11 augustus 2011
J.P. Morgan’s Worldwide Securities Services business has won best Transition Management firm of the year at the European Pensions 2011 awards ceremony, the business’s fourth award for transition management this year. 

Michael Gardner, Global Head of Strategy and Implementation, and Regional Head of Transition Management EMEA said: “We are delighted to have received this award as further endorsement of J.P. Morgan’s ability to consistently manage and deliver complex transition events for a diverse range of clients, and to tailor solutions to any client profile whatever its strategy and relative size in the market.”  There were over 20 entries for the award category. Other nominees included BNY Mellon, BlackRock,  Northern Trust, Russell Investments and State Street. 

The European Pensions awards were designed to recognize outstanding achievement in the varied fields of European pension provision, honoring investment firms, consultancies and pension providers across Europe that have set the professional standards in order to best serve European pension funds. This recent accolade is the latest for J.P. Morgan’s Transition Management business. J.P. Morgan was ranked top global transition management provider in the un-weighted scores of the 2011 Global Investor/isf Transition Management Survey as well as being recognized by Global Pensions, as “Best Transition Management Manager of the Year” and winning the award for “Transition Manager Provider of the Year” at the ICFA’s Americas Service Provider Awards 2011.                                                                

The Worldwide Securities Services Transition Management team provides comprehensive restructuring services that help institutional investors minimize costs and risks of reconstructing portfolios through the leveraging of resources across the entire firm. The Transition Management team, year to date, has seen a 25% growth in transitioned assets compared to 2010. Deal size has also increased 30% since 2010.