In 2025, more than ever before, leadership in asset management demands a balance of vision, adaptability, and integrity. The most effective managers combine strong governance, innovative thinking, disciplined processes, and a long-term perspective, ensuring that performance, stewardship, and sustainability are not separate goals, but integrated parts of a coherent whole. Amid volatile markets, evolving regulations, and changing societal expectations, maintaining this balance has never been more critical.
Reflecting this broader view of what it takes to excel, this publication (previously known as Sustainability Leaders) is now presented as Global Leaders. Sustainability remains a core component of leadership, but it sits alongside other vital qualities that drive enduring success.
To highlight these qualities, NordSIP has once again partnered with Global Fund Search to present this updated handbook. As before, institutional demand remains the key criterion for inclusion: only managers who have distinguished themselves in searches across multiple dimensions, including sustainability, are invited to participate.
We continue to use a standardised template to help readers assess and compare managers’ claims, providing a clear view of how they define, implement, and measure their commitments. Recognising that investors’ needs are diverse, the handbook presents a wide range of approaches and strategies.
By providing a platform for Global Leaders to showcase their capabilities in a consistent and comparable format, we aim to empower you to make confident, well-informed decisions in an increasingly complex world.
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