Once again first place in portfolio management competence and responsible investments (ESG).
Evli was again the most widely used institutional asset manager in Finland in the recent KANTAR SIFO Prospera "External Asset Management Finland 2020" -survey. Over 62 percent of the respondents use Evli's asset management services.
In addition to this, Evli was ranked as the second best institutional asset manager in overall quality assessment among 15 asset management companies. Evli's overall performance score was 4.13 (scale 1-5). This year's strong result is a continuation of Evli's excellent track record in KANTAR SIFO Prospera’s institutional client surveys, in which Evli has been ranked first for five consecutive years (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) based on the overall quality assessment.
In 2020 Evli's brand strength was again assessed as the strongest in asset management services in Finland. In addition to this, Evli was again placed first overall in portfolio management competence and responsible investments (ESG). On a scale from 1-5, Evli received praise for among others portfolio management competence (4.16), track record (4.10), brand strength (4.19) and sales competence (4.31).
“I want to express my sincere gratitude to all our clients for their trust in our services and expertise. Our goal is to always serve clients in the best possible way and to develop our services based on the needs and goals of our clients. It’s delightful to see that clients appreciate our work”, Evli Bank's Head of Institutional Clients, Kim Pessala comments on the survey results.
In the 2020 survey conducted by KANTAR SIFO Prospera, Finnish institutional investors assessed the quality of 15 asset managers based on 13 quality criteria. The respondents viewed the most important criteria in selecting an asset manager to be portfolio management competence, product quality and track record. Survey respondents included insurance companies, pension institutions, endowments and foundations, cities and municipalities, parish unions, universities and other institutional investors.
Additional information:
Timo Hovi, Director, Evli Bank Plc, tel. +358 9 4766 9306, timo.hovi@evli.com
Kim Pessala, Head of Institutional Clients, Evli Bank Plc, tel. +358 9 4766 9141, kim.pessala@evli.com
Survey: KANTAR SIFO Prospera
