December 11, 2022
PPM America, Inc. (PPM) has once again earned the distinction of being ranked as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management in 2022 by Pensions & Investments. This recognition is based upon the combined results of an employee survey to measure the employee experience and an evaluation of each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. PPM was one of 43 companies to be selected in the 100 to 499 employee category, as well as one of 121 companies recognized in the industry overall.
“We are absolutely thrilled to be among Pension and Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management,” said Craig Smith, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of PPM. “This recognition is a testament to the strength of the culture the employees have built at PPM. Giving back is at the heart of our identity, and that is reflected in how we support one another on a daily basis and make sure our clients are at the forefront of everything we do. Just as importantly, it is highlighted by our firm-wide participation in numerous Chicagoland charitable programs. Our employees champion many of these causes, and we are thankful to be able to invest time and resources back into our community.”
“Additionally, PPM takes great pride in providing our team with the benefits necessary to grow career-wise and to build for their future as evidenced by our exceptional tuition reimbursement and retirement contribution matching programs.”
Since 2012, Pensions & Investments has produced the Best Places to Work in Money Management list to highlight top employers in the money management industry. The results of the survey were reviewed by Best Companies Group and announced on December 12, 2022. For a complete list of the Pensions & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management 2022 winners, including PPM, go to https://www.pionline.com/BPTW2022.
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About PPM America
Our mission is to be seen by clients and their advisors as a consistently reliable partner to help them achieve their long-term value goals.
PPM is a US-based institutional asset manager with $90.09 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2025.* Established in Chicago in 1990, PPM exists to consistently support institutional clients in achieving their long-term value goals. We offer our mentality of hard work, straight talk, full transparency and humility. Our success is supported by a team-based culture that encourages debate, collaboration and consistency. At the center of our belief is the fact that our best ideas to date have and can come from any team member anywhere in our firm. We believe the success of our investment culture is best demonstrated by the strong retention of our clients and investment professionals.
* AUM includes committed but unfunded capital for PPM’s private equity and commercial real estate businesses. AUM includes both securities issued by PPM CLO vehicles held by PPM separately managed account clients and the underlying collateral assets of the CLO vehicles managed by PPM.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. There can be no assurance that any particular individual will be involved in the management of any portfolio for any period of time, if at all. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that any PPM professionals presented herein will remain with PPM or that past experience or performance of such professionals serves as an indicator of his or her performance. Forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties that could cause actual developments and results to differ materially from the expectations expressed. The opinions and views expressed herein are not intended to be relied upon as a prediction or forecast of actual future events or performance, guarantee of future results, recommendations or advice. Opinions expressed herein are current as of the date indicated and are subject to change without notice.
About Pensions & Investments
Pensions & Investments, owned by Crain Communications Inc., is the 52-year-old global news source of money management and institutional investing. Pensions & Investments is written for executives at defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans, endowments, foundations and sovereign wealth funds, as well as those at investment management and other investment-related firms. Pensions & Investments provides timely and incisive coverage of events affecting the money management and retirement businesses. Visit Pension & Investments’ website at www.pionline.com.
About Workforce Research Group
Workforce Research Group works with partners in the US, Canada, and the UK to help identify organizations who have created workplace cultures where employees love to come to work. Workforce Research Group conducts employer and employee surveys to determine if an organization is good enough to make each list and where they rank in their city, state, province, industry, or country. PPM did not pay Workforce Research Group to participate in the survey and evaluation resulting in the recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management referenced above. However, PPM did purchase a report of the detailed survey results from Best Companies Group for internal use only.
