Asset Management

Overview Overall Leaders Leaders by Category Leaders by Attribute

July 16, 2026

The quality of the relationship between corporations and asset managers is paramount for the long-term success of publicly traded companies, and the investment success of the managers. This two-way street relies on extensive knowledge and transparency so investors can deliver investment performance; a familiar group of investment firms are getting it right, according to Extel’s annual survey.

Capital Group, Norges Bank Investment Management, BlackRock Investment Management, Fidelity Management & Research and Wellington Management are recognised in the Top 5 of Extel’s fifth annual ranking of asset managers by investor relations officers at Developed European publicly traded companies.

Rounding out the Top 10 are (listed alphabetically): Amundi Asset Management, Citadel International Equities, Millennium Management, Schroder Investment Management and T. Rowe Price Associates.

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Overall Leaders Leaders by Category Leaders by Attribute

Methodology summary

The buy-side rankings are based on Developed European corporate (IRO) input collected in our Corporate Insights survey. 467 buy-side firms were nominated and 270 corporates voted. In this survey, we asked investor relations officers to identify best asset management firms across the following attributes:

· Transparency on their Investment Style

· Knowledge of Your Sector

· Best Active Engagement to Support & Encourage Long-term Business

· Efficient Engagement Across Funds

· Ongoing Feedback

Results were aggregated to produce overall and category level results.

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