UK Pensions Awards 2019 - The Winners

Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2019...
The awards were presented at a glittering gala dinner at London's Park Lane Hilton last night by comedian Sally Phillips.
The winners are:
Advisory Categories:
Actuarial/Pensions Consultancy of the Year
Winner: XPS Pensions Group
DC Consultancy of the Year
Winner: Hymans Robertson
Highly Commended: Barnett Waddingham
Investment Consultancy of the Year
Winner: Lane Clark & Peacock
Pension Lawyers of the Year
Winner: Allen & Overy
Pensions Litigation Firm of the Year
Winner: Allen & Overy
Risk Reduction Adviser of the Year
Winner: Aon
Highly Commended: KPMG
DC Categories:
DC Pension Provider of the Year
Winner: Aviva
DC Investment Manager of the Year
Winner: BlackRock
DC Multi-Asset Fund Manager of the Year
Winner: BlackRock
Highly Commended: River and Mercantile Solutions
DC Master Trust of the Year
Winner: Smart Pension
DC Innovation of the Year
Winner: Smart Pension
Highly Commended: PensionBee
DC Investment Innovation of the Year
Winner: JLT Employee Benefits (now part of Mercer)
Investment Categories:
Investment Manager of the Year
Winner: Insight Investment
Fiduciary Manager of the Year
Winner: Legal & General Investment Management
Highly Commended: SEI
Institutional Investment Platform Provider of the Year
Winner: Mobius Life
Equity Manager of the Year
Winner: Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Fixed Income Manager of the Year
Winner: Insight Investment
Highly Commended: M&G Investments
Factor Investing Manager of the Year
Winner: Aberdeen Standard Investments
DB Multi-Asset Manager of the Year
Winner: Gatemore Capital Management
Highly Commended: Aon
Emerging Markets Manager of the Year
Winner: TOBAM
Property Manager of the Year
Winner: Hermes Investment Management
Alternative Investment Manager of the Year
Winner: Gresham House
Highly Commended: AMP Capital
Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Manager of the Year
Winner: Hermes Investment Management
Highly Commended: AXA Investment Managers
Liability-Driven Investment (LDI) Manager of the Year
Winner: Insight Investment
Cashflow-driven Investment (CDI) Manager of the Year
Winner: Insight Investment
Risk Reduction Provider of the Year
Winner: Legal & General
DB Investment Innovation of the Year
Winner: Gatemore Capital Management
Fixed Income Innovation of the Year
Winner: AllianceBernstein
Other categories:
Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award
Winner: Lane Clark & Peacock
Highly Commended: Travers Smith
Independent Trustee of the Year
Winner: 20-20 Trustees
Third-Party Administrator of the Year
Winner: XPS Pensions Group
Highly Commended: Trafalgar House
Technology Innovation of the Year
Winner: AHC
Highly Commended: Momentum Investment Solutions & Consulting
Pensions Communication Initiative of the Year
Winner: Aviva
Educational and Thought Leadership Initiative of the Year
Winner: Cardano and Lincoln Pensions
Sponsor Covenant Provider of the Year
Winner: Lincoln Pensions
Retirement Innovation of the Year
Winner: Smart Pension
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