Pension Scheme of the Year Awards 2017 - The Winners
Here it is - the complete list of winners for this year's Pension Scheme of the Year Awards.
The winners of this year's awards were announced by BBC Radio sports broadcaster Rob Nothman at a dinner on Tuesday night at The Brewery in London.
The Aberdeen Asset Management Pension Scheme picked up the overall Pension Scheme of the Year accolade and Antony Miller - chief executive of 2020 Trustees - won the Pensions Manager / Trustee of the Year award.
There were a total of 18 categories in this year's awards, which were judged by a panel of six judges.
For further information about the awards, please visit: www.pensionschemeawards.com
The full list of winners and finalists is:
Pension Scheme of the Year
Winner:
Aberdeen Asset Management Pension Scheme
DC Scheme of the Year (for companies with 5,000 and more staff)
Winner: Nationwide
Finalists:
Nationwide
Siemens Investor Plan
DC Scheme of the Year (for firms with under 5,000 staff)
Winner: Aberdeen Asset Management Pension Scheme
Finalists:
Aberdeen Asset Management Pension Scheme
DP World Group Personal Pension Plan
RSM Group Personal Pension Plan
Schneider Electric
DB Scheme of the Year (Asset value of over £500m)
Winner: Strathclyde Pension Fund
Highly Commended: Lothian Pension Fund
Finalists:
DP World
Dyfed Pension Fund
Lothian Pension Fund
North East Scotland Pension Fund
Strathclyde Pension Fund
The Lloyds Banking Group Pension Schemes
TPT Retirement Solutions
West Midlands Pension Fund
DB Scheme of the Year (Asset value of up to £500m)
Winner: Lothian Buses Pension Fund
Finalists:
Entrust Pension(Federated Flexiplan No.1)
Lothian Buses Pension Fund
Nationwide Pension Fund (Cheshire & Derbyshire Section)
Port of Dover DB Pension Scheme
SCT Pension Scheme
Public Sector Scheme of the Year
Winner: North East Scotland Pension Fund
Finalists:
London Borough of Newham
Lothian Pension Fund
North East Scotland Pension Fund
Strathclyde Pension Fund
Surrey Pension Fund
West Midlands Pension Fund
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Pensions Manager / Trustee of the Year
Winner: Antony Miller
Finalists:
Antony Miller
Jane Healy
P&O Pension Funds Investments
SCT Pension Trustees Limited
Best Member Initiative
Winner: Citi UK Pension Plan
Highly Commended: Vodafone UK Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Finalists:
BNP Paribas Retirement Savings Plan (Vista)
Citi UK Pension Plan
DHL Group Retirement Plan
Schneider Electric
Vodafone UK Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Best DC Scheme Innovation
Winner: Citi UK Pension Plan
Finalists:
Citi UK Pension Plan
DHL Group Retirement Plan
Siemens Investor Plan
Best DB Scheme Innovation
Winner: West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Finalists:
Church of England Pensions Board
Environment Agency Pension Fund
London Stock Exchange Group Pension Scheme
The Lloyds Banking Group Pension Schemes
TPT Retirement Solutions
West Midlands Pension Fund
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Best DC Investment Strategy
Winner: HSBC Bank (UK) Pension Scheme
Finalists:
BNP Paribas Retirement Savings Plan (Vista)
HSBC Bank (UK) Pension Scheme
Siemens Investor Plan
Best DB Investment Strategy
Winner: Trafalgar House Pension Trust
Finalists:
Lloyds Banking Group Pension Schemes
Lothian Pension Fund
Nationwide Building Society Pension Fund
Network Rail CARE Pension Scheme
RPMI Railpen
Taylor Wimpey Pension Scheme
Trafalgar House Pension Trust
Best Use of Alternatives
Winner: Strathclyde Pension Fund
Finalists:
Lothian Pension Fund
Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund
Strathclyde Pension Fund
Best DC Communication Strategy
Winner: BNP Paribas Retirement Savings Plan (Vista)
Highly Commended: Schneider Electric
Finalists:
BNP Paribas Retirement Savings Plan (Vista)
Schneider Electric
DB Communications (public)
Winner: Strathclyde Pension Fund
Finalists:
Avon Pension Fund
Dyfed Pension Fund
Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF)
Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund
Strathclyde Pension Fund
West Midlands Pension Fund
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Trustee Development Awards
Winner: British Airways Pensions
Finalists:
British Airways Pensions
London Borough of Newham
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Best Use of IT and Technology
Winner: Vodafone UK Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Highly Commended: BNP Paribas Retirement Savings Plan (Vista)
Finalists:
BNP Paribas Retirement Savings Plan (Vista)
North East Scotland Pension Fund
Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund
Vodafone UK Defined Contribution Pension Plan
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Best Administration
Winner: British Airways Pensions
Finalists:
British Airways Pensions
Dyfed Pension Fund
Lothian Pension Fund
North East Scotland Pension Fund
Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund
TPT Retirement Solutions
West Yorkshire Pension Fund
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