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.

2022

• Ranked the world's top performing sovereign wealth fund for FY15-21 by global state-owned investor think tank Global SWF. 

2021

• Ranked among the world’s most responsible asset allocators by the Responsible Asset Allocator Initiative (RAAI).
• Winner, Stewardship initiative of the year award, PRI Awards 2021.
• Recognised as a Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Responsible Investment Leader. 

• Winner, 2021 Report of the Year Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.  

  
• Winner, 2021 Special Award, Australasian Reporting Awards. 

2020

• Winner, Australia/New Zealand Market Excellence Award, 2020 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards
• Gold Award, Australian Reporting Awards

• Winner, 2020, Global Stewardship Disclosure Award - Asset Owner (<£60 billion AUM), ICGN Governance Awards

• NZ Super Fund named as one of only 16 asset owners globally in the UNPRI's "Leader's Group", set up to showcase UNPRI signatories at the cutting edge of responsible investment

• Recognised as a Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Responsible Investment Leader. 

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 Australasian 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