aiCIO Announces 2010 Global Innovation Awards for Core and Alternative Investments, Beta Management and Related Categories

STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- aiCIO (formerly ai5000), a quarterly publication that covers the world's largest pools of investment capital, announced today the 2010 winners of its first annual Global Industry Innovations Awards, across five asset management-related categories:

"Each of these asset managers has distinguished itself by creating investment platforms that are likely to produce sustained risk-adjusted returns aligned with the required liabilities," said Kip McDaniel, Editor of aiCIO. "Similarly, the winners in the servicing and tactical categories have provided pension plans and other large institutional investors with critical efficiencies and exceptional logistical support."

The winners will be recognized at the aiCIO Awards Dinner in New York City on December 2, and also will be featured in the December issue of aiCIO.

For additional details about this year's award, please visit assetinternational.com, or contact: Elon Green, Ben-Abraham Associates, 212.867.0131, [email protected].

About aiCIO

A quarterly online publication, aiCIO focuses on the 5,000 largest pools of investment capital in the world, across pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, insurance funds and other leading institutional investors. aiCIO is edited by Kip McDaniel.

About Asset International

Asset International is a privately-held provider of information and technology to global pension funds, asset managers, financial advisers, banking service providers, and other financial institutions in the private and public sector. Its industry-leading brands include Strategic Insight, SIMFUND, PLANSPONSOR, PLANADVISER, Global Custodian, and The Trade. The company was acquired in January 2009 by Austin Ventures and has offices in New York, Hong Kong, London and Stamford, CT.

SOURCE Asset International