Morningstar Announces Singapore Fund Awards 2013

SINGAPORE, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar Research Pte Limited, a subsidiary of independent investment research firm Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), today announced the winning funds and fund groups for the Morningstar Singapore Fund Awards 2013.

The Morningstar Singapore Fund Awards 2013 recognize retail funds and fund groups that added the most value for investors within the context of their relevant peer group in 2012 and over the longer term. Winners are selected using a quantitative methodology with a qualitative overlay developed by Morningstar that considers the one-, three-, and five-year performance history of all eligible funds. Morningstar adjusts the returns for risk using Morningstar Risk, a measure that imposes a higher penalty for downside variation in a fund's return than it does for upside volatility.

This year, Morningstar introduced a new award, the Morningstar Best Equity Fund House Award, to acknowledge the fund group with the strongest risk-adjusted performance across its fund line-up.

"We are pleased to have a mix of high-quality asset managers winning awards across our equity and fixed-income award categories. Our inaugural fund house award winner, Aberdeen, is a renowned investment house in Singapore, with an excellent track record of delivering strong risk-adjusted returns for investors," said Grant Kennaway, head of Asia-Pacific fund research for Morningstar.

The winners of the Singapore Category Awards 2013 are:

The winner of the Singapore Fund House Award 2013 is:

The Morningstar Singapore Fund Awards are based on Morningstar fund data for the period of 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012. For more information about the awards and the methodology, please visit http://awards.morningstar.com/.

References to and commentary on the above mentioned mutual funds should not be considered a solicitation to buy or sell that fund.

About Morningstar Research Pte Limited and Morningstar, Inc.

Morningstar Research Pte Limited is a subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc., a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individuals, financial advisors, and institutions. Morningstar provides data on approximately 416,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 9 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its registered investment advisor subsidiaries and has approximately U.S$149 billion in assets under advisement and management as of Dec. 31, 2012. The company has operations in 27 countries.

Morningstar expanded to Asia in April 2000 and has grown its businesses into Japan, South Korea, India, mainland China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. The Asia operations not only offer timely information on mutual funds, but also insightful and independent analyses, unbiased fund ratings, and sophisticated analytical tools to help both individual and professional investors make better investment decisions.

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