Awards
The Guardians continues to win a number of accolades, and has been recognised as one of the most innovative and top performing sovereign wealth funds globally.
2024
- Ranked the world's top performing sovereign wealth fund based on ten-year returns by global state-owned investor think tank Global SWF.
- Winner, Report of the Year, Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Winner, Best of Financial Services Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Winner, Public Sector In-house Team of the Year 2024 from the ILANZ: In-house Lawyers Association of New Zealand Awards.
- Winner, Award of Merit for Internal Communications, IABC Gold Quill Awards.
- Winner, Excellence in Financial Reporting Award, 2024 New Zealand CFO Awards.
2023
- Ranked the world's top performing sovereign wealth fund based on ten-year returns by global state-owned investor think tank Global SWF.
- Winner, Best of Financial Services Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Winner, Gold Standard Award for Reporting and Accountability, Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Winner, Chair's Commendation Award for 10 Consecutive Gold Awards, Australasian Reporting Awards.
2022
- Ranked the world's top performing sovereign wealth fund for FY15-21 by global state-owned investor think tank Global SWF.
- Winner, 2022 Report of the Year Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Winner, Best of Financial Services Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Joint Winner, Public Sector Governance Reporting Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Winner, Gold Standard Award for Reporting and Accountability.
- Winner, Best Net Zero and Climate Action Investor, 2022 Mindful Money Awards.
- Winner, Team Excellence in Internal Auditing Award, 2022 Institute of Internal Auditors New Zealand Conference.
- Winner, Financial Services In-House Team of the Year Award at the New Zealand Law Awards.
- Winner, Climate Action (Top Reducer Closest to Zero) and Climate Action (Small Organisation) Awards at the Toitū Envirocare Brighter Future Awards.
- Recognised as a Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Responsible Investment Leader.
2021
- Ranked among the world’s most responsible asset allocators by the Responsible Asset Allocator Initiative (RAAI).
- Winner, Stewardship initiative of the year award, PRI Awards 2021.
- Recognised as a Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Responsible Investment Leader.
- Winner, Best Asset Owner Regional Australia/New Zealand, AsianInvestor 2021 Institutional Excellence Awards.
- Winner, Best in Class – Climate Change Policy Proficiency Award, AsianInvestor 2021 Institutional Excellence Awards.
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Winner, 2021 Report of the Year Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Winner, 2021 Special Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.
2020
- Winner, Australia/New Zealand Market Excellence Award, 2020 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards.
- Gold Award, Australian Reporting Awards.
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Winner, 2020, Global Stewardship Disclosure Award - Asset Owner (<£60 billion AUM), ICGN Governance Awards.
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NZ Super Fund named as one of only 16 asset owners globally in the UNPRI's "Leader's Group", set up to showcase UNPRI signatories at the cutting edge of responsible investment.
- Recognised as a Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Responsible Investment Leader.
2019
- Winner, Sovereign Wealth Fund Award, 2019 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards.
- Winner, Investment Capabilities Award, 2019 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards.
- Finalist, Report of the Year, 2019 Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Gold Award, 2019 Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Finalist, Sustainability Report of the Year, 2019 Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Silver Award, Sustainability Reporting, 2019 Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Finalist, Advocate of the Year, Institutional Investor Allocators' Choice Awards (Matt Whineray).
- Finalist, Chief Investment Officer of the Year, 2019 Industry Innovation Awards (Stephen Gilmore).
- Finalist, Board and Management - 2019 Women of Influence Awards (Catherine Savage).
- Winner, Professional Excellence Award - 2019 Gold Standard Awards (Catherine Etheredge).
2018
- Winner, Sovereign Wealth Fund Award, 2018 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards.
- Finalist, Report of the Year, Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Gold Award, 2018 Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Winner, Best Cover Design, 2018 Australasian Reporting Awards.
- Highly Commended, Best RI Report by an Asset Owner - Medium & Small Funds, Responsible Investor Reporting Awards.
- Winner, APAC Institutional Manager of the Year, Volatility & Risk Premia Awards.
- Winner, Excellence in Treasury, INFINZ Awards 2018.
2017
- Winner, Innovation Award, 2017 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards.
- Winner, Special Award for Individual Contribution to Institutional Investment, 2017 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards (Adrian Orr).
- 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).
- Winner, Board and Management - 2017 Women of Influence Awards (Anne-Maree O'Connor).
- Finalist, CFO of the Year Awards (Stewart Brooks).
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.
- Named by JP Morgan as the best performing sovereign wealth fund in the world following a global study on fund performance over a five-year period.
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.