Canadian institutional investors were among the big winners at the first-ever online IPE Real Estate Global Conference & Awards 2020.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Ivanhoé Cambridge and Oxford Properties won the silver themed awards for Investment in Asia Pacific, Investment in Europe, and Investment in North America, respectively, in the first round of awards.

CPP Investments also won the awards for Investment in Emerging Markets and Listed Strategy.

One of the judges’ comments for CPP Investments’ Asia-Pacific award said the “extensive regional allocations with strong partnering activity are yielding good results, a strategy other large scale investors should emulate”.

Jimmy Phua, managing director, head of CPP Investments real estate Asia, said: “We are truly honoured to win this investment for Asia Pacific award. This is a huge morale booster to the team especially during this trying times.”

Ivanhoé Cambridge also added the Opportunistic Strategy award, beating National Pension Service to claim the prize.

Fellow Canadian institution Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan picked up Portfolio Construction, Direct Strategy and Sustainable Strategy awards.

Nordic pension funds AP4 and PensionDanmark were handed Indirect Strategy and Alternatives Strategy awards, respectively, while Allianz Real Estate picked up the Debt Strategy award.

British Airways Pension Fund was awarded Value-added Strategy and the Italian insurer Cattolica Assicurazioni was handed Newcomer award.

Each year, IPE Real Assets works in close partnership with the world’s leading investment and asset management firms to deliver the IPE Real Estate Global Awards.

There are three levels of awards sponsorship – Platinum, Gold and Silver – with 30 categories in all. The Gold and Platinum awards will be broadcast tomorrow.

Silver themed 
Investment in Emerging Markets  
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board winner
Ivanhoé Cambridge  
   
Portfolio Construction  
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) winner
Texas Permanent School Fund  
   
Alternatives Strategy  
Ircantec  
PensionDanmark winner
   
Investment in Europe  
Allianz Real Estate  
Ivanhoé Cambridge winner
   
Indirect Strategy  
AP4 winner
APK Pensionskasse  
Texas Permanent School Fund  
WPV  
   
Debt Strategy  
Allianz Real Estate winner
Merseyside Pension Fund  
   
Investment in Asia Pacific  
Allianz Real Estate  
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board winner
Ivanhoé Cambridge  
   
Direct Strategy  
Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors  
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board  
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) winner
Oxford Properties  
   
Newcomer  
Cattolica Assicurazioni winner
   
Value-added Strategy  
AFIAA Real Estate Investment  
British Airways Pension Fund winner
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)  
Ivanhoé Cambridge  
Texas Permanent School Fund  
   
Investment in North America  
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board  
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)  
Oxford Properties winner
Texas Permanent School Fund  
   
Core and Core-plus Strategies  
Allianz Real Estate  
Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors winner
   
Opportunistic Strategy  
Ivanhoé Cambridge winner
National Pension Service  
   
Listed Strategy  
Amonis  
Bayerische Versorgungskammer  
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board winner
Hydralis  
   
Sustainable Strategy  
AG2R La Mondiale  
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) winner
Ivanhoé Cambridge  
Oxford Properties  
PensionDanmark