The Investment Property databank (IPD) presented the 17 winners of its European Property Investment Awards, after the gala dinner reception at its annual European Conference last week. The awards - presented by financial journalist and author Jeroen Smit at Amsterdam's Okura Hotel - recognise outperformance over a three-year period to the end of 2010.

The Investment Property databank (IPD) presented the 17 winners of its European Property Investment Awards, after the gala dinner reception at its annual European Conference last week. The awards - presented by financial journalist and author Jeroen Smit at Amsterdam's Okura Hotel - recognise outperformance over a three-year period to the end of 2010.

AWARD CATEGORIES & WINNERS (Highest total return relative to the appropriate national sector benchmark, annualised over 3 years to December 2010)

CEE
REGIONAL FUND
WINNER: PBW I
FUND MANAGER: AEW Europe

France
BALANCED FUND
WINNER: SMABTP FUND
MANAGER: SMABTP

SPECIALIST FUND
WINNER: SCPI PARTICIPATION FONCIERE 2
FUND MANAGER: PERIAL

Germany
BALANCED FUND
WINNER: SEB ImmoPortfolio Target Return Fund
FUND MANAGER: SEB Investment GmbH

SPECIALIST FUND
WINNER: AXA Real Invest II
FUND MANAGER: AXA Investment Managers Deutschland GmbH

Iberia
BALANCED FUND
WINNER: CA Património Crescente
FUND MANAGER: Square Asset Management - SGFII, SA

SPECIALIST FUND
WINNER: Redevco España

Ireland
BALANCED FUND
WINNER: State Street Global Advisors Exempt Property Unit Trust
FUND MANAGER: State Street Global Advisors Ireland Limited

Italy
BALANCED FUND
WINNER: Patrimonio Uno FUND MANAGER: BNP Paribas REIM Sgr

SPECIALIST FUND
WINNER: Clarice - Light Industrial - Fund
FUND MANAGER: Prelios SGR S.p.A.

The Netherlands
BALANCED FUND
WINNER: Anthos Asset Management B.V.

SPECIALIST FUND
WINNER: Vereniging Nederlands Pensioenfonds voor de Sigarenindustrie en aanverwante bedrijven
FUND MANAGER: Syntrus Achmea Vastgoed

Scandinavia
BALANCED FUND
WINNER: Rom Eiendom AS

SPECIALIST FUND
WINNER: Finanssektorens Pensionskasse
FUND MANAGER: Helle Haugsted

Switzerland
SPECIALIST FUND
WINNER: Redevco Switzerland
FUND MANAGER: Redevco Switzerland

UK
BALANCED FUND
WINNER: Friends Provident Life and Pensions Limited
FUND MANAGER: F&C REIT Asset Management

SPECIALIST FUND
WINNER: Quercus Healthcare Property Fund
FUND MANAGER: Aviva Investors Real Estate