NAPERVILLE, Ill. and LONDON, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Calamos Investments, a global investment firm offering risk-managed investment strategies, is shortlisted for the European Pensions Awards "Emerging Markets Manager of the Year".

"We employ a risk-managed approach to the emerging markets at Calamos, which we believe is beneficial both over the long term and in the current environment. Our ability to lower volatility levels for our clients while still providing exposure to the growth potential and opportunities of the emerging markets has proved valuable for investors," said Nick Niziolek, Co-CIO, Head of International and Global Strategies, Senior Co-Portfolio Manager.

The European Pensions Awards are organized by European Pensions Magazine, Europe's highly authoritative information source for pension decision makers. The awards are free to enter and are open to any firm which serves pension funds in one or more European countries. Now in its ninth year, the awards have been designed to recognize outstanding achievement in the varied fields of European pension provision, honoring the investment firms, consultancies and pension providers across Europe that have set the professional standards in order to best serve European pension funds in these increasingly challenging times. The awards are independently judged and the winners will be announced at the annual gala dinner on 23 June 2016. More information about the awards, including the full shortlist, is available at http://www.europeanpensions.net/awards/shortlist.php.

About Calamos
Calamos Investments is a diversified global investment firm offering innovative investment strategies including U.S. growth equity, global equity, convertible, multi-asset and alternatives. The firm offers strategies through separately managed portfolios, mutual funds, closed-end funds, private funds, an exchange traded fund and UCITS funds. Clients include major corporations, pension funds, endowments, foundations and individuals, as well as the financial advisors and consultants who serve them. Headquartered in the Chicago metropolitan area, the firm also has offices in London, New York, San Francisco, and the Miami area. For more information, please visit www.calamos.com.

Calamos Investments LLC, referred to herein as Calamos Investments(®), is a financial services company offering such services through its subsidiaries: Calamos Advisors LLC, Calamos Wealth Management LLC, Calamos Investments LLP and Calamos Financial Services LLC.

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SOURCE Calamos Investments LLP