Awards
The Guardians has won a number of international and domestic awards in recent years, including being named by JP Morgan in 2015 as the best performing sovereign wealth fund in the world, following a global study on fund performance over a five-year period.
2020
- Winner, Australia/New Zealand Market Excellence Award, 2020 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards
- Gold Award, Australian Reporting Awards
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Winner, 2020, Global Stewardship Disclosure Award - Asset Owner (<£60 billion AUM), ICGN Governance Awards
2019
- Winner, Sovereign Wealth Fund Award, 2019 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards
- Winner, Investment Capabilities Award, 2019 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards
- Finalist, Report of the Year, 2019 Australasian Reporting Awards
- Gold Award, 2019 Australasian Reporting Awards
- Finalist, Sustainability Report of the Year, 2019 Australsian Reporting Awards
- Silver Award, Sustainability Reporting, 2019 Australasian Reporting Awards
- Finalist, Advocate of the Year, Institutional Investor Allocators' Choice Awards (Matt Whineray)
- Finalist, Chief Investment Officer of the Year, 2019 Industry Innovation Awards (Stephen Gilmore)
- Finalist, Board and Management - 2019 Women of Influence Awards (Catherine Savage)
- Winner, Professional Excellence Award - 2019 Gold Standard Awards (Catherine Etheredge).
2018
- Winner, Sovereign Wealth Fund Award, 2018 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards
- Finalist, Report of the Year, Australasian Reporting Awards
- Gold Award, 2018 Australasian Reporting Awards
- Winner, Best Cover Design, 2018 Australasian Reporting Awards
- Highly Commended, Best RI Report by an Asset Owner - Medium & Small Funds, Responsible Investor Reporting Awards
- Winner, APAC Institutional Manager of the Year, Volatility & Risk Premia Awards
- Winner, Excellence in Treasury, INFINZ Awards 2018
2017
- Winner, Innovation Award, 2017 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards
- Winner, Special Award for Individual Contribution to Institutional Investment, 2017 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards (Adrian Orr)
- Winner, Finance Section, Asia-Pacific PR Excellence Awards
- Gold Award, 2017 Australasian Reporting Awards
- Winner, Governance Reporting - Public Sector, 2017 Australasian Reporting Awards
- Winner, Outstanding Contribution to Finance and Business Award, 2017 NZ CFO Awards (Adrian Orr)
- Winner, Individual Contribution to Institutional Investment, 2017 Asian Investor Awards (Adrian Orr)
- Winner, Board and Management - 2017 Women of Influence Awards (Anne-Maree O'Connor)
- Finalist, CFO of the Year Awards (Stewart Brooks)
2016
- Winner, Environmental, Social and Governance Institutional Proficiency Award, 2016 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards
- Bronze Award, 2016 YWCA Equal Pay Awards
- Gold Award, 2016 Australasian Reporting Awards
- Winner, Online Reporting - Public Sector, 2016 Australasian Reporting Awards
- Winner, Governance Reporting - Public Sector, 2016 Australasian Reporting Awards
- Highly Commended, Best Responsible Investment Report by an Asset Owner, 2016 Responsible Investor Reporting Awards
- Winner, Improving Performance through Leadership Excellence, Deloitte IPANZ Excellence Awards
2015
- Winner, Excellence in Governance, Deloitte Top 200 Awards
- Winner, Governance Award, Asian Investor's 2015 Institutional Excellence Awards
- Gold Award, 2015 Australasian Reporting Awards
- Finalist, 2014 Global RI Reporting Awards
- Best Annual Report Award - 2015 Asia-Pacific Excellence Awards
2014
- Winner, Governance Award, Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards
- Gold Award, 2014 Australasian Reporting Awards
- Finalist, 2014 Global RI Reporting Awards
- Guardians' Cristina Billett named joint 2014 Public Sector In-house Lawyer of the Year
2013
- Winner, Best First-Time Entrant, 2013 Australasian Reporting Awards
- Finalist, 2013 Global RI Reporting Awards
2012
- Winner, aiCIO Awards, world's most innovative sovereign wealth fund
- Winner, Executive Team of the Year, New Zealand CIO awards
- Winner, INFINZ 'Excellence in Treasury' Award
- Winner, Best Public Sector Report, 2012 NZICA Annual Report Awards
2011
- Runner-up, aiCIO Awards, world's most innovative sovereign wealth fund