The Investment Excellence Awards are decided by a panel of industry experts drawn from across the market in a range of disciplines.

The Global Investor editorial team draws up the shortlist based on eligible entries and then sends out qualifying award entries for review by the judges.

Previous judges have included pension trustees, well-known industry veterans from buy and sell-side, professional market commentators and investment consultants.

Each judge rates entries in order of their preference and the results are calculated on a point-based system.