Jupiter Fund Management came away with two gongs from the inaugural S&P Capital IQ Fund Awards held in London last week, being named Specialist Group of the Year, while Alexander Darwall - manager of the Jupiter European Fund – was awarded Portfolio Manager of the Year.

The other winners were as follows:

Specialist Group of the Year - Polar Capital Holdings

Investment Team of the Year - Insight Investment UK Market Neutral Team

Newcomer of the Year - Matthews International Capital Management

Rising Star of the Year  - Stephen Message - manager of the Old Mutual Equity Income Fund

Sustained Excellence Award - Richard Woolnough - M&G

New Fund Launch of the Year - AllianceBernstein - Global Plus Fixed Income Portfolio

Mobile Campaign of the Year - Fidelity International

Marketing Campaign of the Year - Aviva Investments

“We would like to offer a huge congratulations to all the winners. The standard this year was extremely high, which is a testament to the hard work that has been put into driving the fund management industry in a difficult year,” said Linda-Jane Coffin, director of fund research at S&P Capital IQ.

“Only by sharing our combined experience, skills and knowledge are we able to succeed at the highest level. We are therefore delighted to recognise and honour those individuals and teams that made these awards possible.”