With £290bn (€430bn) in global assets under management at the end of September, including £23bn managed or serviced by its European arm, Pimco is the 800-pound gorilla of the bond management world.

And a highly successful one, too. Pimco has taken not only the title of Bond Manager of the Year, one place better than last year, but also been named Nordic Asset Management Firm of the Year, moving up two places from last year, as well as the award for institutional marketing.