Two portfolio managers with Bank Vontobel AG, Rajiv Jain and Edwin Walczak, won accolades at the recent "Sauren Golden Awards 2011".
At this year's awards ceremony on 8 September in Frankfurt, Rajiv Jain received two gold medals each for excellent fund management in the categories "Equity Emerging Markets" and "Equity Asia (ex Japan)". Ed Walczak received one gold medal for very good fund management in the category "Equity USA".
Rajiv Jain, portfolio manager of the Vontobel Fund - Emerging Markets Equity and Vontobel Fund - Far East Equity, and Ed Walczak, co-portfolio manager of Vontobel Fund - US Value Equity, work out of Bank Vontobel's New York office.
Every year Sauren surveys a large number of internationally active portfolio managers. The company, which focuses on qualitative fund analysis, pays particular attention to the personal capabilities of the fund managers. Under Sauren's rating system, two gold medals indicate a very good chance of superior long-term performance. One gold medal signals a good chance of superior performance over the long run.