Awards

The Guardians has won a number of international and domestic awards in recent years, with particular highlights include being named by:

  • aiCIO magazine in 2012 as the most innovative sovereign wealth fund globally; and
  • 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.

 

2017

  • 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)

 

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