What Investment has released the shortlist for the 2011 What Investment Unit Trust Awards.

The winners in the ten categories will be confirmed in the June 2011 edition along with a six page winners’ guide explaining how the judges assessed each fund and came to their conclusions.

WHAT INVESTMENT AWARDS 2011
SHORTLIST

BEST FUND MANAGER
Evy Hambro, Blackrock Gold & General
Paul Spencer, Rensburg UK Mid Cap Growth
Adam Cordery, Schroder Monthly High Income
Graham French, M&G Global Basics
Iain Stewart, Newton Real Return

BEST UK FIXED INCOME
Aegon High Yield Bond
Baillie Gifford High Yield Bond
Baillie Gifford Corporate Bond
Legal & General High Income
Gartmore High Yield Corporate

BEST FUND MANAGEMENT GROUP
Standard Life Investments
First State Investments
Threadneedle
Baillie Gifford
Insight Investment

BEST GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
McInroy & Wood Smaller Companies
JM Finn Global Opportunities
Invesco Perpetual Global Smaller Companies
Ecclesiastical Amity International
First State Global Resources

BEST GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS FUND
Aberdeen Emerging Markets
First State Global Emerging Markets Leaders
M&G Global Emerging Markets
F&C Emerging Markets
Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Leading Companies

BEST UK EQUITY INCOME FUND
Henderson UK Equity Income
Henderson UK Strategic Income
Artemis Income
Vanguard FTSE UK Equity Income Index
Standard Life Investments UK EI Unconstrained

BEST UK EQUITY GROWTH
Cavendish Opportunities
Standard Life Investments UK Equity Unconstrained
MFM Slater Growth
M&G Recovery
Marlborough UK Leading Companies

BEST NEWCOMER
Artemis Global Income
Insight Absolute Credit
JM Finn UK Smaller Companies
Franklin Templeton Global Growth
Cavendish UK Select

EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies
Aberdeen Emerging Markets
HIM Income
Fidelity Moneybuilder Growth
Schroder Japan Alpha Plus

MOST CONSISTENT FUND
Aberdeen Emerging Markets
JO Hambro CM European Select Val
Fidelity Moneybuilder Growth
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies
Blackrock Gold & General