Morningstar Announces Nominees for Morningstar European Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2016

Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today announced the nominees for its seventh annual Morningstar European Fund Manager of the Year Awards.

Morningstar’s European Fund Manager of the Year Awards draw upon the qualitative analysis of the company’s 30-member Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) manager research team to recognise the best fund managers. The awards are presented in three categories:

• Fund Manager of the Year: European Equity;
• Fund Manager of the Year: Global Equity; and
• Fund Manager of the Year: European Fixed-Income

“The Morningstar European Fund Manager of the Year Awards recognise fund managers who have demonstrated excellence in the past year and delivered outstanding stewardship of investors’ capital over the long term,” Javier Saenz de Cenzano, Director of the Manager Research Practice, EMEA, said. “Each nominee undergoes rigorous evaluation using the five pillars of our Analyst Rating methodology to identify the best managers in the industry. Our analysis incorporates a deep look at the quality of management, the strength of the investment process used to run the fund, the quality of the parent organisation—including how it treats investors in its funds—performance, and costs.”

The nominees for the Morningstar European Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2016 are:

Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year: European Equity

Fund Manager	Fund(s)	Morningstar Analyst Rating™
Romain Burnand	Moneta Multi Caps Moneta Micro Enterprises	Gold Gold
Matthias Born	Allianz Euroland Equity Growth	Silver
Alexei Jourovski & team	Uni-Global – Equities Europe	Gold

Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year: Global Equity

Fund Manager	Fund(s)	Morningstar Analyst Rating™
Jeremy Podger	Fidelity Global Special Situations	Silver
Christopher Hart	Robeco BP Global Premium Equities	Silver
Thomas Schüssler	DWS Top Dividende	Silver
	Deutsche Invest I Top Dividend	Silver

Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year: European Fixed-Income

Fund Manager	Fund(s)	Morningstar Analyst Rating™
Michael Krautzberger	BGF Euro Bond	Gold
Michel Antonas	HSBC Euro Government Bond	Silver
Sander Bus and Roeland Moraal	Robeco High Yield Bonds	Silver

Morningstar’s EMEA manager research team, consisting of manager research analysts in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Finland, nominates fund managers for the Morningstar European Fund Manager of the Year awards. To qualify for a nomination, at least one fund under a manager’s leadership must be a Morningstar Medallist–a fund that has garnered a Morningstar Analyst Rating™ of Gold, Silver, or Bronze. A fund manager may be nominated providing the fund associated with his or her nomination is available for sale in at least one European market.

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