Nominees should be effective leaders, generous mentors, and industry advocates who exemplify the profession’s standards. They should be excellent at selecting managers, developing talent, managing board expectations, and maintaining relationships with fellow allocators.

My Submissions Button (top of the page)

The "My Submissions" button allows you to:

  • Save your submissions and return to finish them later
  • Review and edit your submission even after you have submitted the entry
  • Entering multiple submissions? No problem — you can find them here all in one place

FAQ's

How to submit for the first time:

  • Click "Log in" in the website header or one of the "submit a nomination" buttons.
  • Click “Need to create an account?” to set up a password to gain access.
  • Click "Submit a nomination" again to begin.

How to nominate more than one person or in another category:

Once you have finished one submission, simply click "submit a nomination" in the website header and start the process over.

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Data Protection
Institutional Investor LLC (part of Delinian Limited) will be collecting and using the personal data from submissions for the purpose of considering the submission/entry for the Allocators' Choice Awards 2024. The personal data will be passed to external third party judges via an online portal for the purposes of the judging process and/or the sale of tables/sponsorship in connection with the Allocators' Choice Awards.

Confidentiality
All of our judges agree to a NDA ahead of the judging, therefore all materials and information submitted will remain confidential and are not disclosed to any party now or in the future. Judges will declare any potential conflicts of interest when the judging process begins. Winning entries may be used in post-event materials to promote best practice, however permission will be sought from entrants before publishing these.

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