UK Pensions Awards 2020 - Shortlists published

The 23^rd annual UK Pensions Awards have been rigorously judged by a panel of 58 senior scheme managers, trustees and advisers.

To see the full list of judges, visit the UK Pensions Awards website.

UK Pensions Awards 2020 Statement

Further information about the awards can be found at: ukpensionsawards.com.

The shortlists for this year's awards are as follows:

Advisory Categories

Actuarial/Pensions Consultancy of the Year

• Barnett Waddingham
• Broadstone
• Buck
• Hymans Robertson
• LCP
• PwC
• XPS Pensions Group

 

DC Consultancy of the Year

• Aon
• Barnett Waddingham
• Buck
• Hymans Robertson
• LCP
• Quietroom
• Redington

 

Investment Consultancy of the Year

• Aon
• Barker Tatham
• Barnett Waddingham
• Broadstone
• Buck
• Hymans Robertson
• LCP
• Redington
• River and Mercantile
• XPS Pensions Group

 

Pension Lawyers of the Year

• Allen & Overy
• Arc Pensions Law
• Burges Salmon
• CMS
• Eversheds Sutherland
• Gowling WLG
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Linklaters
• Pinsent Masons
• Sacker & Partners
• Squire Patton Boggs
• Stephenson Harwood
• Travers Smith

 

Pensions Litigation Firm of the Year

• Allen & Overy
• Baker McKenzie
• CMS
• Eversheds Sutherland
• Linklaters
• Pinsent Masons
• Sacker & Partners
• Stephenson Harwood

 

Risk Reduction Adviser of the Year 

• Allen & Overy
• Aon
• Buck
• Hymans Robertson
• ITM
• LCP
• Lincoln Pensions
• Travers Smith

 

Fiduciary Evaluator of the Year ***NEW FOR 2020***

• Barnett Waddingham
• Buck
• EY
• IC Select
• Muse Advisory
• PwC
• XPS Pensions Group

 

DC Categories

DC Pension Provider of the Year

• Aviva
• B&CE
• Legal & General
• PensionBee
• Phoenix Corporate Investment Services
• Scottish Widows
• Standard Life

 

DC Investment Manager of the Year

• BlackRock
• Legal & General Investment Management

 

DC Multi-Asset Fund Manager of the Year

• BlackRock
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• River and Mercantile

 

DC Master Trust of the Year

• Atlas Master Trust
• Aviva
• Legal & General
• LifeSight (Willis Towers Watson)
• Nest
• Salvus Master Trust
• SEI
• Smart Pension
• Standard Life
• The People's Pension

 

DC Innovation of the Year

• AgeWage
• Aviva
• Phoenix Corporate Investment Services
• Quietroom
• Redington

 

DC Investment Innovation of the Year

• Aon
• BNP Paribas Asset Management
• Legal & General Investment Management
• Nest
• River and Mercantile
• SEI

 

 

Investment Categories

Investment Manager of the Year

• Dodge & Cox 
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Insight Investment
• Legal & General Investment Management
• MFS
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• Muzinich & Co.
• Newton Investment Management
• T. Rowe Price
• TOBAM
• William Blair

 

Fiduciary Manager of the Year

• Aon
• BlackRock
• BMO Global Asset Management
• Cardano
• Charles Stanley Asset Management
• Gatemore Capital Management
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Legal & General Investment Management
• Mercer
• River and Mercantile
• SECOR Asset Management
• SEI

 

Institutional Investment Platform Provider of the Year

• Mercer
• Mobius Life

 

Equity Manager of the Year

• Artisan Partners
• Dodge and Cox
• Federated Hermes
• Majedie Asset Management
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• Slater Investments
• T. Rowe Price
• TOBAM
• Vontobel Asset Management
• William Blair

 

Fixed Income Manager of the Year

• Federated Hermes
• Insight Investment
• Kames Capital / Aegon Asset Management
• M&G Investments
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• Muzinich & Co.
• PGIM Fixed Income
• Robeco
• T. Rowe Price
• TwentyFour Asset Management

 

Factor Investing Manager of the Year

• Aon
• Axa Investment Managers
• Legal & General Investment Management
• Robeco
• SEI

 

DB Multi-Asset Manager of the Year 

• Aon
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Gatemore Capital Management
• Insight Investment
• Newton Investment Management
• Pictet Asset Management
• Russell Investments
• TOBAM
• Vontobel Asset Management
• William Blair

 

Emerging Markets Manager of the Year

• Artisan Partners
• BlackRock
• Federated Hermes
• Franklin Templeton
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Muzinich & Co.
• PGIM Fixed Income
• TOBAM
• Vontobel Asset Management
• William Blair

 

Real Estate Manager of the Year ***RENAMED FOR 2020***

• AEW UK
• CBRE Global Investors
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Federated Hermes
• Kames Capital / Aegon Asset Management
• Legal & General Investment Management Real Assets

 

Alternative Investment Manager of the Year

• Aberdeen Standard Investments
• Aviva Investors
• BlackRock
• BNP Paribas Asset Management
• Darwin Alternative Investment Management
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Gresham House
• HSBC Global Asset Management
• ICG
• Natixis Investment Managers

 

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Manager of the Year

• Aberdeen Standard Investments
• Aviva Investors
• Axa Investment Managers
• BlackRock
• BMO Global Asset Management
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Gatemore Capital Management
• Insight Investment
• MFS
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• Newton Investment Management
• Robeco

 

Liability-Driven Investment (LDI) Manager of the Year

• BMO Global Asset Management
• Insight Investment
• Legal & General Investment Management
• River and Mercantile
• SEI

 

Cashflow-driven Investment (CDI) Manager of the Year

• Aberdeen Standard Investments
• Aviva Investors
• Axa Investment Managers
• BNP Paribas Asset Management
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Insight Investment
• Legal & General Investment Management
• M&G Investments
• Mercer

 

Risk Reduction Provider of the Year

• Just
• Legal & General
• Pension Insurance Corporation
• Rothesay Life
• Scottish Widows

 

DB Investment Innovation of the Year

• Allianz Global Investors
• Gatemore Capital Management
• IC Select
• River and Mercantile
• State Street Global Advisors

 

Fixed Income Innovation of the Year

• Federated Hermes
• Muzinich & Co.
• Pictet Asset Management

 

Other Categories:

Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award

• Gowling WLG
• HSBC Global Asset Management
• LCP
• Mayer Brown
• Now Pensions
• PensionBee
• Pictet Asset Management
• Pinsent Masons
• T. Rowe Price
• Travers Smith

 

Independent Trustee of the Year

• 20-20 Trustees
• Dalriada Trustees
• gcTrustees
• PTL
• Punter Southall Governance Services

 

Third-Party Administrator of the Year

• Aon
• Barnett Waddingham
• Capita Employee Solutions
• HS Administrative Services
• Hymans Robertson
• Premier Pensions
• TCS Diligenta
• Trafalgar House
• XPS Pensions Group

 

Technology Innovation of the Year

• ABAKA
• AgeWage
• Barnett Waddingham
• Buck
• ITM
• Knowa
• LCP
• Moneyhub
• Redington
• Scottish Widows
• Target Professional Services
• TPT Retirement Solutions
• XPS Pensions Group

 

DB Master Trust/Consolidator of the Year***NEW FOR 2020***

• Citrus 
• TPT Retirement Solutions 

 

Pensions Communication Initiative of the Year

• ABAKA
• Aegon
• AgeWage
• AHC
• Aviva
• Legal & General
• Quietroom
• Scottish Widows
• Smithfield
• Standard Life

 

Educational and Thought Leadership Initiative of the Year

• Eversheds Sutherland
• LCP
• Nest Insight
• Quietroom
• Sacker & Partners
• Scottish Widows
• Squire Patton Boggs
• Stephenson Harwood

 

Sponsor Covenant Provider of the Year

• EY
• LCP
• Lincoln Pensions
• Purbeck Covenant Services
• PwC
• RSM Restructuring Advisory

 

Retirement Innovation of the Year

• ABAKA
• Aegon
• AgeWage
• BNP Paribas Asset Management
• Buck
• Lemonade Reward
• Target Professional Services