Awards: public recognition

As the asset manager of our Swisscanto investment funds, Zürcher Kantonalbank's asset management is regularly among the winners of national and international awards. We receive accolades for strong performance, which now includes our understanding and implementation of sustainability in the investment process.

Our top winners

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) chose the Swisscanto (LU) Equity Fund Sustainable Global Climate sub-fund as the best global sustainable fund.          

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) chose the Swisscanto (LU) Equity Fund Sustainable Global Climate sub-fund as the best global sustainable fund.          

Award-winning funds

What awards have we received for our asset management and Swisscanto fund solutions? You can find the complete overview here.

 

Citywire Award 2024

US Equity Blend
Portfolio Manager
Best

Austria 2024 Lipper Fund Awards

Swisscanto (LU) Portfolio Fund Sustainable Balance (CHF) AA Mixed Asset CHF Balanced Certificate for 5 years

Germany 2024 Lipper Fund Awards

Swisscanto (LU) Portfolio Fund Sustainable Balance (CHF) AA Mixed Asset CHF Balanced Certificate for 10 years
Swisscanto (LU) Portfolio Fund Sustainable Balance (CHF) AA Mixed Asset CHF Balanced Certificate for 5 years

Mountain View Fund Awards 2024 

Swisscanto (LU) Bond Fund Vision Responsible CHF AA Bond Funds Sustainability Global Winner
Swisscanto (LU) Portfolio Fund Sustainable Balanced (CHF) AA Mixed Funds Sustainability Global Winner

Österreichischer Fondspreis 2024

Swisscanto (LU) Portfolio Fund Sustainable Balanced (CHF) AT Mixed Asset CHF Balanced Outstanding

The European Funds Trophy 2024

Swiss Asset Management Company over 101 to 200 rated funds over 7 Years Best

Europe 2024 Lipper Fund Awards

Swisscanto (LU) Portfolio Fund Responsible Select (CHF) AA Mixed Asset EUR Conservative Certificate for 10 years
Swisscanto (LU) Portfolio Fund Sustainable Balance (CHF) AA Mixed Asset CHF Balanced Certificate for 10 years
Swisscanto (LU) Portfolio Fund Sustainable Balance (CHF) AA Mixed Asset CHF Balanced Certificate for 5 years

FNG-Siegel 2024 für nachhaltige Investmentfonds

Swisscanto (LU) Bond Fund Sustainable Global Credits Corporate Bonds, Sustainable Bonds Best Category (***)
Swisscanto (LU) Equity Fund Sustainable Equity Best Category (***)
Swisscanto (LU) Equity Fund Sustainable Emerging Markets Aktien Best Category (***)
Swisscanto (LU) Portfolio Fund Sustainable Balance (EUR) Equity, Bonds, Money Market Best Category (***)
Swisscanto (LU) Equity Fund Sustainable Global Climate Equity Best Category (***)
Swisscanto (LU) Equity Fund Sustainable Global Water Equity  

 

The Oscars of the financial industry

Awards for strong performance are given by the United Nations, fund analyst firms or financial magazines. Who is behind these awards? Read the key facts and background information.

Lipper Fund Awards / Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards

The Lipper Fund Awards or Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards honour funds that have achieved a consistently high risk-adjusted performance in their respective peer group. Investment companies are also evaluated and awarded according to these criteria. The award ceremony is held annually and is organised for individual countries or financial centres. The analysis firm Lipper and the data provider Refinitiv are the initiators of the awards.

Citywire Group Awards

The information service for professional investors awards prizes for good investment results in investment industries and regions.

Scope Awards

The Scope Awards are presented in various categories by the rating agency of the same name in cooperation with the German Handelsblatt. Awards are conferred to outstanding funds and asset management services as well as the most convincing fund concepts of equity, bond and mixed funds in German-speaking countries.

€uro FundAwards

The €uro FundAwards are presented annually by Münchener Finanzen Verlag. Both funds as well as investment companies and fund managers are honoured by the fund experts from the financial and economic publications €uro, €uro am Sonntag, BÖRSE ONLINE and TiAM FundResearch.

Morningstar Fund Awards

Morningstar Inc., Chicago, is an independent provider of financial information and analysis. Their awards are regarded by many as the most important awards in the fund industry. In cooperation with the financial magazine Cash, the subsidiary Morningstar Switzerland presents the coveted fund awards for Switzerland every year. Awards are given to those Swiss funds and fund companies that – taking into account the risk – have achieved the best performance over an extended period of time.

UNCTAD Sustainable Fund Awards 2021

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) presents this sustainability award. The UN examines how the financial market supports the transformation to a CO2-neutral economy and awards particularly sustainable yet successful investment funds.

Swiss Sustainable Funds Awards

Swiss Sustainable Funds Awards (SSFA) are conferred by the Geneva Forum for Sustainable Investment (GFSI) and the Zurich Forum for Sustainable Investment (ZFSI) in various investment categories. Special prizes are awarded to the best sustainable Swiss and international asset management companies. The jury counts on the proprietary ESG analysis by Conser. This prize was last awarded in 2022.

European Funds Trophy

The European Funds Trophy is presented by the Paris fund analysis firm Fundclass, which awards this trophy to the best fund managers and asset managers in Europe every year.

SIX ETF Award Tags

Since 2016, the SIX Swiss Exchange has honoured ETF issuers and market makers in six categories with ETF Award Tags every year. Among the six award categories is the group of ETFs with the highest turnover.

FNG-Label 2023

This fund has been awarded the FNG-Label, the quality standard of sustainable investments. Collective investment schemes with an FNG-Label meet the quality standard of sustainable investments developed for German-speaking regions by the professional association Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen e. V. (FNG).

The fund has been awarded three stars for a particularly demanding and comprehensive sustainability strategy. Besides fulfilling the minimum standard of the FNG-Label, it achieved additional points in the categories «Institutional Credibility», «Product Standards» and «Portfolio Focus» (stock selection, engagement and KPIs), thereby attaining the highest level of the quality standard.

Mountain View Fund Awards

Mountain-View Data is the leading fund and ETF data provider in the DACH region. The company, MVD for short, with three decades of experience in the field of financial data, is internationally regarded as a driving force for greater transparency in the field of portfolio analysis. At the Mountain View Fund Awards, investment funds in different asset classes and categories with the best risk-return ratio over a period of five years are honoured. The categorization focuses on classic investment funds / ETFs , sustainability funds with the strategies climate and environmental protection or responsible investing as well as megatrend such as robotics, disruptive technologies or medtech.

Disclaimer

The Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards are based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is a risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over 36, 60 and 120 months. Lipper Leaders fund ratings do not constitute and are not intended to constitute investment advice or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security of any entity in any jurisdiction. For more information, see lipperfundawards.com.