UK Pensions Awards 2021 — The Winners

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UK Pensions Awards 2021 — The Winners

Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2021...

The awards were presented at a glittering, in-person gala dinner at The Brewery in London last night by comedian Justin Moorhouse.

To find out more about the awards, visit: https://ukpensionsawards.com/live/en/page/home

The winners are:

 

Advisory Categories:

Actuarial/Pensions Consultancy of the Year

Winner: XPS Pensions Group

 

DC Consultancy of the Year

Winner: Hymans Robertson

 

Investment Consultancy of the Year

Winner: XPS Pensions Group

 

Pensions Lawyers of the Year

Winner: Travers Smith

 

Pensions Litigation Firm of the Year

Winner: Pinsent Masons

 

Risk Reduction Adviser of the Year

Winner: LCP

Highly commended: Hymans Robertson

 

Fiduciary Evaluator of the Year

Winner: EY

 

DC Categories:

DC Pension Provider of the Year        

Winner: Scottish Widows

 

DC Investment Manager of the Year

Winner: BlackRock

 

DC Multi-Asset Fund Manager of the Year

Winner: Nest

 

DC Master Trust of the Year

Winner: Scottish Widows

 

DC Innovation of the Year

Winner: PensionBee

 

Investment Categories:

Investment Manager of the Year

Winner: Insight Investment

Highly Commended: Impax Asset Management

 

Fiduciary Manager of the Year

Winner: Aon

 

Institutional Investment Platform Provider of the Year

Winner: Mobius Life

 

Equity Manager of the Year

Winner: RBC Global Asset Management

 

Fixed Income Manager of the Year

Winner: Robeco

 

Factor Investing Manager of the Year

Winner: Aon

 

DB Multi-Asset Manager of the Year

Winner: Aon

 

Emerging Markets Manager of the Year

Winner: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

 

Real Estate Manager of the Year

Winner: CBRE Global Investors

 

Alternative Investment Manager of the Year

Winner: JP Morgan Asset Management

Highly Commended: Franklin Templeton Investments

 

ESG Manager of the Year

Winner: Insight Investment

Highly Commended: BlackRock

 

LDI Manager of the Year

Winner: Insight Investment

 

Cashflow-driven Investment (CDI) Manager of the Year   

Winner: AXA Investment Managers

Highly Commended: Insight Investment

 

Risk Reduction Provider of the Year

Winner: Pension Insurance Corporation

Highly Commended: Legal & General

 

DB Investment Innovation of the Year

Winner: Mercer

 

Other Categories:

Diversity & Inclusion Award

Winner: Travers Smith

Highly commended: LCP

 

Independent Trustee of the Year

Winner: 20-20 Trustees

Highly commended: Independent Trustee Services

 

Third-Party Administrator of the Year

Winner: Buck

Highly Commended: XPS Pensions Group

 

Technology Innovation of the Year

Winner: Tumelo

 

DB Master Trust / Consolidator of the Year

Winner: TPT Retirement Solutions

 

Pensions Communication Initiative of the Year

Winner: Pension Geeks

 

Educational and Thought Leadership Initiative of the Year

Winner: LCP

Highly commended: XPS Pensions Group

 

Sponsor Covenant / IRM Adviser of the Year

Winner: Grant Thornton UK

 

Retirement Innovation of the Year

Winner: SEI

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