UK Pensions Awards 2023: Shortlists unveiled!

The 26th 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 Royal Lancaster London Hotel on Thursday, 1 June 2023.

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:

 

Advisory Categories:

Actuarial/Pensions Consultancy of the Year

• Broadstone
• Buck
• EY-Parthenon
• Hymans Robertson
• Isio 
• K3 Advisory
• Lane Clark & Peacock
• WTW
• XPS Pensions Group

 

DC Consultancy of the Year

• Buck
• Hymans Robertson
• Isio
• Lane Clark & Peacock
• Redington
• WTW
• XPS Pensions Group

 

Investment Consultancy of the Year

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

 

Pension Lawyers of the Year

• Allen & Overy
• Arc Pensions Law
• Burges Salmon
• CMS
• Eversheds Sutherland
• Pinsent Masons
• Sackers
• Squire Patton Boggs
• Stephenson Harwood
• Travers Smith

 

Pensions Litigation Firm of the Year

• Burges Salmon
• CMS
• Eversheds Sutherland
• Pinsent Masons
• Sackers
• Stephenson Harwood

 

Risk Reduction Adviser of the Year

• Allen & Overy
• Aon
• Buck
• Hymans Robertson
• K3 Advisory
• Lane Clark & Peacock
• Travers Smith
• XPS Pensions Group

 

Fiduciary Evaluator of the Year

• Barnett Waddingham
• Buck
• Ernst & Young
• Isio
• 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
• XPS Pensions Group (incorporating Penfida)

 

DC Categories:

DC Pension Provider of the Year

• Aegon UK
• Aviva
• Fidelity International
• Legal & General Investment Management
• PensionBee
• Scottish Widows
• Standard Life

 

DC Investment Manager of the Year

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

 

DC Multi-Asset Fund Manager of the Year

• Lombard Odier Investment Managers
• Partners Group

 

DC Master Trust of the Year

• Aegon UK
• Aviva
• Cushon
• Fidelity International
• Legal & General
• LifeSight (WTW)
• Mercer DC Master Trust
• National Pension Trust (XPS Pensions Group)
• Nest
• Scottish Widows
• Smart Pension
• Standard Life

 

DC Innovation of the Year

• Aviva Investors
• Berenberg
• Cushon
• Legal & General Investment Management
• Nest
• TPT Retirement Solutions

 

Investment Categories:

Investment Manager of the Year

• Artisan Partners
• Dodge & Cox
• Gresham House
• Insight Investment
• M&G Investments
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• Robeco
• Ruffer
• Wellington Management
• William Blair Investment Management

 

Fiduciary Manager of the Year

• Aon
• BlackRock
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Mercer
• Russell Investments
• Schroders Solutions
• SECOR Asset Management
• Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management

 

Institutional Investment Platform Provider of the Year

• Mobius Life
• Phoenix Corporate Investment Services

 

Equity Manager of the Year

• Artisan Partners
• Baron Capital Management
• Berenberg
• Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
• Dodge & Cox
• Fisher Investments
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• Nordea Asset Management
• Pictet Asset Management
• T. Rowe Price
• William Blair Investment Management

 

Fixed Income Manager of the Year

• Dodge & Cox
• Insight Investment
• J.P. Morgan Asset Management
• Legal & General Investment Management
• M&G Investments
• Nordea Asset Management
• Robeco
• T. Rowe Price
• TwentyFour Asset Management
• Wellington Management

 

Factor Investing Manager of the Year

• Aon
• Invesco Quantitative Strategies
• Railpen
• Russell Investments

 

DB Multi-Asset Manager of the Year

• Mercer
• Newton Investment Management
• Railpen
• WTW

 

Emerging Markets Manager of the Year

• Artisan Partners
• Baron Capital Management
• Neuberger Berman
• Nordea Asset Management
• Pictet Asset Management
• RisCura
• Robeco
• William Blair Investment Management

 

Real Estate Manager of the Year

• Alpha Real Capital
• AXA IM Alts
• BNP Paribas Asset Management
• CBRE Investment Management
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Invesco Real Estate

 

Alternative and Private Markets Investment Manager of the Year

• Allianz Global Investors
• Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
• Darwin Alternatives
• GLIL Infrastructure
• Gresham House
• J.P. Morgan Asset Management
• LCM Partners
• M&G Investments
• Mercer
• Partners Group

 

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

• AllianceBernstein
• Alpha Real Capital
• Aon
• AXA Investment Managers
• Candriam
• Gresham House
• Insight Investment
• J.P. Morgan Asset Management
• Legal & General Investment Management
• Newton Investment Management
• Schroders

 

Impact Manager of the Year

• Alpha Real Capital
• Aon
• AXA IM Alts
• CBRE Investment Management
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Fisher Investments
• M&G Investments
• Nordea Asset Management
• Schroders

 

Liability-Driven Investment (LDI) Manager of the Year

• abrdn
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Insight Investment
• Schroders Solutions

 

Cashflow-driven Investment (CDI) Manager of the Year

• abrdn
• Alpha Real Capital
• AXA Investment Managers
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management
• Insight Investment
• Legal & General Investment Management
• Schroders Solutions

 

Risk Reduction Provider of the Year

• Just Group
• Pension Insurance Corporation
• Rothesay
• Scottish Widows
• Standard Life

 

DB Investment Innovation of the Year

• abrdn
• Barnett Waddingham
• Legal & General Investment Management
• Railpen
• XPS Pensions Group

 

Other Categories:

Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award

• Aon
• Aviva
• Capita Pension Solutions
• Hymans Robertson
• Lane Clark & Peacock
• PensionBee
• Travers Smith
• WTW
• XPS Pensions Group

 

Independent Trustee of the Year

• 20-20 Trustees (now part of Vidett)
• Dalriada Trustees
• gcTrustees
• Independent Trustee Services (now part of Independent Governance Group)
• Law Debenture
• ndapt
• PAN Trustees
• Punter Southall Governance Services (now part of Vidett)
• Ross Trustees (now part of Independent Governance Group)
• Zedra

 

Third-Party Administrator of the Year

• Barnett Waddingham
• Buck
• Hymans Robertson
• Isio
• Spence and Partners
• Trafalgar House
• WTW
• XPS Pensions Group

 

Technology Innovation of the Year

• AMX by Carne
• Barnett Waddingham
• Cardano
• Cushon
• Gretel
• Heywood Pension Technologies
• Mercer
• Penny
• WTW
• XPS Pensions Group

 

Pensions Communication Initiative of the Year

• ABI/PLSA
• Civil Service Pension and MyCSP
• DrumRoll
• Fidelity International
• Legal & General Investment Management
• Quietroom
• Scottish Widows
• Smart Pension
• TPT Retirement Solutions
• XPS Pensions Group

 

DB Master Trust / Consolidator of the Year

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

 

Educational and Thought Leadership Initiative of the Year

• Aegon UK
• Aviva
• Barnett Waddingham
• Bravura
• Buck
• Burges Salmon
• CACEIS
• Nest Insight
• Now Pensions
• Standard Life

 

Retirement Innovation of the Year

• Capita Pension Solutions
• Mercer DC Master Trust

 

Pension Scheme of the Year Categories:

Pension Scheme of the Year

• Affinity Water Pension Plan
• HSBC Bank (UK) Pension Scheme
• Railways Pension Scheme
• Tesco Retirement Savings Plan

 

Best Pension Scheme Communications Strategy

• ICI Specialty Chemicals Pension Fund
• M&S Pension Scheme

 

Update

The shortlist was updated on 6 April 2023