Pension Scheme of the Year Awards: Judges confirmed

They are: Rowles Associates director Robin Rowles, EEF head of employment policy David Yeandle, Norton Rose partner Lesley Browning, Wragge & Co public sector pensions strategist Mike Woodall, Principal Global Investors head of European institutional business Stephen Holt, AllenbridgeEPIC Investment Advisers vice-chairman Chris Edge and Pitmans Trustees director Richard Butcher

The judging panel will be chaired by PP editor Jonathan Stapleton.

The awards - which aim to recognise the best pension funds and
managers in Britain - will be held on September 16 at the Grosvenor
Marriot Hotel in London.

THE AWARDS PROCESS

There are three stages in this year's awards process.

1. Schemes and their providers emailed us the categories they wished to
enter/nominate for. This part of the awards process closed on June 11.

2. Schemes then sent us submissions. For the Premier Scheme of the
Year, Medium to Large Scheme of the Year, Small Scheme of the Year,
Public Sector Scheme of the Year and DC Scheme of the Year categories,
entrants provided us with submissions of no more than 1850 words,
including a scheme overview of up to 350 words. In the other categories
we required a 750-word submission, which included a 250-word overview.
This part of the awards process closed on July 2.

3. Judges are now assessing the submissions. A shortlist will be
published on August 5. The winners will be announced at the awards
evening on September 16.

CATEGORIES

The full list of this year's categories is below. The full judging criteria for
each of these categories is available at www.pensionschemeawards.com.

• Pension Scheme of the Year
  
• Premier Scheme of the Year (over £2.5bn)
• Medium to large Scheme of the Year (£250m-£2.5bn)
• Small Scheme of the Year (up to £250m)
• Public Sector Scheme of the Year
• DC Scheme of the Year

OTHER CATEGORIES

• Pensions Manager of the Year
• Best DB Scheme Innovation
• Best DC Scheme Innovation
• Best DB Investment Strategy
• Best DC Investment Strategy
• DB Communications (private) and (public)
• Best DC Communication Strategy
• Website Design Award (private) and (public)
• Trustee Development Awards
• Best Benefit Statement (private) and (public)
• Best Use of IT
• Best Administration
• Best Use of Risk-Reduction Strategies

CONTACT DETAILS

For table bookings or sponsorship details, contact: John Waterson at john.waterson@incisivemedia.com or 020 7004 7558

For details about the judging process, please contact Charlotte Moore at charlotte@lotsmoore.co.uk or 020 8741 3376