Morningstar Awards: And the winners are…

This year’s awards gala, held last night in Toronto, honoured companies and individuals that have made a difference in the lives of investors through superior investment products, service, marketing, and education.

Read: Morningstar Awards: What the winners say

Here’s a complete list of winners:

Morningstar Domestic Equity Fund Manager of the Year
Winner: Oscar Belaiche, GCIC Ltd.

Morningstar Foreign Equity Fund Manager of the Year
Winner: David Ragan, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

Morningstar Fixed-Income Fund Manager of the Year
Winner: PH&N Fixed Income Team, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Morningstar Analysts’ Choice Fund Company of the Year
Winner: RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Morningstar ETF Provider of the Year
Winner: iShares, BlackRock Canada

Advisors’ Choice Investment Fund Company of the Year
Winner: Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
Finalists:
CI Investments Inc.
Dynamic Funds

Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) Investor Education Award
Winner: Brandes Scholarship Program, Brandes Investment Partners & Co.
Finalists:
Brighter Life, Sun Life Financial
Retirement U, Mackenzie Investments

Career Achievement Award
Winner: Arthur Labatt, co-founder of Trimark Financial

Best Canadian Balanced Fund
Winner: Steadyhand Income, Steadyhand Investment Funds Inc.
Finalists:
Fidelity Monthly Income, Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
Norrep Income Growth, Hesperian Capital Management Ltd.
TD Monthly Income, TD Asset Management Inc.

Best Global Balanced Fund
Winner: CI Signature High Income, CI Investments Inc.
Finalists:
Dynamic Strategic Yield, Dynamic Funds
Mawer Balanced, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

Best Canadian Equity Fund
Winner: Mawer Canadian Equity, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
Finalists:
CI Cambridge Canadian Equity, CI Investments Inc.
CI Harbour, CI Investments Inc.

Best Canadian Fixed-Income Fund
Winner: TD Canadian Core Plus, TD Asset Management Inc.
Finalists:
Fidelity Canadian Bond, Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
PH&N Total Return Bond, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Best Canadian Dividend & Income Equity Fund
Winner: Sentry Canadian Income, Sentry Investments
Finalists:
Dynamic Equity Income, Dynamic Funds
RBC Canadian Equity Income, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Best US Equity Fund
Winner: Trimark US Companies, Invesco Canada Ltd.
Finalists:
Dynamic Power American Growth, Dynamic Funds
TD US Blue Chip Equity, TD Asset Management Inc.

Best Global Equity Fund
Winner: Capital International Global Equity, Capital International Asset Management
Finalists:
CI Global High Dividend Advantage, CI Investments Inc.
Mackenzie Ivy Foreign Equity, Mackenzie Investments
Trimark Global Endeavour, Invesco Canada Ltd.

Best Global Fixed-Income Fund
Winner: RBC Global Corporate Bond, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Finalists:
DFA Investment Grade Fixed Income, Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC
Templeton Global Bond, Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Best Equity ETF
Winner: iShares S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index, iShares, BlackRock Canada
Finalists:
Horizons S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF, Horizons Canada
iShares S&P/TSX 60, iShares, BlackRock Canada

Best Fixed-Income ETF
Winner: iShares DEX Universe Bond Index, iShares, BlackRock Canada
Finalist:
iShares DEX All Corporate Bond Index, iShares, BlackRock Canada

Best Canadian Small-/Mid-Cap Equity Fund
Winner: Mawer New Canada, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
Finalists:
IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap, IA Clarington Investments Inc.
Sentry Small/Mid Cap Income, Sentry Investments
Trimark Canadian Small Companies, Invesco Canada Ltd.

Best International Equity Fund
Winner: Mawer International Equity, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
Finalists:
CI Black Creek International Equity, CI Investments Inc.
Invesco International Growth, Invesco Canada Ltd.

Best Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Winner: Mackenzie Universal Emerging Markets, Mackenzie Investments
Finalists:
Desjardins Emerging Markets, Desjardins Investments Inc.
TD Emerging Markets, TD Asset Management Inc.

Best US Small-/Mid-Cap Equity Fund
Winner: Trimark US Small Companies, Invesco Canada Ltd.
Finalists:
Mackenzie Universal American Growth, Mackenzie Investments
TD US Small Cap, TD Asset Management Inc.

Best Global Small-/Mid-Cap Equity Fund
Winner: Mawer Global Small Cap, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
Finalists:
CI Global Small Companies, CI Investments Inc.
Trimark Global Small Companies, Invesco Canada Ltd.

Best High Yield Fixed-Income Fund
Winner: RBC Global High Yield Bond, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Finalists:
Northwest Specialty Global High Yield Bond, NEI Investments
PH&N High Yield Bond, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Best Specialty Equity Fund
Winner: TD Health Sciences, TD Asset Management Inc.
Finalists:
CI Global Health Sciences Corp. Class, CI Investments Inc.
Sentry REIT, Sentry Investments

Best Discount Brokerage
Winner: Qtrade Investor
Finalists:
Scotia iTRADE
Credential Direct
BMO InvestorLine

Best Fund of Funds
Winner: CI Portfolio Series, CI Investments Inc.
Finalists:
Invesco Intactive, Invesco Canada Ltd.
National Bank Meritage, National Bank Mutual Funds

Best Canadian Equity Pooled Fund
Winner: Burgundy Canadian Equity, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
Finalists:
Bissett Canadian Equity, Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Mawer Canadian Equity, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

Best Canadian Income Pooled Fund
Winner: Fiera Capital Tactical Fixed Income, Fiera Capital Corp.
Finalists:
Beutel Goodman Income, Beutel Goodman & Co. Ltd.
Leith Wheeler Total Return Bond, Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd.

Best Global Equity Pooled Fund
Winner: Burgundy Partners Global, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
Finalists:
Hexavest World, Hexavest Asset Management
Mawer Global Small Cap, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

Best Canadian Balanced Pooled Fund
Winner: Burgundy Balanced Pension, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
Finalists:
Bissett Canadian Balanced, Franklin Templeton Investment Corp.
QV Canadian Balanced, QV Investors Inc.

Best Canadian Small-/Mid-Cap Equity Pooled Fund
Winner: Burgundy Canadian Small Cap, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
Finalists:
Bissett Microcap, Franklin Templeton Investment Corp.
Mawer New Canada, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
QV Canadian Small Cap, QV Investors Inc.

Best Global Balanced Pooled Fund
Winner: Burgundy Partners Balanced, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
Finalists:
JF Global Balanced, Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd.
Mawer Balanced, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

Best International Equity Pooled Fund
Winner: Burgundy EAFE, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
Finalists:
Mawer International Equity, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
Sprucegrove International Equity, Sprucegrove Investment Management Ltd.

Best US Equity Pooled Fund
Winner: Burgundy Smaller Companies, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
Finalists:
Burgundy American Equity, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
UBS (Canada) US Large Cap Growth Equity, UBS Global Asset Management (Canada)

Canadian Investment Marketing Award
Winner: Volatunity, DundeeWealth
Finalists:
Smart Income, Macquarie Canada
Invesco Intactive, Invesco
Advisor ToGo, CIBC Asset Management

Best Multi-Strategy or Fund of Hedge Funds
Winner: PH&N Absolute Return Strategy, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
Finalists:
DGAM Diversified Strategies, Diversified Global Asset Management Corp.
North Pole Multi-Strategy, Polar Securities Inc.

Best Relative Value Hedge Fund
Winner: Amethyst Arbitrage, Crystalline Management Inc.
Finalists:
CC&L Canadian Q Market Neutral, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.
Flatiron Market Neutral, Sprott Asset Management LP

Best Opportunistic Hedge Fund
Winner: JM Catalyst, JM Fund Management Inc.
Finalists:
Sherpa Diversified Returns, Sherpa Asset Management
Vision Opportunity, Vision Capital Corp.

Best ETF Initiative
Winner: iShares, BlackRock Canada, Investor Outreach
Finalists:
BMO Exchange Traded Fund, Investor Education
Vanguard Investments Canada, Vanguard ETFs Launch

Best Use of Technology Award
Winner: adviceDirect, BMO InvestorLine
Finalists:
Invesco Canada iPad app, Invesco
WealthElements, EquiSoft