UK Pensions Awards 2022: All shortlists unveiled!

This year’s awards will be held on 13 September at the Hilton Park Lane in London

Jonathan Stapleton
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UK Pensions Awards 2022: All shortlists unveiled!

Here they are. The full set of finalist lists for the UK Pensions Awards 2022.

The shortlists for the advisoryinvestment, DC and other categories were published during this week. The remaining shortlists - for the 25th anniversary awards - as well as all the other shortlists announced so far are below.

The 25th anniversary UK Pensions Awards have been rigorously judged by a panel of senior scheme managers, trustees and advisers. To see the full list of judges, visit the UK Pensions Awards website.

The winners will be announced at an in-person gala dinner at The Hilton Park Lane in London on Tuesday, 13 September 2022.

To book a table and a finalist package at this event visit our booking website or contact Rushna Khan at 020 7484 9843 or via [email protected].

To sponsor the awards contact Liam Barrett on 020 7484 9977 or via [email protected].

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

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

 

25th Anniversary Awards:

25 Years of Excellence in Consultancy

  • Aon
  • Barnett Waddingham
  • Cardano
  • Hymans Robertson
  • Lane Clark & Peacock
  • Punter Southall
  • PwC
  • Quietroom
  • Squire Patton Boggs (UK)


25 Years of Excellence in Investment Management

  • Cardano
  • Columbia Threadneedle Investments
  • M&G Investment Management
  • Newton Investment Management
  • Robeco
  • Unigestion
  • Wellington Management


25 Years of Excellence in Defined Contribution

  • Aegon UK
  • Barnett Waddingham
  • Cheviot Trust
  • LCP
  • Legal & General Investment Management
  • Standard Life
  • TPT Retirement Solutions


Advisory Categories:

Actuarial/Pensions Consultancy of the Year

  • Barnett Waddingham
  • Broadstone
  • Buck
  • Capita Pension Solutions
  • Hymans Robertson
  • Isio
  • Lane Clark & Peacock
  • PwC
  • XPS Pensions Group


DC Consultancy of the Year

  • Barnett Waddingham
  • Buck
  • Hymans Robertson
  • Lane Clark & Peacock
  • XPS Pensions Group


Investment Consultancy of the Year

  • Barker Tatham Investment Consultants
  • Barnett Waddingham
  • Bfinance
  • Buck
  • Hymans Robertson
  • Lane Clark & Peacock
  • Mercer
  • MJ Hudson
  • Redington
  • XPS Pensions Group


Pension Lawyers of the Year

  • Allen & Overy
  • Arc Pensions Law
  • Baker McKenzie
  • Burges Salmon
  • CMS UK
  • Eversheds Sutherland
  • Gowling WLG
  • Linklaters
  • Pinsent Masons
  • Sacker & Partners
  • Squire Patton Boggs (UK)
  • Travers Smith


Pensions Litigation Firm of the Year

  • Allen & Overy
  • Eversheds Sutherland
  • Gowling WLG (UK)
  • Pinsent Masons
  • Sackers


Risk Reduction Adviser of the Year

  • Allen & Overy
  • Aon
  • Buck
  • Cardano
  • Hymans Robertson
  • Lane Clark & Peacock
  • Mercer
  • SECOR Asset Management


Fiduciary Evaluator of the Year

  • Barnett Waddingham
  • Buck
  • EY
  • Isio
  • Lane Clark & Peacock
  • PwC
  • Redington
  • XPS Pensions Group


Sponsor Covenant / IRM Adviser of the Year

  • Cardano
  • EY-Parthenon
  • Grant Thornton UK
  • Lane Clark & Peacock
  • PCS (Purbeck Covenant Services)
  • PwC
  • RSM

DC Categories:

DC Pension Provider of the Year

  • Aviva
  • Legal & General Investment Management
  • PensionBee
  • Scottish Widows
  • Standard Life


DC Investment Manager of the Year

  • AllianceBernstein
  • Aon
  • BlackRock
  • Legal & General Investment Management


DC Multi-Asset Fund Manager of the Year

  • BlackRock
  • Columbia Threadneedle Investments
  • William Blair and Company


DC Master Trust of the Year

  • Aon
  • Aviva
  • Cushon
  • Legal & General
  • Mercer
  • Nest
  • Now Pensions
  • Scottish Widows
  • Smart Pension
  • Standard Life
  • TPT Retirement Solutions


DC Innovation of the Year 

  • Cushon
  • HSBC
  • Hymans Robertson
  • Isio
  • Legal & General
  • Mercer
  • Nest
  • PensionBee
  • Scottish Widows
  • Standard Life
  • TPT Retirement Solutions
  • Tumelo

 

Investment Categories:

Investment Manager of the Year

  • Artisan Partners UK
  • Dodge & Cox Worldwide Investments
  • Fidelity International
  • Impax Asset Management
  • Insight Investment
  • RBC Global Asset Management
  • Robeco
  • Royal London Asset Management (RLAM)
  • Unigestion


Fiduciary Manager of the Year

  • Aon
  • BlackRock
  • Cardano Risk Management
  • Charles Stanley & Co
  • Columbia Threadneedle Investments
  • Goldman Sachs Asset Management
  • Kempen Capital Management
  • Legal and General Investment Management
  • Mercer
  • Russell Investments
  • Schroders Solutions (formerly River and Mercantile Solutions)
  • SECOR Asset Management
  • SEI


Institutional Investment Platform Provider of the Year

  • Mobius Life
  • Phoenix Corporate Investment Services (part of Phoenix Group)


Equity Manager of the Year

  • Artisan Partners UK
  • Dodge & Cox Worldwide Investments
  • Fidelity International
  • Fisher Investments Europe
  • Local Pensions Partnership Investments
  • Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM)
  • Polen Capital
  • T. Rowe Price
  • William Blair Investment Management


Fixed Income Manager of the Year

  • Dodge & Cox Worldwide Investments
  • Federated Hermes
  • Fidelity International
  • Insight Investment
  • Janus Henderson Investors
  • Legal and General Investment Management
  • M&G Investment Management
  • Morgan Stanley Investment Management
  • Neuberger Berman
  • PGIM Fixed Income
  • T. Rowe Price
  • TOBAM


Factor Investing Manager of the Year

  • Aon
  • AQR Capital Management
  • BNP Paribas Asset Management
  • Invesco
  • Research Affiliates Global Advisors (RAFI)
  • Unigestion


DB Multi-Asset Manager of the Year

  • Beach Point Capital Management
  • Columbia Threadneedle Investments
  • Mercer
  • Newton Investment Management
  • Pictet Asset Management
  • TOBAM


Emerging Markets Manager of the Year

  • Artisan Partners UK
  • Morgan Stanley Investment Management
  • Muzinich & Co
  • Neuberger Berman
  • Riscura
  • William Blair Investment Management


Real Estate Manager of the Year

  • AXA IM Alts
  • Cheyne Capital
  • Columbia Threadneedle Investments
  • Federated Hermes
  • Invesco
  • M&G Investment Management
  • Patron Capital


Alternative and Private Markets Investment Manager of the Year

  • Alpha Real Capital
  • AMP Capital
  • Beach Point Capital Management
  • BlackRock
  • BNP Paribas Asset Management
  • Cheyne Capital
  • Darwin Alternative Investment Management
  • GLIL
  • Greencoat Capital
  • J.P. Morgan Asset Management
  • LGT Capital Partners
  • M&G Investment Management
  • Unigestion


ESG Manager of the Year

  • abrdn
  • Alpha Real Capital
  • Aon
  • AXA Investment Managers
  • Candriam
  • Federated Hermes
  • Legal & General Investment Management
  • LGT Capital Partners
  • Morgan Stanley Investment Management
  • Natixis Investment Managers
  • Railpen
  • RBC Global Asset Management


Impact Manager of the Year

  • Aon
  • AXA IM Alts
  • Candriam
  • Cheyne Capital
  • Federated Hermes
  • Fisher Investments Europe
  • M&G Investment Management
  • Patron Capital
  • Robeco
  • Tikehau Capital
  • Vontobel Asset Management


Liability-Driven Investment (LDI) Manager of the Year

  • abrdn
  • BlackRock
  • BTPS
  • Columbia Threadneedle Investments
  • Insight Investment
  • Legal and General Investment Management


Cashflow-driven Investment (CDI) Manager of the Year

  • abrdn
  • Alpha Real Capital
  • AXA Investment Managers
  • Columbia Threadneedle Investments
  • Legal and General Investment Management
  • Mercer


Risk Reduction Provider of the Year

  • Just Group
  • Legal & General Assurance Society
  • Pension Insurance Corporation
  • Rothesay
  • Scottish Widows
  • Standard Life


DB Investment Innovation of the Year

  • abrdn
  • Border to Coast
  • Mercer
  • Mobius Life
  • SEI


Other Categories:

Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award

  • Aon
  • Border to Coast
  • Capita Pension Solutions
  • Dalriada Trustees
  • Gowling WLG (UK)
  • Hymans Robertson
  • Lane Clark & Peacock
  • PwC
  • Sacker & Partners
  • Standard Life
  • Travers Smith
  • XPS Pensions Group


Independent Trustee of the Year

  • 20-20 Trustees
  • Dalriada Trustees
  • ndapt
  • PAN Trustees
  • Punter Southall Governance Services
  • Ross Trustees
  • ZEDRA (formerly PTL)


Third-Party Administrator of the Year

  • Barnett Waddingham
  • Buck
  • Equiniti
  • HS Administrative Services
  • Hymans Robertson
  • Isio (formerly Premier)
  • Quantum Advisory
  • Spence & Partners
  • Trafalgar House
  • XPS Pensions Group


Technology Innovation of the Year

  • ABAKA
  • Capita Pension Solutions
  • Cardano
  • Cushon
  • Equiniti
  • Knowa
  • Lane Clark & Peacock
  • Legal & General
  • LexisNexis® Risk Solutions
  • Legal & General Investment Management
  • Mantle Service
  • Smart Pension
  • XPS Pensions Group


Pensions Communication Initiative of the Year

  • Aon
  • Capita Pension Solutions
  • Railpen
  • LPPA
  • MyCSP
  • Punter Southall Aspire
  • SAGA Group
  • Smart Pension
  • Standard Life
  • TPT Retirement Solutions
  • West Midlands Pension Fund
  • XPS Pensions Group


DB Master Trust / Consolidator of the Year

  • Citrus
  • Deloitte Pensions Master Plan
  • Isio
  • TPT Retirement Solutions


Educational and Thought Leadership Initiative of the Year

  • CACEIS
  • Mercer
  • MorganAsh
  • Nest Insight
  • Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA)
  • Pension Playpen
  • Punter Southall Aspire
  • Quietroom
  • Rothesay
  • XPS Pensions Group


Retirement Innovation of the Year

  • ABAKA
  • BlackRock
  • Capita Pension Solutions
  • Punter Southall Aspire
  • SEI

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