OREANDA-NEWS. March 19, 2009. Allianz ROSNO Asset Management has ranked among TOP-10 companies in three ratings issued by the RBC Magazine and the agency RBC-Rating: "Best Asset Management Company in 2008", "Best Share Investment Funds in 2008", and "Best Share Investment Fund Managers in 2008", reported the press-centre of ROSNO.

The RBC Magazine and the agency RBC-Rating have summed up the results of the year 2008 and determined the most successful representatives of the collective investments market. With its result of 4,444 points, Allianz ROSNO Asset Management ranked 6th among the best asset management companies in 2008, according to the agency RBC-Rating. Throughout the year, the company was awarded points in line with the total sum of positions held by the company’s funds in the agency’s monthly ratings.

Furthermore, based upon the results of the year 2008, the share investment fund Allianz ROSNO — Bonds demonstrated stable performance and ranked among the top ten most yielding funds, and the portfolio manager of this fund, Ms. Marianna Tkachenko, with her 1,351 points became one of the best portfolio managers in accordance with the RBC Magazine.

The magazine prepared the first rating of share investment fund managers on the basis of their stability and yield data for the year 2008.

The rating was compiled among managers of open stock funds, combined investment funds, index funds, and money market funds. Account has been taken only of those share investment funds, whose net assets equalled at least 30 million roubles as of December 31’ 2008. Each fund manager was awarded points in line with the total sum of positions held by the company’s funds in the monthly yield ratings, starting from January 2008. If, as of the beginning of any month, any fund was not included in the rating, it got the lowest mark.

"I am glad that the quality of asset management business is finally assessed by means of such a long-term indicator as stability", notes Mr. Oleg Mazurov, CEO of Allianz ROSNO Asset Management. "It is exactly the stability in all business segments that generates customer confidence and an immense competitive advantage for the future. Allianz ROSNO Asset Management continues its daily efforts to achieve the goal of becoming the best Russian asset management company through stability and quality of asset management and client relations".

The professional investment approach demonstrated by the team of Allianz ROSNO Asset Management throughout the last 4 years has always been recognized and appreciated by the business community. The year 2008 results once again evidence the company’s invariably solid asset management quality.

In 2008, OPIF Allianz ROSNO Non-Raw Sector Shares was awarded with the national premium Financial Olympus 2008 in the Top-Yielding PIF nomination, in the Potential and Prospects category.

In 2007, IPIF Allianz ROSNO Second-Tier Shares was named the best second-tier share investment fund, and the director of asset management department Mr. Mikhail Akramovsky ranked among the top 7 portfolio managers according to the Finance Magazine.

In 2006, Allianz ROSNO Asset Management was awarded with the premium "Venture Fund Company". At the same time, Mr. Oleg Mazurov ranked among the top 10 best portfolio managers according to the Money Magazine.

In 2005, OPIF Allianz ROSNO — Shares became the highest-yielding fund among all open funds. The fund’s yield reached 89.6%.