Women In Investment Awards Italy 2019

Following the inaugural Women In Investment Awards Italy, which took place in Milan on 2 October, InvestmentEurope has published highlights of the event, which saw female financial professionals acknowledged by their peers across 10 Awards categories.

The event saw more than 180 financial professionals from the Italian asset management industry gather at the Palazzo Parigi hotel in Milan.

Drawing nominations from front, middle and back office roles, the shortlisted candidates were judged by financial professional peers to arrive at the winners.

The categories and winners are:

Analyst of the Year	Manuela Cedarmas, Tages Capital
Fund Manager of the Year Sponsored by MFS	Carla Scarano, Anima
Fund Selector of the Year Sponsored by Aviva Investors	Chiara Mauri, Fideuram
Investment Woman of the Year Sponsored by Natixis Investment Management	Anna Maria Reforgiato Recupero, Generali
Mentor of the Year	Cristiana Vai, Cordusio
Most Inspiring Returner	Francesca Bellini, Pramerica
Role Model of the Year	Anna Vigliotti, Allianz
Team Leader of the Year	Laura Nateri, Lazard
Young Investment Woman of the Year Sponsored by BNY Mellon	Antonella Di Chio, Algebris
Lifetime Achievement Award	Cinzia Tagliabue, Amundi

Italian paralympian Veronica Yoko Plebani (right) opened the event by celebrating diversity, inclusion, and willingness to overcome challenges.

Associate Sponsors to the Awards were Aviva Investors, BNY Mellon, MFS and Natixis Investment Management.

Supporting them were the Association of Professional Fund Investors (APFI), The British Chamber of Commerce for Italy (BCCI), Investment Week and Forum per la Finanza Sostenible.

Sustainability Partner was Business Green. And Carbon Offset Partner was ecosphere+.

A special event supplement will feature in the November issue of the InvestmentEurope magazine.